Free Green Infrastructure Community Training Coming Up Next Friday January 31st !

Change happens when individuals and organizations work together.  That includes how we all participate with local municipal officials on initiatives such as more Green Infrastructure in Jersey City.  To do this effectively, a variety of folks need to get educated and this opportunity is pitching to just that. As the NJ DEP works with the PVSC (the regional authority overseeing stormwater infrastructure matters for our geography), to roll out new rules for municipalities that encourage them to incorporate more Green Infrastructure into their planning processes, everday citizens, city workers and interested professionals need to understand more about this topic, how it can serve our interests and how to make it happen.

The PVSA (Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission - sexy name!) is pulling together public forums to train community stakeholders in Green Infrastructure concepts and practices - FOR FREE !  While SJC has had a number of workshops with excellent speakers come to town to discuss this, we highly recommend this public training which is open to everyone.

Details here http://www.meetup.com/Sustainable-Jersey-City/events/160303952/

Why Rain Gardens in Jersey City ?

SJC believes we get a lot of bang for our buck by installing Rain Gardens city-wide, especially since we are braiding community education and the arts into this campaign for more Green Infrastructure in Jersey City. Rain gardens provide many benefits to nature and local communities; don't underestimate their ability to transform our neighborhoods.

Read more here Rain Gardens nature.org

Thank You All Very Much ! Fabulously Successful Campaign - Next Stop Your Neighborhood :-)

Thank You !! $1000 Matching Funds Provided By Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation - Tag You're It ~

FLASH Funding Weekend!! From now until this $1000 pot runs dry, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation will match every donation dollar for dollar – turn $25 into $50!!

 

https://www.ioby.org/project/sjcs-rain-gardens-art-campaign

We are nearing the end of this campaign, and these matching dollars from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation can push us over the edge with your help! Contribute now!

Warm regards,

Sustainable Jersey City

SustainableJC.org

Post Consumer Textile Recycling

The U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) estimates that textile waste occupies nearly 5% of all landfill space. Ideally, there should be no textiles in our landfills. It almost seems like we are wired for a use and throw mindset which even prevents the user to see quality or value in currently owned items. The distancing of waste and landfills promotes a guilt free consumer economy. It is a norm to fashionably consume more and beyond the basic needs. This phenomenon has devastating effects on our Eco system not only in the terms of loss of resources but the accumulation of waste in our landfills.

Check out a Prezi on Textile Recycling