I removed this from the LTACH thread. I had put it there because it concerns Prospect Ave residents
PROSPECT AVENUE RESIDENTS TAKE NOTE - A MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT UNIT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR EXPANSION AT 336 PROSPECT AVE. IT WILL TAKE IN ADDITIONAL WASTE FROM FOUR (4) OTHER FACILITIES.PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE On October 2, 2013, The Bergen County Utilities Authority, the agency responsible for the implementation of the Bergen County Solid Waste Management Plan, as amended, shall hold a public hearing relating to a proposed amendment to the Bergen County District Solid Waste Management Plan. The hearing shall be held at The Bergen County Utilities Authority, Administration Building, Foot of Mehrhof Road, Little Ferry, New Jersey, at 10:00 A.M. in the Public Meeting Room. A draft copy of the proposed Amendment will be available after August 28, 2013, at The Bergen County Utilities Authority Administration Building, Foot of Mehrhof Road, Little Ferry, New Jersey; The Bergen County Utilities Authority web site at
www.bcua.org; the Office of the Clerk to the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Court Plaza South, 21 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey; and with the Borough Clerk of each municipality in the County of Bergen. The following proposed Plan Amendment will be considered: The Bergen County District Solid Waste Management Plan is hereby amended to incorporate the Prospect Heights Care Center SteriMed System 70 Medical Waste Treatment Unit located at Lot 10, Block 341, 336 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601. Expressly subject to the permits, approvals, consent orders, registrations and/or certificates issued by the governmental subdivisions/ agencies exercising jurisdiction, said Medical Waste Treatment Unit shall be permitted to treat and destroy Regulated Medical Waste generated by Prospect Heights Care Center, Franklin Care Center, Medford Care Center, Regent Care Center and West Caldwell Care Center. The treatment process shall treat and destroy Regulated Medical Waste in accordance with all permits, approvals, consent orders, registrations and/or certificates issued by the governmental subdivisions/ agencies exercising jurisdiction upon Prospect Heights Care Center. The resulting Type 10 Solid Waste must be disposed of in accordance with the Bergen County District Solid Waste Management Plan.
The Bergen County Utilities Authority shall hear all persons interested in the proposed Solid Waste Management Plan Amendment and shall consider any and all comments or written objections that may be filed and any evidence which may be introduced in support of the objection, or any opposition to the adoption of the Solid Waste Management Plan Amendment, for the Bergen County Solid Waste Management District. Further information is available from The Bergen County Utilities Authority, Solid Waste Division. Please contact Richard Wierer, District Solid Waste Coordinator, at (201) 641-2552. Robert E. Laux Executive Director Sept. 9, 16, 2013-Fee: $137.98 (73) 3552196