by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jan 21, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Cities-Parks, Environmental Commissions, Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Water
HAMMONTON—According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), there are 33 active registered contaminated sites, two pending sites with confirmed contamination and 75 sites in the town of Hammonton listed on njbrownfieldsproperties.com. Dan...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jan 14, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Cities-Parks, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Policy, Transportation, Trees, Waste, Water
HAMMONTON—Hammonton’s revision of its master plan is nearing completion. “Every municipality is required to do a master plan review every 10 years. Every 10 years there must be a review or a rewrite … We’re right there; we’re almost done,” said Councilman...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Jan 7, 2022 | Article, Atlantic, Environmental Commissions, New Jersey, Waste
With the seeming omnipresence of plastic in virtually all aspects of life, it is often easy to overlook how much of the material is used and discarded on a daily basis. However, three families in Hammonton agreed to track their plastic usage to determine precisely how...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Dec 24, 2021 | Article, Atlantic, Environmental Commissions, New Jersey, Policy, Sustainable Business, Waste
HAMMONTON—On May 4, 2022, the single-use plastic bag ban—signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on November 4, 2020—will go into effect. According to a November 2020 release, the ban “prohibits the use of single-use plastic and paper bags in all stores and food...
by Joseph F. Berenato - The Hammonton Gazette | Dec 8, 2021 | Agriculture, Article, Atlantic, Ecology, New Jersey, Sustainable Business, Transportation, Waste, Water
HAMMONTON—With the prevalence of plastic in virtually all aspects of life, there is an often unseen danger about which not much is known: microplastics. According to Amy Menzel, the chair of the Hammonton Green Committee and the communications manager for the Atlantic...
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