Chatham Township Environmental Commission
(CTEC)

HELPFUL LINKS

WAYS to GO GREEN

Energy Vampires - Avoid the Costly Bite

Little Green Book - 50 Tips

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

 Recycling Made Easier! Click here to see the VIDEO about Chatham Township’s NEW Recycling Program “All-In-One Single-Stream”

Recycling & ReUse 

Where to Recycle Electronics

Additional Info at www.chathamtownship.org/recycling_main.html  

WATER

Water Quality in The Chathams. Lecture, Tap Testing, Taste Test and More
Information

Riverside Clean Up (Annually in April) 2010 Cleanup Overview and photos.

LAND

Healthy Lawns & Landscape

Composters & Rain Barrel Program: Save it to Spade it! and Soak it--Don't Send it!  Program Information: click here

Invasives

News for homeowners - NJ DEP Environmental grants available for private homeowners re their own back yards.

Chatham Township Environmental Commission's PESTICIDE FREE PROGRAM

Grass Cut It and Leave It Program (click here)

AIR

Turn the Key—Be Idle Free; clean air campaign to reduce vehicular idling (events in Fall; some Spring events)

RENOVATING/NEW CONSTRUCTION -- "GREEN" TIPS

Planning Questions for Residential and Commercial Construction Projects

BUILDING Home Remodeling Guidelines: The Rutgers Center for Green Building recognized the need for Green Guidelines for home refurbishment in New Jersey. Through a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), a team of staff members, grad students and an expert advisory group researched and brainstormed over a two year period and produced a comprehensive guide for homeowners and professionals on how to remodel homes with green techniques    Click here for further information

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

See also http://www.chathamtownship.org/CTEC/events.html

ANJEC Resource Center

www.SustainableJersey.com

 

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LET US KNOW WHAT INTERESTS YOU!

Send Us an email: ctec@chathamtownship.org

 

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