{"id":551,"date":"2023-08-09T15:30:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T19:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dep.nj.gov\/dshw\/?page_id=551"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:37:10","slug":"planning-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/planning-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;530&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-caption d-md-block d-sm-block\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Planning Unit<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][info-box-shortcode removebg=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Planning Unit<\/h1>\n<p>[\/info-box-shortcode][info-box-shortcode removebg=&#8221;true&#8221;]The Planning Unit oversees the county and state solid waste management planning processes. 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