Jersey Shore Business Journal

Morey’s Piers goes greener

May 13, 2009

New eco-friendly initiatives on the amusement piers

THE WILDWOOD -- Visitors to Morey's Piers will experience a host of eco-friendly updates this season, as the Morey Organization rolls out several new green programs and initiatives.

In conjunction with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Philadelphia, Morey's Piers has added 150 Coke bottle-shaped recycling containers on the piers: 50 on Surfside Pier, 50 at Mariner’s Landing Pier, 40 on Adventure Pier, and five at each water park.

Coke also contributed toward the purchase of eight LED signs that include a recycling message, among other greetings. The displays are divided between the ticket booths at Mariner's Landing Pier and Surfside Pier. The LED signs reduce the use of other sign materials that end up being discarded. All the lighting on the new ticket booth on Mariner’s Landing Pier is either LED, fluorescent or other high-efficiency design.
Pier officials are also replacing the ride lighting with LED lights. To date, the Giant Wheel, Maelstrom, Magic Bikes and various signs and other lighting on multiple rides have switched over.

"LED lights are the most efficient light source currently in common use, using a small fraction of the electricity required by incandescent and even compact fluorescent light bulbs," said Dino Fazio, director of pier operations for Morey's Piers. "They produce more light per watt than incandescent bulbs, radiate very little heat and last about 20 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.”

Also, Morey’s Piers is using biodegradable, non-toxic cleaning products in ride operations wherever feasible, and will continue to expand this program across the company.

"We primarily use hydrogen peroxide based, Green Seal-certified cleaners manufactured by Cleanline Products," Fazio said.
Morey's Piers has taken other steps to Go Green:

• Recycling plastic and metal bottles, cans and other materials generated by each department and by individuals working for the organization;
• Cardboard recycling utilizing a cardboard bailer;
• Switching over to re-chargeable ticket cards rather than paper tickets;
• Replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents wherever possible as the old bulbs burn out; and
• Installation of automatic thermostats in the main offices, training facilities, ticket booths, and elsewhere.

"We will work to expand our efforts to provide a cleaner environment, not because it's the latest trend, but because it's the right thing to do," said Executive Vice President Jack Morey.

In the future, Morey's Piers expects to:

• Install motion detection light switches, where possible, throughout all offices to reduce electrical use;
• Install automatic water leveling devices on rides to avoid overfilling;
• Donate leftover food;
• Convert to solar powered golf carts;
• Utilize grants to pay for large portions of the cost of solar panels and other energy saving devices;
• Collect condensation to use as makeup water; and
• Allow local colleges to use the piers as a research location for solar and wind power.