HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR TOWN (Click here)
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
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
