Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education Recycling and Solid Waste Management Programs

The New Jersey Recycling Certification Series

Recertification Options

New Jersey’s Recycling Enhancement Act (REA) requires that reports or other recycling-related documents be signed/certified by a Certified Recycling Professional (CRP). Since its inception in 1993, the New Jersey Recycling Certification Program has trained over 250 individuals in topics ranging from economics to truck routing and public communication. In response to the need for CRPs generated by the passage of the Act, the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (formerly the Rutgers-Cook College) Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE), in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Association of New Jersey Recyclers (ANJR) has expanded the program into two tiers, with the type of training program a potential attendee requires determined by a combination of experience, prior training and existing certifications.