Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Oct. 24 in Delaware City
Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Grass Dale Center in Fort Delaware/Fort DuPont State Park, 108 North Reedy Point Road, Delaware City,...
View ArticleChristmas tree recycling – a Delaware post-holiday tradition – carries on...
DNREC encourages Delawareans to give their recycling spirit a boost after the holiday season by taking their Christmas trees to one of many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state.
View ArticleRecycling Public Advisory Council to meet Jan. 23 in Lewes
Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes, DE 19958. For more information about the monthly RPAC...
View ArticleDelaware Council on Boiler Safety to meet March 27 in Dover, and discuss...
Delaware’s Council on Boiler Safety will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 27 in the Department of Veterans Affairs Conference Room.
View ArticleDNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Road demonstration yard waste site to open April...
DOVER – DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill demonstration yard waste drop-off site in northern New Castle County, which has been in intermittent operation since 2007, will open on April 6, 2019 and then will...
View ArticleDNREC Recycling Program offers compost bins for sale online at discount price...
DNREC’s Recycling Program within the Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances is offering compost bins that can be pre-ordered online at a discount price of $50, half the retail price of the bins....
View ArticleDNREC to hold public workshops April 16 on gasoline vapors and proposed...
The Division of Air Quality and the Tank Management Section within the Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances will hold two public workshop next month.
View ArticleDNREC, Croda, Inc. reach settlement agreement on company’s air and water...
DOVER – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Croda, Inc. have entered into a settlement agreement that resolves environmental violations arising from the...
View ArticleDNREC determines deluge water used to contain Croda, Inc.’s 2018 ethylene...
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has concluded that there was no increased risk to human health or safety from deluge water used to contain the Nov. 25, 2018 ethylene oxide...
View ArticleDelaware Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, May 1 in Dover
DOVER – Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at DNREC’s State Street Commons Offices located at 100 W. Water Street, Dover, DE 19904. The RPAC...
View ArticleNew video series on DNREC YouTube Channel shows how to repurpose common...
Got any empty plastic containers waiting to be recycled? A new series of quick, fun videos show you some clever ways to reuse and repurpose these items.
View ArticleDNREC offers new cycle of Delaware’s Universal Recycling Grant and Low...
DNREC’s Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances is offering another opportunity under the Universal Recycling Grants and Low Interest Loan Program to help Delaware organizations support the...
View ArticleDNREC and Perdue AgriRecycle, LLC reach settlement agreement on Solid Waste...
DNREC and Perdue AgriRecycle, LLC have entered into a settlement agreement that resolves environmental violations arising from operations at a Perdue composting facility in Seaford, Delaware.
View ArticleDNREC issues Secretary’s Orders requiring scrap tire regulatory compliance...
DOVER – DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin has issued six Notices of Administrative Penalty and Secretary’s Orders to resolve compliance issues with state regulations governing scrap tires. The Orders...
View ArticleUSAF, Dover AFB advise state agencies that PFAS chemicals exceeding EPA...
DOVER – The US Air Force and Dover Air Force Base have notified Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Division of Public Health, that four wells near the base sampled...
View ArticleDNREC announces Blades Groundwater Site has been proposed for Superfund NPL...
As a significant step toward environmental remediation of hazardous substances found within the Town of Blades in Sussex County, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the Blades...
View ArticleDNREC announces that Croda, Inc. can resume ethylene oxide production at...
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today that the Department has granted approval to Croda, Inc. to resume ethylene oxide (EO) production at...
View ArticleDNREC awards recycling grants as Delaware celebrates Nov. 15 as America...
DOVER – As Delawareans go to their recycling carts and compost containers to celebrate America Recycles Day, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin today...
View ArticleChristmas tree recycling – a Delaware post-holiday tradition – carries on...
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to recycle your Christmas tree at one of many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state, or to...
View ArticleRecycling Public Advisory Council to meet Jan. 22 in Dover
Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the DelDOT building in the Felton-Farmington conference room.
View ArticlePolly Drummond Hill Road yard waste site to close for season Friday, Feb. 28
DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste site in New Castle County will close for the season on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Normally, the site closes earlier – at the end of January – but due to mild weather,...
View ArticleDNREC offers compost bins and rain barrels at discount prices
elaware residents may pre-order environmentally beneficial compost bins and rain barrels at discount prices during an online sale in May. Made available by DNREC’s Division of Waste & Hazardous...
View ArticlePolly Drummond yard waste site closed for the day Sunday for capacity and...
DOVER, Del. – The Polly Drummond Hill yard waste drop-off site near Newark, which opened for the season on Saturday, April 18, was closed to further drop-offs about noon on Sunday because of material...
View ArticleDNREC Mirror Lake clean-up earns more national acclaim; innovative approach...
DNREC announced it has successfully used an innovative approach to reduce polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in two Delaware waterways.
View ArticleDNREC Offers Yard Waste Management Guidance for Debris from Tropical Storm...
DNREC provides resources to help Delawareans manage their yard waste in ways that are protective of human health and the environment.
View ArticleDNREC Offers Compost Bins and Rain Barrels at Discount Prices
Delaware residents may preorder environmentally beneficial compost bins and rain barrels at discount prices during an online sale sponsored by DNREC.
View ArticleDNREC to Hold Virtual Public Workshop Sept. 9 to Discuss Delaware’s Plastic...
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a virtual public workshop next month to discuss the State’s plastic bag ban and introduce draft At-Store Recycling Program...
View ArticleDNREC to Host Public Hearing on Diamond State Port Corp.’s Proposed Container...
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a virtual public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 29 on a proposal from the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) to construct a new...
View ArticleDNREC Emergency Response Working to Control Oil Spill That Washed Ashore at...
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control responded this afternoon to reports of an oil spill estimated at five barrels or about 215 gallons of oil from an unknown source that...
View ArticlePublic Comment Open, Transcript and Presentation Available on Proposed...
On Wednesday , Oct. 21, 2020, DNREC conducted a virtual hearing on proposed regulations implementing a ban on single-use plastic bags in retail stores.
View ArticleDNREC Extends Public Comment Period 30 Days for Diamond State Port Corp.’s...
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will extend the public comment period through Tuesday, Dec. 1 on the Diamond State Port Corporation’s (DSPC) proposed new container port on...
View ArticlePlastic Carryout Bag Ban Effective on Jan. 1, 2021
Consumers and some businesses in Delaware will no longer be able to use or distribute single-use plastic carryout bags at the point-of-sale starting January 1.
View ArticleDNREC Analysis of Brandywine River Dam Sediments Reveals Encouraging Results
Scientists from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control published research today related to sediment quality behind eight dams in the Brandywine River, which finds there...
View ArticleChristmas Tree Recycling – a Delaware Post-Holiday Tradition – Continues...
Delawareans who have celebrated their holidays can help the environment by recycling their Christmas trees at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state.
View ArticleDNREC Updates A-Street Ditch PCB Cleanup Pilot Project
A new report prepared for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control indicates that the innovative technology being tested in Wilmington’s A-Street Ditch continues to show...
View ArticleInvestigation of Closed Solvay Polymer Facility
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today announced a settlement with Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC to address perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
View ArticleDNREC Launches “Recyclopedia” to Increase Recycling
A new online resource to help Delawareans take the guesswork out of recycling has been unveiled by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. The new tool, Recyclopedia,...
View ArticleDNREC Holds Generator Improvement Rule Training Webinar
The DNREC Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances’ Compliance and Permitting section will host a Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule training webinar April 19 and April 21 for the state’s...
View ArticleDNREC Issues Corrective Action Permit to Diamond State Port Corporation for...
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a permit to the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) to continue corrective actions at the former Chemours Edgemoor...
View ArticleDNREC to Hold Pharmaceutical Rule Training Webinar
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a training webinar Tuesday, June 22 to provide guidance for the state’s Pharmaceutical Rule adopted in January 2021,...
View ArticleDNREC Encourages Delawareans to Recycle Christmas Trees
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to regift their real Christmas trees to the environment by recycling them at one of the many yard waste recycling...
View ArticleDNREC Urges Clean Alternatives to Burning Yard Waste
DNREC reminds residents that open burning of materials such as tree limbs, brush and branches is not allowed from May 1 through Sept. 30. The post DNREC Urges Clean Alternatives to Burning Yard Waste...
View ArticleEnhanced Plastic Carryout Bag Ban in Effect July 1, 2022
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds retail shoppers in the state their options are soon to change for packaging groceries and consumer goods. The post...
View ArticleRecycled Cardboard Boat Regatta Set for Saturday, Aug. 6 on Nanticoke River
The seventh annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta will cast off Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 North Market Street, Blades, after a two year absence. The post Recycled...
View ArticleDNREC to Host Community Workshop on Proposed Biogas Facility in Southern...
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a virtual community workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 28 about a proposal by Bioenergy Devco (BDC) to expand its existing...
View ArticleReminder: DNREC to Hold Public Hearing Oct. 26 on Proposed Biogas Facility in...
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a virtual public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. on the proposed expansion by Bioenergy Devco (BDC) of its existing...
View ArticleDNREC Relaunches ‘Recyclopedia’ to Improve Recycling in State
In recognition of America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today relaunches an improved online resource to assist Delawareans and visitors...
View ArticleDNREC Encourages Delawareans to Recycle Christmas Trees
After the holidays, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to keep their real Christmas trees out of the state’s landfills by recycling them at any of the...
View ArticleDNREC Shuts Down Polly Drummond Yard Waste Site Following a Second Suspicious...
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that a second ground fire of unknown origin at the Polly Drummond yard waste site within a week’s time has caused...
View ArticleEarth Day Mirror Lake Wetland Cleanup Commemorates Acclaimed 2013 DNREC...
Governor John Carney joined state and city employees ahead of Earth Day today to remove invasive plant species and dead vegetation at Mirror Lake in Dover.
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