Tag: Earth Day
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Monroe to unveil new recycling app on Earth Day
MONROE – Monroe will compact all its recycling information into one, easy-to-use recycling application. The township will debut its Recycle Coach app, available for download on smartphones and tablets through the App Store and Google Play, via social media on April 22, which is Earth Day. “We’re anticipating that the app will improve the ease…
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Rutgers professor to discuss impacts of recycling during East Brunswick Library lecture on April 19
Kevin Lyons will discuss the local and global impacts of how products move from raw materials through consumption during “Intelligent Recycling, Supply Chain Archaeology and Urban Agriculture” at 7 p.m. on April 19 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick. Lyons is an associate professor of Supply Chain Management and…
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Two cleanup sessions to mark Earth Day in Kingston on April 21
Kingston Greenways Association will hold an Earth Day cleanup on April 21. From 9-11 a.m., volunteers will clean Laurel Avenue and the vicinity of Rockingham Historic Site, from just above the village of Kingston to Route 518. Meet at the Rockingham parking lot, 84 Laurel Ave., Kingston section of South Brunswick. From 2-4 p.m., trash…
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Free seedlings offered to Sayreville residents on April 21
The New Jersey Tree Recovery Program will offer free seedlings to Sayreville residents during the Sayreville Shade Tree Commission’s Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration and Park Cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon on April 21 at Kennedy Park, 807 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Event is rain or shine. Seedlings limited to five per resident.…
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North Brunswick to hold Earth Day celebration at Pulda Farm on April 22
The North Brunswick Open Space Committee will hold an Earth Day celebration from 2-4 p.m. on April 22 at the Pulda Farm, Old Georges Road, North Brunswick. The event will take place next to the Community Garden at the front of the farm. Wear sneakers or walking shoes for planting activities, a leisurely mile walk…
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South River Green Team debuts on Earth Day
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER– Aiming to create a more sustainable and greener community for residents, the South River Green Team held its first meeting on Earth Day, April 22. The Green Team was formed as a permanent advisory committee to the borough to encourage sustainable practices and become environmentally friendly within the…
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Kingston Greenways Association schedules Earth Day cleanup
The Kingston Greenways Association Earth Day Cleanup will be held from 2-4 p.m. on April 23 in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue in the Kingston section of South Brunswick. Volunteers will tidy the areas adjacent to Railroad and Greenwood avenues, Division Street and Mapleton and Ridge roads. Grabbers, gloves, orange vests and bags will be…
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Monmouth County Park System plans Earth Day events
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer The Monmouth County Park System will welcome visitors of all ages to its facilities with a series of events on Earth Day, April 22. The nation’s annual celebration of the environment is nearing its 50th anniversary, having made its debut on April 22, 1970. From animal shows to nature walks,…
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Groups collaborate on Earth Day cleanup in South River
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER The Friends of the South River Parks and Spaces Reimagined are hosting their first Earth Day Park Cleanup, inviting residents to join them in helping to “clean up and green up” one local park. This year, the two groups have joined forces to clean up one of the…