Sustainable Jersey
Sustainable Jersey Bronze certification renewed for 2022
Fanwood has demonstrated its commitment to living in harmony with our environment for decades. We are proud to have once again earned a Bronze certification as a Sustainable Jersey community for 2022.
Sustainable Jersey is a statewide program that rewards towns with certifications based on the work they do to educate their residents and carry out specific plans for sustainability. As a town that has always valued and practiced recycling, maintains an 8-acre nature center and earns Tree City USA distinction every year, it wasn’t a new idea to satisfy specific goals towards sustainability. But thanks to the work of the volunteers of the Green Team, Environmental Commission and Shade Tree Commission, a lot of hard work was accomplished to regain our Sustainable Jersey badge. Some of the goals achieved include:
- Creating our volunteer Green Team
- Fanwood Environmental Commission, volunteers who are stewards of our nature center and who helped revise our Environmental Resource Inventory to include a butterfly garden, wild edible plants walk and other natural resources in our town
- Creating a plan to monitor and respond to extreme temperatures
- Recognizing green businesses
- Tree protection/Arbor Day annual observance
- Prescription drug disposal program
- Public information through digital platforms (web, social media)
- In addition to mandated recycling under NJ law, facilitating the recycling of hazardous waste, clothing and providing venues for recycling Styrofoam and heavy plastics.
The full report of Fanwood’s activities that earned our Bronze Sustainable Jersey certification can be found here.
Residents interested in maintaining Fanwood’s Sustainable Jersey certification or in volunteering for the Green Team, Environmental Commission or Shade Tree Commission may contact Borough Hall at 908-322-8236 or mayor@fanwoodnj.org.
Fanwood Achieves Bronze Recertification for 2020
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The Borough of Fanwood has won a grant of $5,521 from the Sustainable Jersey program. Fanwood achieved Sustainable Jersey certification last year for its ongoing efforts in recycling, conservation and public education. Read more