Why Get Certified? Sustainable Jersey’s certified municipalities are national leaders in implementing solutions to key sustainability challenges. From efforts to reduce waste, cut greenhouse gas emissions, improve public health, stimulate local economies, increase resiliency and progress...

Sustainability in Action In the Winter 2022 edition of the Sustainable Jersey Newsletter: Taking Stock of What You Got; Roselle Park Completes Environmental Resource Inventory Hillsborough Township Provides Model Program for Community Care Deep Dive into Food Waste at 3...

Sustainability in Action In the Winter 2023 issue of the Sustainable Jersey Newsletter: Egg Harbor City Identifies, Protects and Educates about Its Trees (Atlantic County) Woodbridge Township Completes Local Health Assessment Plan and Achieves Gold Star in Health (Middlesex...

Sustainability in Action In the Winter 2024 issue of the Sustainable Jersey Newsletter: New Toolkit Provides Guidance to Reduce, Recover and Recycle Food Waste in NJ Pre K-12 Schools Town of Clinton Educates Community to Reverse Local Light Pollution (Hunterdon County) ...

Sustainability in Action In the Winter 2025 issue of the Sustainable Jersey Newsletter: Red Bank Borough: A Leader in Complete and Green Streets for All (Monmouth County) From Garbage to Garden: Paramus High School Transforms Cafeteria Scraps (Bergen County) Sustainable...

Webinars View certification webinar recordings and presentations here . Helpful Hint Review these sections in the action you are working on for guidance: Who should lead and be involved Project costs and...

A Second Application for Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grants and Technical Assistance Now Open Sustainable Jersey announced today that over $50,000 was awarded to 15 New Jersey municipalities for floodplain reforestation projects. The Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant and...

Grant recipients from seven NJ counties: Bergen, Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and Union Sustainable Jersey announced today the eleven municipalities selected to receive Sustainable Jersey grants funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund. Two $30,000 grants and nine $10,000...

Sustainable Jersey announced today that its municipal certification program continues to show remarkable growth as 100 towns achieved certification in 2019. Following the initial 83 certifications issued in October 2019, 17 towns achieved certification by the end of the certification cycle in...

Today, the New Jersey State League of Municipalities presented the 2019 Distinguished Public Service Award to Sustainable Jersey at the League Conference in Atlantic City.  The award was established to honor organizations that have, over a period of time, made substantial contributions to the State...