In the midst of a debate over whether or not to ban single use plastics, Middletown Township is proposing a solution that has been working for them since late last year.
If you're like me, and you have plenty of old mail or documents with personal information lying around at home that you want to get rid of, but you want to destroy them first, but you don't have a good shredder or don't have one at all....
On Saturday, April 13th, Brick Township’s annual Green Fair will be happening from 10a-2p in the East Gym at Brick Township High School.
There will be exhibitors, vendors, refreshments, food trucks, and prizes. As well as info sessions on the Barnegat Bay, home energy, recycling, and rain barrels...
The Township of Toms River has received a $183,933.00 grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to help implement and further enhance recycling efforts.
This year, instead of throwing away your Christmas Tree the same old way by leaving it at your curb waiting for sanitation to come to pick it up, why don't you do something different and something good for the environment this year...Recycle it...
You can enjoy the summer wherever it is you decided to spend it and Ocean County officials want to make sure residents and visitors alike are keeping our community clean.
From the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste,
During the holiday season 25% more trash is added to the nation’s landfills during the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Years Day. All that uneaten food, gift wrappings and packaging adds an extra million tons of garbage to New Jersey landfills.