by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Nov 20, 2019 | Article, Essex, New Jersey
On Oct. 24, Columbia High School teacher Randall Post talks to Tuscan Elementary School students about reducing their carbon footprint as teacher Julia Sommer looks on. (Photo by Ambreen Ali) Students at South Mountain Elementary School gathered last week for...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Nov 3, 2019 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Newark hosted a global convening on environmental justice last week, and issues around how trash from South Orange, Maplewood and other surrounding towns is processed led the conversation. The gathering included environmental justice advocates, students and...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Oct 25, 2019 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
If you attended a local farmers market this season, the recent Green Day event in Maplewood, or any numerous community gatherings, chances are you have met Java and Michelle Bradley. The couple run Java’s Compost, which earlier this year launched one of...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Sep 27, 2019 | Ecology, Essex, New Jersey
Seton Hall students are helping inventory the trees in South Orange. Don’t be surprised if you see a band of college students walking around South Orange neighborhoods this weekend taking photos of the trees on their cell phones – or a drone hovering over them...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Sep 25, 2019 | Essex, New Jersey, Waste
Many people think that most plastic is recyclable, but 79 percent of all the plastic ever made has ended up becoming waste. As a result, 18 billion pounds of plastic waste enter the world’s oceans from polluted coasts each year. As of...
by Ambreen Ali - VillageGreenNJ.com | Sep 15, 2019 | Energy, Essex, New Jersey
Photo credit: Sustainable Jersey Maplewood played host to a lively discussion on Tuesday evening, September 10, about the most pressing sustainability issues facing New Jersey today. The event at the Woodland was the first of three listening sessions being...
Recent Comments