These Hudson County Companies Are 'Environmentally Responsible': Sewerage Commission

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — You always hear about the companies that violate environmental laws. But the companies that toe the line deserve news headlines too.

For the 22nd year, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) is recognizing companies that operated in the previous calendar year “without having incurred a single effluent (wastewater discharge) or reporting violation.”

This year, the award winners included multiple Hudson County businesses. [See below list]

According to a PVSC news release:

“PVSC service area companies who qualify as Significant Industrial Users are issued Sewer Use Permits that include limits for the quality of effluent the companies may discharge into the sewer system. These companies must also monitor and report on their discharges to PVSC on a monthly basis. Compliance violations occur when a company fails to file its monthly report on time or exceeds its permitted discharge limits. Each facility that goes a full calendar year without a single violation earns a PVSC Permit Compliance Award.”

“Compliance is not easy or inexpensive, but these businesses do it, year after year, because they’ve made a commitment to their communities to operate in an environmentally responsible way,” PVSC Executive Director Gregory Tramontozzi said.

“I would equate this to a driver not exceeding the speed limit even once during an entire year,” PVSC Director of Inspection and Compliance Herbert Skinner said. “In the case of most of these award winners, it’s like not exceeding the speed limit for many years.”

A list of the Calendar Year 2016 PVSC Permit Compliance Awards Recipients follows:

Twenty Two Year Award Winners

This firm operated for the period 1/1/95 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• HANDY STORE FIXTURES, INC., NEWARK

Twenty Year Award Winners

This firm operated for the period 1/1/97 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• SIKA CORPORATION, LYNDHURST

Fifteen Year Award Winners (Platinum Award Recipients)

This firm operated for the period 1/1/02 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• DARLING INTERNATIONAL INC., NEWARK

Fourteen Year Award Winners

This firm operated for the period 1/1/03 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• MARCAL MANUFACTURING LLC, ELMWOOD PARK

Twelve Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/05 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• STEFAN ENTERPRISES, INC., GARFIELD
• UNICORP, ORANGE

Eleven Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/06 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• ANDARN ELECTRO, PATERSON
• ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC., NEWARK
• REX WINE VINEGAR COMPANY, NEWARK
• SUNBRITE DYE, PASSAIC

Ten Year Award Winners (Gold Award Recipients)

This firm operated for the period 1/1/07 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• OJ FOOD GRADE TANK TRUCK WASH, INC., KEARNY

Nine Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/08 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• CARAVAN INGREDIENTS, TOTOWA
• PHARMACHEM LABORATORIES, INC., TOTOWA
• ROYAL WINE CORPORATION, BAYONNE

Eight Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/09 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• AMERICAN ELECTROPLATING COMPANY, INC., HAWTHORNE
• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Bayfront Redevel.), JERSEY CITY
• THE STANLEY WORKS, NEWARK

Seven Year Award Winners

This firm operated for the period 1/1/10 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• INDEPENDENCE PLATING COMPANY, PATERSON

Six Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/11 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• A & B FAMOUS GEFILTE FISH, INC., PATERSON
• BIAZZO DAIRY PRODUCTS, INC., RIDGEFIELD (hauled waste)
• BRITE SERVICES, INC. / DBA STAR LAUNDRY, PATERSON
• FISKE BROTHERS REFINING COMPANY, NEWARK
• N.J. MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION – ERIE LANDFILL, NORTH ARLINGTON

Five Year Award Winners (Silver Award Recipients)

These firms operated for the period 1/1/12 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• ASAP LINEN, INC., PATERSON
• BELL CONTAINER CORPORATION, NEWARK
• NJDEP – WILSON AVENUE SCHOOL, NEWARK
• W Y INDUSTRIES INC., NORTH BERGEN
• WARREN COUNTY DISTRICT LANDFILL, OXFORD, NJ (hauled waste)

Four Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/13 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• ABUELITO CHEESE, PATERSON
• DOMESTIC LINEN SUPPLY, BELLEVILLE
• LITTLE FALLS ALLOYS, INC, PATERSON
• MERCK & COMPANY, WEST POINT, PA (hauled waste)
• PATH- HARRISON CAR MAINT. FACILITY, HARRISON
• PHARMACHEM LABORATORIES, KEARNY
• READINGTON FARMS, WHITEHOUSE, NJ (hauled waste)
• TRB ELECTRO CORPORATION, PATERSON

Three Year Award Winners (Bronze Award Recipients)

These firms operated for the period 1/1/14 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS, PATERSON
• AMROD CORP., NEWARK
• BROWN CHEMICAL CO., PATERSON
• COLLINS & COMPANY, HAWTHORNE
• CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP., NEWARK
• DELEET MERCHANDISING CORP., NEWARK
• E & W TEXTILE PROCESSORS, INC., HALEDON
• FIRMENICH / CHEM FLEUR (FLAVORS), NEWARK
• HAWK DAIRY, NEWARK
• INTERNATIONAL VEILING CORP., CLIFTON
• MONMOUTH COUNTY RECLAMATION CENTER, TINTON FALLS (hauled waste)
• PPG INDUSTRIES, JERSEY CITY
• REFRESCO US, INC., (former WHITLOCK PACKAGING) WHARTON, NJ (hauled waste)

Two Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/15 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation.

• BEST PROVISIONS COMPANY, NEWARK
• CHEMAID, SADDLE BROOK
• CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER, BELLEVILLE
• COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, MORRISTOWN (hauled waste)
• HOFFMANN-LAROCHE INC., NUTLEY
• LYCORED CORPORATION, ORANGE
• MANCO PLATING, INC., NEWARK
• MARA POLISHING & PLATING, NEWARK
• MASTER METAL POLISHING CORPORATION, PATERSON
• MEDIN CORPORATION, PASSAIC
• METAL FINISHING, PASSAIC
• PRECISION CUSTOM COATING LLC, TOTOWA
• RP BAKING LLC, HARRISON
• RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NJ, NEWARK
• ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL, PASSAIC
• STAR SNACKS COMPANY, LLC, JERSEY CITY
• UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NEWARK
• XTREME POWERTECH, LLC, FAIR LAWN

One Year Award Winners

These firms operated for the period 1/1/16 - 12/31/16 without a reporting or effluent violation

• 52 AMSTERDAM NEWARK LLC, NEWARK
• ALCARO & ALCARO PLATING COMPANY, MONTCLAIR
• ALDEN LEEDS, INC., KEARNY
• AMERICAN HALAL MEATS, NEWARK
• AMERICAN WEAR, INC., EAST ORANGE
• ARDMORE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., NEWARK
• AROL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC., NEWARK
• BENJAMIN MOORE & CO., NEWARK
• FENIMORE LANDFILL – NJDEP, LEDGEWOOD, NJ (hauled waste)
• FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, FAIR LAWN
• GREEN VILLAGE PACKAGING, GREEN VILLAGE, NJ (hauled waste)
• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (#31630007; ROUTE 440 & CARBON PLACE), JERSEY CITY
• IJKG OPCO, LLC T/A BAYONNE HOSPITAL CENTER, BAYONNE
• JOEY'S FINE FOODS, NEWARK
• KUEHNE CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., KEARNY
• LEMCOR, INC., NEWARK
• LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC., CLIFTON
• MANNA ORGANICS, INC., NEWARK
• MILLER & SONS, INC., BELLEVILLE
• NJMC - KEEGAN LANDFILL, KEARNY
• PASSAIC COLOR & CHEMICAL CO., PATERSON
• PERK-UP, INC DBA KARI OUT, TOTOWA
• PREMIO FOODS, INCORPORATED, HAWTHORNE
• PURRFECT LAUNDRY, PATERSON
• QUALITY METAL FINISHING CORP., PATERSON
• SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC., LINDEN, NJ (hauled waste)
• STIRRUP METAL PRODUCTS CORP., NEWARK
• SUPERSTAR LAUNDRY, NORTH BERGEN
• T & E INDUSTIES, INC., ORANGE
• THE OKONITE COMPANY, PATERSON
• TRIFORM PRODUCTS, INC., PATERSON
• TROY CHEMICAL CORP. INC., NEWARK
• TUBARI LTD, A CORPORATION, PASSAIC
• UMM ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC, LITTLE FALLS
• USS CORPORATION, NEWARK
• VERTELLUS BAYONNE LLC, BAYONNE
• WASTE MANAGEMENT - ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL, INC., WAVERLY, VA (hauled waste)
• WH LINEN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., CLIFTON
• XTREME POWERTECH, LLC, FAIR LAWN
• YANKEE LINEN, INC., PATERSON

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