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Main Library: 61 Mt Hope Rd Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-627-2344 | Hibernia Branch Library : 419 Green Pond Rd Rockaway, NJ 07866 973-627-6872

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 › Earth Day Green Resource Guide

Earth Day Green Resource Guide

 

General Green Resources

2017 Rockaway Township Proclamation

Rockaway Township Spring Clean Up Day: Saturday, April 29 all residents are invited to help remove litter. Children younger than 18 years of age must be under parental supervision. Volunteers will meet at Parks Lake. Pre-registration is required. Please call 973-983-2848 by April 24.

GreenFILE: GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.

Explora for Students: This easy to use online resource from Ebsco can help you find lots of articles and videos for your Earth Day project. Try searching for “Earth Day” or “Environmentalism” for best results!

Earth Day NJ

Take the Earth Day History Quiz

Earth Day History

Earth Day Activities for Families and Kids

Guide to Great Green Movies

Energy

How Green are you? quiz

NJ Clean Energy: Ten tips for your home

Carbonfund Ways to offset your carbon emissions

Solarhome All solar products

Solartoday Solar Energy News

Environmental Blogs

Ecogeek Efforts to mesh nature with technology

Treehugger (All things green including job boards, forums, news, design, clothing, etc.

Food & Farmers’ Markets

Jersey Fresh Locate New Jersey Farmers Markets, farm facts, and agri-tourism information

Local Harvest Locate farmers’ markets, CSAs, and sustainably-grown food in your area

Organic Find information on organic food, product reviews

NJ Natural and Health Food Stores 90 listings, search by zip code

Seed Savers Exchange SSE is a non-profit organization who share and save heirloom seed

State of NJ Department of Agriculture Features Jersey Fresh growing schedule

Green Goods & Services

Ecomall Online shopping depot of green goods

Great Green Goods Blog of green products made out of recycled materials

Terracycle Recycle drink pouches and snack bags for cash.

Greenpeople Online directory of eco-friendly health products

Organizations

Rockaway Twp Community Organizations (Environmental Commission)

The Land Conservancy of New Jersey

League of Conservation Voters

National Audubon Society

Sierra Club

Union of Concerned Scientists

Wilderness Society

The Nature Conservancy of NJ

Recycling

Recycling in NJ Dept of Env Protection portal: County info,recycling stats, laws

Rockaway Twp Recycling Schedule in Health & Social Services tab. There is also an app!

Reuse-a-Shoe Send your used athletic shoes to Nike and they’ll recycle them into a playground or basketball court surface.

Freecycle Non-profit groups all over the world who are giving and getting stuff for free so it stays out of landfills

Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority

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Main Library

61 Mt Hope Rd
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-627-2344
Mon - Thurs: 9am-8pm
Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: 1pm-4pm
Closed on Sundays between Memorial and Labor Day.

Hibernia Branch

419 Green Pond Rd
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-627-6872
Mondays 11am-5pm
Wednesdays 2pm-8pm

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