The grant will manage litter education and enforcement, according to Edison’s director of the Department of Health and Human Services, Jay Elliot. The grant will also provide Superstorm Sandy-related cleanup projects like recycling.
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Programs that are responsible for the collection, processing and environmentally safe disposal or recycling of the solid and liquid waste materials that are produced by households, businesses and industry. Environmental Sanitation; Industrial Waste; Sanitation; Solid Waste Management; Landfills; Sludge Sites; Sewage; Waste Transport; Waste Spills; Waste Treatment
Programs that promote a clean environment by establishing minimum water quality standards; developing regulations to reduce water pollution and assure a reliable supply of healthful drinking water; testing, recording and reporting on the quality of water in lakes, rivers and streams; and issuing warnings and investigating hazards related to water contamination.
William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”