Monday, October 1, 2012
The 74-minute film will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in Sweigart Hall on Rider University's Lawrence Township campus.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
They seem to be everywhere – flying in trees, floating down the street, clogging our streams, and cluttering our landfills. Only a generation ago they did not exist. They are single-use plastic bags. Sustainable Lawrence in cooperation with the Office of Sustainability Coordination at Rider University is sponsoring an environmental movie Bag it! as part of their Green Film Series. Discussion will follow the movie. BAG IT Rider University – Sweigart Hall 115 Oct. 3 at 7 pm. [74 minutes] 2083 Lawrence Rd. Lawrence Township, N.J. Learn how one man, Jeb Berrier, changed his life forever by making the decision to stop using plastic bags and how we can follow his example. “Think about it, why would you make something that you’re going to use for…
Monday, September 17, 2012
The Mercer County Improvement Authority will host its next Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Disposal Day on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the county fire academy in Lawrence Township.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by the Mercer County administration. On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Mercer County Improvement Authority will host a Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Disposal Day for county residents to recycle common residential chemical wastes or used electronics in an easy and environmentally safe fashion. The event will take place at the Capt. John T. Dempster Sr. Fire School at 350 Lawrence Station Rd. in Lawrence. The event will be held regardless of possible inclement weather. While no registration is necessary, please note that the event is open to Mercer County residents only, and attendees will need to show proof of residency, such as a driver’s license. …
Monday, August 20, 2012
With seven bills pending, advocates press for ban and fees on plastic grocery bags.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
By Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight.com When you go into a supermarket, you are usually given a choice: Paper or plastic bags to cart your groceries home, unless you are carrying in your own reusable grocery bag. In some states, the choice you make could cost you a few pennies more, including in New Jersey if bills pending in the Legislature are enacted into law. What decision you make, however, is subject to a lot of debate as whether which one is better for the environment. In what may be shaping up as a big battle in the fall legislative session, environmental groups and clean ocean advocates are pushing lawmakers to either ban single-use plastic bags or impose a fee on consumers who choose to opt for that choice. The issue emerged as a …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
The writer is Bob Martin, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the state’s milestone Mandatory Recycling Act this year, it’s time to re-energize the recycling movement in New Jersey and go for the green. Recycling offers environmental benefits and dollars for municipal coffers – a real green win-win if there ever was one for our state. Over the past 25 years recycling has become second nature to many New Jersey residents and businesses. Containers bearing the familiar recycling logo filled with bottles and cans, and bundles of magazines, newspapers and cardboard, placed at curbsides in neighborhoods across the state are part of the Jersey landscape. State residents in large numbers have embraced recycling for its environmental benefits. In 2010 we saw an …
Friday, July 13, 2012
No registration is required, but attendees must show proof of Mercer County residency.
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Mercer County residents can dispose of household chemicals and electronic waste tomorrow, Saturday, July 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Capt. John T. Dempster Fire Service Training Center, 350 Lawrence Station Road in Lawrence Township. Sponsored by the Mercer County Improvement Authority, attendees must show proof of Mercer County residency, such as a drivers license, and commercial and industrial waste will not be accepted. “The Mercer County Improvement Authority is providing an excellent opportunity for Mercer County residents,” Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes said in a press release. “Residents can easily, safely dispose of their dangerous chemical and electronic waste, and thenrelax and let Mercer County take care of the rest…
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Customers can drop off their technology for recycling at the service desk, regardless of where it was originally purchased.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Consumers and small businesses can now responsibly recycle electronics every day at all Staples stores - including the one in Lawrence Shopping Center - regardless of where the devices were purchased. “Staples free tech recycling program will help increase the number of electronic products that are safely recycled,” Mark Buckley, Staples vice president of environmental affairs, said in a recent news release. The Staples technology recycling program, powered by HP, accepts all brands of the following electronics for free: Staples does not accept televisions, appliances, alkaline batteries, floor model copiers/printers, large servers, audio/visual equipment or certain other household electronics (kitchen electrics, etc.). Customers can drop…
Friday, May 11, 2012
In addition to getting rid of your old computer parts and televisions, you can drop off boxes/bags of documents that will be shredded during the Mercer County Improvement Authority's recycling event on May 12 at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Used electronics like computer parts, televisions, microwave ovens and fax machines can be disposed of properly – and free of charge – between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, May 12, during a recycling event that will be hosted by the Mercer County Improvement Authority. The location of the collection will be Lot 1 of the Sun National Bank Center at the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Route 129 in Trenton. Documents can also be dropped off for shredding, with a maximum of eight boxes/bags of paper per person. “Used Electronic Waste Collection/Shredding Events are a great opportunity to properly dispose of unwanted electronics and sensitive personal documents in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Just gather up your old …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The project at Lawrenceville Elementary School includes a paper recycling initiative that involves teachers, students, custodial staff and others.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Editor's Note: The following news brief was contributed by Lawrence Township Public Schools. Lawrenceville Elementary School kicked-off its “Keep LES Green" Program during the week of March 19. The project includes: During the spring, teachers will work with Snipes Farm and LES staff, parents and children to plant crops to be harvested during a summer bounty celebration in July and during a Fall Harvest in September. Students also will learn about the biology and environmental science of the garden with Roberta Hunter of Acorn to Oak Environmental Education. For more information, contact Judith Bronston, LES principal, at (609) 671-5572.
The more cans and bottles that are recycled in a Dream Machine, the more PepsiCo will donate to support career training, education and job creation for post-9/11 U.S. veterans with disabilities.
Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by Rider University. Rider University and Westminster Choir College are participating in the PepsiCo Dream Machine recycling program, which provides students, faculty and staff with a convenient and rewarding way to recycle their plastic bottles and aluminum cans while on the go. The Dream Machine recycling initiative, created by PepsiCo in collaboration with Waste Management, is introducing thousands of recycling bins and kiosks at popular public locations, such as gas stations, stadiums and public parks, across North America. A pair of kiosks debuted at Rider on Friday, April 13, with one located in the Student Recreation Center on the Lawrenceville campus, and another in the Student…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
An estimated 40 million pounds of recycled e-waste was collected in New Jersey in 2011, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Unwanted televisions, computers, electronic tablets, e-book readers, and monitors that have been replaced by new electronic holiday gifts cannot be tossed into the trash but must be recycled as required by the state's one-year-old Electronic Waste Management Act, which generated an estimated 40 million pounds of recycled e-waste last year in New Jersey, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin said today. This is a five-fold increase in e-waste tonnage over the approximately 8 million pounds collected in 2010, and an amount that is expected to increase this year as the program expands and improves in all 21 counties in New Jersey. "This …
Ira L. Marks
2:42 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
another opportunity for the MC public relations machine to promote Brian Hughes ...I think I counted 5 large signs near route 1 broadcasting the Disposal day with Hughes name prominently listed on each sign. Brian Hughes...what an egomaniac.... more ›