The Borough of Oakland Launches Initiative to Stop Solid Waste Project Near Potash Lake

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Oakland NJ, according to a petition launched by the Borough of Oakland , Oakland Materials LLC has requested the Bergen County Utilities Authority to modify the Bergen County District Solid Waste Management Plan to incorporate its proposed Class B recycling facility located at 342 W. Oakland Avenue.

The borough is using the petition to urge residents to support its initiatives against the proposed Class B recycling facility on West Oakland Avenue, described as “a short distance from homes, Potash Lake, and the Ramapo River.”

If granted approval, the facility could handle and process up to 900 tons of concrete, brick, asphalt, and topsoil daily.

Residents are encouraged to endorse a petition opposing “Oakland Materials, LLC’s application to the BCUA due to potential quality-of-life impacts such as noise, dust, odors, and truck traffic, along with concerns about potential pollution, including groundwater contamination of a sole-source aquifer that supplies drinking water to Oakland residents.”

the petition reads:

Official Borough of Oakland Petition opposing Oakland Materials, LLC is seeking to operate a ‘Class B’ recycling facility at 342 West Oakland Avenue, a short distance from homes, Potash Lake and the Ramapo River. This facility would process up to 900 tons of concrete, brick, asphalt and topsoil per day. We, the undersigned, oppose Oakland Materials, LLC’s application to the BCUA because of quality of life impacts such as noise, dust, odors and truck traffic as well as potential pollution, including groundwater contamination of a sole source aquifer that provides drinking water to Oakland residents. The time to act is now! Please sign the petition and have your voice heard.

https://www.change.org/p/oakland-materials-llc-application-for-inclusion-in-the-bergen-county-solid-waste-mgmt-plan?recruiter=1318914553&recruited_by_id=e6188c00-6907-11ee-a9ee-5b516dea6038