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
