Essex County park gets major upgrade from recycled packaging

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday morning to unveil the new features.

Jenni Portorreal

Aug 27, 2025, 9:28 PM

Updated 3 hr ago

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A West Orange dog park has brand-new equipment - all thanks to a collaboration between ShopRite, TerraCycle, Essex County and local community leaders. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday morning to unveil the new features, which were built from recycled materials collected at area ShopRite locations. The project marked the culmination of a year-long pilot program that gathered more than 4.6 tons of hard-to-recycle flexible film packaging from New Jersey shoppers.