TerraCycle Inc. founder Tom Szaky sorts through a large box of marker pens in the company's Trenton, N.J., warehouse. Inspired by the company, a New Jersey lawmaker is calling for residents and businesses in the state to increase recycling efforts. (AP file photo) A New Jersey lawmaker wants residents and business to recycle more materials. Less than half of all the municipal waste generated in New Jersey is recycled, said Sen. Kip Bateman, R-Somerset. And innovative recycling techniques can keep a variety of materials from ending up in landfills and incinerators. That includes old toothbrushes, pens and pencils, and single-brew coffee pods, he said.