The Township Committee, the Environmental Commission, the Board of Education, the Springfield Garden Club, the Springfield Historical Society, business owners and concerned citizens have come together to support the Greening of Springfield initiative.
Greening Springfield was officially established in 2009 when Springfield registered with Sustainable Jersey as Springfield Green Team (SGT).
The Green Team are volunteers that work closely with Springfield Environmental Commission, Department of Public Works (DPW) and The Township’s government to maintain and implement environmentally sustainable practices. The program is intended to make Springfield a more sustainable community which can be achieved through various actions from Sustainable Jersey (SJ) aimed to preserve our environment and enhance our quality of life.
In 2014 The Land Conservancy of New Jersey was hired to work towards The Township’s certification with Ms. Kathleen Caccavale, their Planning Consultant. Certifications can be found on the SJ Map. In 2015 Springfield obtained the Bronze Certification!
In 2018 Springfield was re-certified by Sustainable Jersey due to the work of community volunteers that assist with the implementation of the SJ Actions.
Presently, SGT is working towards 2021 re-certification in close collaboration with Township of Springfield. Our new representative is Robert Brennan, Assistant Foreman from Department of Public Works (DPW).
If you would like to volunteer, write a message to ec@springfield-nj.us or to our Facebook page Green Team-Springfield New Jersey
For more information on Springfield Sustainable Practices, and other important information related to our Sustainable Jersey Certification please check links below:
- 2018 Sustainable Jersey Community Certification Report.
- 2015 Sustainable Jersey Community Certification Report.
- Community Gardens.
- Rain Gardens.
- Farmers Market.
- Anti-Idling Education.
- Natural Resource Inventory.
- Prescription Drug Drop Off Program.
- Community Paper Shredding Day
- Grass-Cut It and Leave It Program
- Expanded Recycling Program
- Reusable Bag Education Program including Plastic Bags Program.
- Community Project: Census2020
For other information on Sustainable Jersey, Greening Living and Sustainable Practices, and other important information, please check links below:
- Sustainable Jersey http://sustainablejersey.com
- EPA – Green Living http://www.epa.gov/gateway/learn/greenliving.html
- EPA – Sustainable Practices http://www.epa.gov/gateway/science/sustainable.html http://www.earthday.org http://water.rutgers.edu http://earth911.com http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/smm/foodrecovery/index.htm
- Green Team Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Green-Team-Springfield-New-Jersey-322737497524/
- Springfield Environmental Committee Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Springfield-Environmental-Commission-290023153809/
- Green Challenges 2018 https://tinyurl.com/greenteamchallenge2018
- NRI http://sj-site-persistent-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/fileadmin/cicbase/documents/2015/5/18/14319790422621.pdf
