Ironbound Committee Against Toxic Waste v. Board of Chosen Freeholders

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KEEFE, J.A.D.

The ultimate issue to be decided on this appeal is whether a Process Residue Option contract between Essex County and Eastern Waste, Inc. is exempt from the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law by reason of recent amendments to the Solid Waste Management Act. We conclude that it is exempt.

On October 7, 1987, Essex County (Essex) and Eastern Waste, Inc. (Eastern) entered into a Process Residue Option Agreement (Agreement) providing for the future disposal of residual ash and non-processable waste from the proposed Essex County…