Ramchal named to JCIA

JERSEY CITY — Khemraj “Chico” Ramchal was appointed to the Jersey City Incinerator Authority (JCIA) Board of Commissioners.
Ramchal, who also serves as a city councilman, has been a resident Jersey City for about 17 years. He is the former chairman of the South Hudson Civic Association. Commissioner Ramchal is a member of the Jersey City Tax Abatement Committee in addition to the Knights of Rizal, Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodge 226.
One of the challenges facing the JCIA is recycling, according to Commissioner Ramchal. “There is a huge amount of recycling products being disposed of in the curbside collection of household waste,” he said. “Therefore we need to reduce, reuse and recycle more. Having a sustainable materials management program in Jersey City can be a benchmark for realistic goals. Programs as simple as curbside collection audits can easily reduce the trash we generate by 30 percent. Such programs can show the community how many recycling products they are disposing into the solid waste stream.”
“As a civic leader who is committed to a sustainable Jersey City, Khemraj ‘Chico’ Ramchal will help JCIA in its mission of making our community a cleaner, greener and healthier place to live,” said Oren K. Dabney Sr., JCIA’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are honored to have Commissioner Ramchal serving on our board.”
JCIA provides a variety of environmental quality-of-life services including the collection and disposal of residential waste and recycling materials, environmental-compliance education and enforcement, graffiti removal, litter patrol, mechanical street sweeping, property maintenance, roll-off neighborhood cleanup and private rental container services, demolition, snow plowing/salting and removal services, and any other emergency cleanup services that may arise.
For more information, please visit www.jciaonline.org.