Bergen County Utilities Authority News Feeds http://www.bcua.org/ GREEN UP Trade ShowThursday, May 13, 2010(Rain Date: Friday, May 14, 2010)Van Saun Park, 216 Forest Ave.Paramus, NJ  07652Parking Lot 6The Bergen County Utilities Authority is hosting a "GREEN UP" Trade Show/Exhibition at the above listed date, time and location. Gain access to Bergen County municipalities, purchasing agents, school officials, and various businesses looking to Green Up Bergen County! Demonstrate your businesses’ commitment to the environment! EXHIBITOR/VENDOR INFORMATION - FREE VENDOR SHOWOne 6’ table, 2 chairs Company listing in printed materials Company website linked to BCUA websiteexcellent exposure to your potential clientsE-mail abonanno-lynch@bcua.org or call 201-807-5821 for registration packet and additional information.  When leaving your e-mail/voicemail, please provide your mailing address.      http://www.bcua.org/News-more-44.html New PROGRAM IN 2010 – Mobile Paper Shredding All Bergen County residents are eligible to participate in Bergen County’s first series of Mobile Paper Shredding events for personal documents.  These events will be free for Bergen County residents, and will remove residentially generated confidential/personal documents from the mixed paper recycling stream, while being handled in a secure manner so as to prevent the possibility of identity theft. Residents will be provided the opportunity to observe their documents being shredded on-site. Documents will be limited to confidential/sensitive materials only. There will be no need to remove paper clips, staples or paperboard binder covers. Recycle all non-confidential papers (hardcover books, magazines, newspapers, photographs or x-rays) in your municipality, either curbside or at the recycle center during operating hours. In an effort to accommodate all those wishing to participate, please limit your documents to 4 bags/boxes weighing no more than 10lbs. each.In conjunction with the computer and electronics collection, compost bin sales and the tire recycling events, the BCUA will host the following one-day mobile shredder events between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., rain or shine on the following dates and locations: Sunday, April 25, 2010Saturday, August 21, 2010 atBergen County Community Services Building327 East Ridgewood Ave., Paramus Saturday, June 26, 2010Saturday, November 6, 2010atBergen County Campgaw Mountain Reservation200 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah   http://www.bcua.org/News-more-43.html Bergen County Utilities Authority Receives 2009 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Clean Air Award - Click here to read press release. http://www.bcua.org/News-more-42.html Most consumers are unaware that computer and electronic equipment contains toxic materials and heavy metals. These materials, if thrown in the trash, will end up in a landfill or incinerated, potentially creating an unsafe environment. To reduce the environmental impact caused by improper disposal, and at the same time increase recycling in Bergen County, the BCUA has opened a Computer and Electronics Recycling Depot for Bergen County residents and businesses AND offers collection programs several times a year, throughout the county. http://www.bcua.org/News-more-31.html Improper disposal of household chemicals such as pesticides, paints, and motor oil in the garbage is dangerous and environmentally unsafe. Residents of Bergen County can avoid doing so by attending the Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA) Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Programs.  http://www.bcua.org/News-more-29.html A 2009 NJ Clean Energy Award has been awarded to the BCUA. Click here to read more about this award: http://www.njcleanenergy.com/main/clean-energy-leadership-awards/2009-local-government-partner-year . http://www.bcua.org/News-more-41.html In an effort to remove tires from Bergen County’s municipal solid waste stream, the BCUA offers a tire recycling collection program which allows residents to drop-off tires at locations throughout Bergen County on select days.  http://www.bcua.org/News-more-30.html Click here for a letter from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding the "Recycling Enhancement Act" (REA). http://www.bcua.org/News-more-38.html Compost bins known as "Earth Machines" are available for purchase for Bergen County residents. http://www.bcua.org/News-more-26.html