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    Environmental Commission

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    The Environmental Commission has been woven in to the governance of the Township of Springfield since the 1970s.  According to Chapter II of the Revised General Ordinances, “the Environmental Commission is established for the protection, development or use of natural resources, including water resources, located within the territorial limits of the Township. It shall have power to conduct research into the use and possible use of the open land areas of the Township and may coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes, and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes. It shall keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain information on the proper use of such areas, and may recommend to the Planning Board plans and programs for inclusion in the Master Plan and the development and use of such areas.”

    The Environmental Commission meets once a month, usually the third Monday of the month. However, the meeting schedule may vary due to Township’s holidays and other conflicts. All meetings are open to the public and are held at the Chisholm Community Center, 100 South Springfield Avenue, Springfield, NJ, beginning at 7:00 P.M.

    NameMemberEmailTerm of Appointment
    Alyson MillerChair alypeace@yahoo.com2023-2025
    Betzabe BlondettMember / Green Team ChairEC@springfield-nj.us2023-2025
    Maura BlauMembermblau@greenbaumlaw.com2024-2026
    Mary FeldmanMembermarylfeldman@icloud.com2024-2026
    Hortense DiasCo ChairHortens_dias@yahoo.com2024-2026
    Michael SzczepanskiMember / Gardensanaklasis@gmail.com2024-2026
    Howard AspenAlternate Ihoward.aspen@gmail.com2025-2027
    Marissa HorowitzAlternate IIMarissat2000@gmail.com2025-2027
    Chris WeberTC Liaison2025
    TBDPlanning Board Liaison2025
    Collection and separation of Curbside Recyclables is both expensive and challenging.
    This posting will hopefully encourage residents to recycle curbside the proper way.
    Items that may be recyclable are NOT necessarily recyclable for weekly curbside collection.
    The flyers below show both Acceptable and Unacceptable CURBSIDE Recycling.
    Contamination of curbside recycling increases costs and lowers the quality of the recycled materials.
    China, once the world’s largest importer of recyclables, stopped buying most of them in January 2017, restricting its plastic scrap purchases to materials 99.5 percent or more pure — and leaving the global recycling industry in turmoil. 
    A year later, China banned 24 more materials from import, including post-consumer plastic and mixed paper, according to the National Waste and Recycling Association.
     
    Please click below to view Burlington County’s Recycling Facility to aid in visualizing the problems that plastic bags and shredded paper cause.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1qpG3mFEBI
    When in doubt, throw it out!
    Please do your part to recycle the correct way.
    Check out this video on plastic bags! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqyjxRmW30
     
     

    Updates & Announcements

    Recycling Tips!

    Please see the flyer below for helpful recycling tips! ...
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    DPW: Bag Up NJ

    Please see below for more information regarding the plastic bag ban in all retail stores.  ...
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    Plastic Bag Ban Starts May 4th

    Attention Residents,  Please be aware that the Plastic Bag Ban starts May 4th, 2022. The state of NJ is banning ...
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    More Information on the Plastic Ban

    Below is more information regarding the New Jersey Plastic Ban; including information on exemptions.  ...
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    DPW: Save Energy By Recycling

    Please see the information below from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).  ...
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    City Leaves: The Benefits of Urban Forests

    Article From U.S. Department of Agriculture, written by Andrew Avitt. For more information click the link.   Globally, the past eight ...
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