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Learn the basics of composting at home.<\/p>\n
Electronic waste is the fastest growing portion of our solid waste stream.<\/p>\n
This resource from the US EPA provides information on how reducing, reusing, and recycling can help you, your community, and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources.<\/p>\n
It has often been said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Instead of discarding unwanted items, try donating or selling them. Not only will you be reducing waste, you’ll be helping others. Local churches, community centers, thrift stores, schools, nonprofit organizations and other organizations may accept a variety of donated items.<\/p>\n
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This organization\u2019s mission is to advance sustainability at New Jersey\u2019s colleges and universities.<\/p>\n
The Registry, a partnership between Rutgers University\u2019s New Jersey Small Business Development Centers (NJSBDC) and the DEP, provides resources to small and mid-sized business interested in becoming sustainable.<\/p>\n
The DEP coordinates this free program, which is designed to educate businesses and other organizations about the environmental and economic benefits of waste reduction, recycling and recycled product procurement.<\/p>\n
The Sustainability Speaker Series (S3) provides a forum to share ideas and strategies to expand social, environmental and economic sustainability within New Jersey. S3 brings together sustainability experts and NJ leaders from diverse sectors to discuss how organizations can incorporate sustainability into business decisions.<\/p>\n
This report focuses on the economic side of the recycling story and demonstrates that recycling and waste reduction makes economic sense for New Jersey\u2019s commercial, institutional and governmental sectors.<\/p>\n
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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is an active partner in and supporter of the certified recycling coordinator training program that is coordinated by the Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education. This educational and training program was the first of its kind in the United States. The program is funded by the NJDEP and has resulted in the certification of over 250 recycling professionals.<\/p>\n
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued its \u201cPractical Recycling Economics \u2013 Making the Numbers Work for Your Program\u201d manual in 1999. This publication was developed by the Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education, in conjunction with the Department, and was written as a reference and instruction manual for municipal, county and other recycling coordinators. It was designed to provide specific information, tools and strategies to make recycling more cost-effective for individual recycling programs. An additional chapter that focuses on cost-effective promotional strategies that can be employed on behalf of local recycling programs was added to the manual in 2004.<\/p>\n
Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives to support communities as they pursue sustainability programs. By supporting community efforts to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and improve environmental equity, Sustainable Jersey is empowering communities to build a better world for future generations.<\/p>\n
This report focuses on the economic side of the recycling story and demonstrates that recycling and waste reduction makes economic sense for New Jersey\u2019s commercial, institutional and governmental sectors.<\/p>\n
A manual for recycling coordinators that contains information about the laws governing and regulating recycling and information that provides recycling coordinators with a fundamental understanding of their duties.<\/p>\n
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This manual serves as a useful tool when planning for a leaf and\/or vegetative trimmings composting facility. This resource is a collaboration between Rutgers University and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n
The Northeast Recycling Council\u2019s Recycling Business Assistance Guide is a comprehensive compendium of resources available to startup and expanding recycling businesses in the 11 northeast states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.<\/p>\n
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection maintains lists of recycling centers for various types of recyclable materials.<\/p>\n
This resource from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries provides information on various recyclable commodities and markets.<\/p>\n
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Resources include books, videos, classroom and assembly programs, field trips, curricula and more.<\/p>\n
This resource from the United States Environmental Protection Agency provides K-12 students and educators with quality homework resources, lesson plans and project ideas to learn and teach about the environment.<\/p>\n
Recycling lesson plans for grades K-12.<\/p>\n
This resource from the United States Environmental Protection Agency includes fun activities and curricula.<\/p>\n
The aim of SEEDS is to promote the environmental education information and resources that are directly supported by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, either through its programs or through formal and ongoing alliances and partnerships.<\/p>\n
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