Sustainable Haddonfield and Haddonfield Environmental Commission

07/26/2022

These are GREAT tips from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection!

How do you and your family help to conserve water?

Water usage from winter to summer increases by about 30%! We can save millions of gallons of water daily by:
🌻reducing lawn and landscaping water,
🚗limiting car washing, and
🪥turning off the tap while brushing teeth

06/10/2022

Camden County Board of Commissioners, Upstream Alliance, Haddonfield Environmental Commission and the Cherry Hill Environmental Board invite you to join an event on June 23, 2022 7:00-8:30 PM at the Camden County Parks Department called "Beauty in Unexpected Places." Anand Varma, a world renowned ph...

05/25/2022

It's ! Continue to by avoiding single-use plastics and opting for reusable and sustainable options! Click here for a list of wholesale vendors that offer plastic alternatives, such as reusable bags: https://business.nj.gov/bags/buyer-sign-in

05/02/2022

👉 Reminder: Starting May 4, 2022, New Jersey retail stores, grocery stores and food service businesses may not provide or sell single-use plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam food service products.
☝🏼 Single-use paper carryout bags are allowed to be provided or sold, except by grocery stores equal to or larger than 2,500 square feet, which may only provide or sell reusable carryout bags. (Since November 4, 2021, plastic straws may be provided only upon the request of the customer).
🌍 What are your questions about all of this? Share them in the comments, and If we don't have the answers, we'll try to track them down for you!
Here is a link to the County site for more information, too! https://www.camdencounty.com/service/environmental-affairs/single-use-plastic-bags/

04/27/2022

Thanks to Robin for her service!

04/23/2022

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Treat every day like Earth Day! There are TWO weeks left to and ! Have you made the switch? 🛍️♻️🌎

04/23/2022

We're here til 3 PM! Plant a sunflower with Crows Woods Gardens, try your hand at our recycling game to win a pizza, or take a spin on an e -bike from Pedego!

Our two-day Earth Day celebration was a success! Thank you to Sustainable Haddonfield and Haddonfield Environmental Commission and Downtown Haddonfield for organizing the events! 👏👏🌳♻️

04/23/2022

**RECYCLING CHANGES**
Starting May 1st, the rules for recycling plastic containers have changed! Only plastic containers with #1 & #2 on the bottom will be accepted.

Here is a reminder list of allowable items for blue cans:
• glass bottles and jars • aluminum and steel cans • aluminum and steel lids • Plastic bottles and jars with #1 or #2 found on the bottom • milk and juice cartons •
Newspaper • mixed paper including junk mail • magazines • catalogs • school papers • office papers• paper packaging • paperboard cartons for foods such as cereal boxes, pasta boxes and tissue boxes • softcover books • phone books • cardboard • paper towel and toilet paper inserts

04/19/2022

Today! See you there!

12/23/2021

Inbox us for the link to join our monthly Zoom meeting at 730 pm!

12/06/2021

👉👉 and Quiet Communities will present the following panel event, which will discuss how to help alleviate noise pollution in landscaping practices within the community.
Join in on December 16, 12 PM EDT. Visit below for details! 🌿