Greener Bloomfield

We’re back to our last-Thursday-of-the-month meeting schedule, and we have a great one. We’ll be touring a home that’s been remodeled “green”, nearly complete, and targeted for LEED certification.

January 20th, 2010 | Tags: Events, Green Building, Greener Bloomfield, Homes, Lighting, Meetings, Water | Category: Events, Featured, Green Building, Meetings | Leave a comment

Montclair’s Environmental Affairs office and Community Green present the first offering of 2010’s monthly Green Film Series: a double-feature examining a fundamental element of modern American culture – the creation and disposal of what we call “waste.”

The screening will be hosted at the Montclair Public Library’s Main Branch, 50 South Fullerton Avenue tonight, Thursday, January 21st at 6:30 p.m. All events at the Library are free. The Green Film Series continues throughout 2010, on the third Thursday of each month. This year’s first film, “The Story of Stuff”

January 20th, 2010 | Tags: Events, Local groups, Recycling, Waste | Category: Events | Leave a comment

The Great West Essex Toy Swap on Sunday, February 21, is an opportunity to bring your old toys to exchange for different toys your kids will love.

January 20th, 2010 | Tags: Events, Local groups, Recycling, Waste | Category: Events, Recycling | Leave a comment

Bloomfield can recycle in style with new recycling containers in the town’s public spaces. Bloomfield Department of Public Works, in partnership with the Bloomfield Recycling Committee, has launched a new, cost-free public space recycling program.
Baristanet reports that the program, launched with Creative Outdoor Advertising of America (”COA”), “is designed to enhance the township’s recycling [...]

January 20th, 2010 | Tags: Bloomfield, Recycling, Recycling Committee, Waste | Category: Bloomfield Township Gov't, Recycling | Leave a comment