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 Kristin Guglietti | Dec 31, 2021 | Article, Atlantic, Ecology, Education, Environmental Commissions, New Jersey, Water, Wildlife
Hammontonians are connecting with nature and learning more about their environment by using the iNaturalist app on their smartphones. Environmental Commission Chairman Dan Bachalis created the Hammonton New Jersey Species Survey about two years ago after he discovered...
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 | Aug 20, 2020 | Atlantic, Ecology, Environmental Commissions, Infrastructure, New Jersey, Sustainable Business
Continuing its practice of promoting eco-friendly infrastructure and business practices, the town of Hammonton has once again submitted grant applications to fund those efforts. Councilman Jonathan Oliva—the chairperson of the Quality of Life Committee and the mayoral...
by Donna Liu - CivicStory | Jul 24, 2019 | Education, Environmental Commissions, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Other Sources, Sustainable Business
Panelists l to r – N. Dini Checko, Liz Magill Peer, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Dean Stephens. (Photo courtesy: Donna Liu) People go to Lambertville for a lot of reasons: the quaint downtown, the walks along the Delaware, the restaurants. But last Tuesday...
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