Renewable Energy Aggregation Project Launched by Municipality with New Supplier; Town Topics
A virtual community meeting will be held on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m., to discuss the energy aggregation project recently launched by the municipality.
Community Partners Adapt, Team Up To Increase Resiliency and Preparedness; Town Topics
Sustainable Princeton (SP), since its founding in 2012, has been working to combat climate change and prepare the Princeton community for extreme weather events, like hurricanes.
This one isn’t a hurricane, but it turns out that building community resiliency is a good idea for many different reasons…
County Clamps Down On Recycling Rules; Town Topics
If you find a bright red tag attached to the recycling bin you dutifully placed by the curb the night before, and the can is still full, consider yourself warned. The Mercer County Improvement Authority (MCIA) is getting serious about enforcing just what can and cannot be recycled.
Time to Do More Than Talk Trash; U.S. 1
During the 2019 holiday season the United States Postal Service shipped an estimated one billion cardboard boxes full of electronics, polystyrene foam, and miles of plastic.
Local Environmentalists Hoping For State Ban on Plastic Bags; Town Topics
Some New Jersey residents fighting for the elimination of single-use plastic bags got a New Year’s Day gift last week when it was announced that 10 towns and one county had banned the bags, plastic straws, and expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) from further use.
Traffic, Affordable Housing, Political Activism Grab 2019 Headlines; Town Topics
In a town with so many high-powered organizations, Sustainable Princeton (SP), the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRC), and the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) seemed to grab a particularly large share of the headlines in 2019.
Message from Mayor Liz Lempert to Compost Participants
At the end of January 2020, it will be one year since Princeton suspended its curbside composting program – the first such program in New Jersey.
Around 40 demonstrators gather in Hinds Plaza for Climate Strike; Daily Princetonian
On Friday, Dec. 6, about 40 demonstrators gathered in Hinds Plaza to take part in the Princeton Climate Strike. The strike was one of dozens of similar events across the nation and across the world.
Sustainable Princeton “Takes Action” With New Logo, Website, Initiatives; Town Topics
“We are excited about our new website and visual identity,” said SP Executive Director Molly Jones. “The new logo embodies the urgency of our work.”
“OptOutside” on Black Friday; “Shrink Your Footprint” on Dec. 4; Town Topics
Local residents will have opportunities to stand up for the environment at two events in the coming week: “OptOutside” on November 29, and Sustainable Princeton’s “Shrink Your Footprint: On the Go” on December 4.