A little more than a year after its launch in New Jersey – in January 2018 – the Recycle Coach app continues to expand its reach, making recycling easier for many residents. According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, the free app is providing information on recycling programs in more than 200 municipalities and in 19 of 21 counties across the state. Downloads have surpassed more than 860,000.

“Recycling remains one of the best ways for residents to help protect the environment and natural resources every day,” DEP Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe stated. “Sometimes one of the hurdles to recycling can be a simple lack of understanding about what can be recycled in each community and what cannot.