Looking to donate your old electronics sustainability?
Electronic Access Foundation is a local non-profit 501(c)3 all volunteer organization soliciting the donation of working desktops, laptops, tablets, flat screen monitors etc which they refurbish for reuse and donate back to non-profits supporting low income, veteran and disabled populations. Currently based out of Morris Township, they support organizations such as Homeless Solutions, Community Hope, Allegro School, the JAHMA Foundations, Newark Kids Code and Youth Consultat
6 Tips for A Greener Halloween
Green Team members from Harvard Graduate School of Education offer their advice for a sustainable holiday, without spooking Mother Nature! Halloween can be an expensive and wasteful experience, so we wondered “what can be done to green your Halloween?” Thankfully, we had Ines Lopes, Green Team member and Faculty Assistant at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who researched the topic and compiled these six helpful tips to help you, your family, and your office enjoy a
What the new report on climate change expects from you
CNN) A stark new report from the global scientific authority on climate change calls on individuals, as well as governments, to take action to avoid disastrous levels of global warming. The report, which maps out four pathways to cap Earth's average surface temperature at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels indicates that changes in individual behavior can make a difference. But to do that, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chang
Interested in a Home Energy Audit?
Recently a local resident and supporter of Sustainable Morristown Jim Stevenson performed a Home Energy Audit. He was kind enough to share his experience and results in this presentation. If you are interested in an audit we recommend our partners at Ciel Power. We hope the insights in the audit and upgrade file and the information on the previously send Home Performance 101 pdf encourage you and others with an interest to follow up on these energy savings improvements. Link:
The Netherlands is getting a bike path made from recycled plastic, and the technique could one day b
A trio of European companies is testing a bike path made from recycled plastic in Zwolle, Netherlands. The project, called PlasticRoad, launched this month as the first step in building entire roads from recycled plastic. Wavin, which makes plastic piping, built the bike path in partnership with energy company Total and engineering company KWS. Zwolle's recycled plastic bike path is less than 100 feet long. It contains sensors that measure the path's durability, the number of
