{"id":12649,"date":"2025-10-22T15:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=12649"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:42:06","slug":"saint-peters-university-receives-2025-njdep-recycling-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/22\/saint-peters-university-receives-2025-njdep-recycling-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Peter\u2019s University Receives 2025 NJDEP Recycling Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"184\" class=\" wp-image-12654 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8713-1-120x90.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a>Saint Peter\u2019s University was the proud recipient of the 2025 NJDEP Recycling Award in the Institution category at the <span>Association of New Jersey Recyclers (<\/span>ANJR) Annual Recycling Symposium &amp; Awards Ceremony. The ANJR is committed to the support, promotion and enhancement of <span>source reduction, reuse practices, organics management, and recycling activities in the State of New Jersey<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-290x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"246\" class=\" wp-image-12656 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-290x300.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-989x1024.jpeg 989w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-768x795.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-1484x1536.jpeg 1484w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-1979x2048.jpeg 1979w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_8727-1-116x120.jpeg 116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a>Anna DePaula, Assistant Vice President of Campus Services and Facilities, and Dr. Eileen Poiani, Chair of the Sustainability Council, accepted the award from Steven Rinaldi of the NJDEP Bureau of Sustainability at the Jumping Brook Country Club in Neptune, NJ, on October 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/sustainability\/\">Learn more about the Saint Peter&#8217;s Sustainability Council<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anjr.com\/page\/Mission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about he ANJR<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Peter\u2019s University was the proud recipient of the 2025 NJDEP Recycling Award in the Institution category at the Association of New Jersey Recyclers (ANJR) Annual Recycling Symposium &amp; Awards Ceremony. 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