Last Edited 8-1-2011
Sustainable Denville
Main Who's Involved History What is Sustainability? What's Happening
The Township of Denville has been certified as a sustainable community by Sustainable Jersey.
Sustainable Denville operates from a three-prong commitment to:
People - An empowered and engaged citizenry
Planet - A healthy and safe natural environment
Prosperity - A strong and vibrant local economy
From Wikipedia.
The "three pillars" of sustainability - Social (People), Environmental (Planet) and Economic (Prosperity)
Sustainable Denville invites everyone in our community to create a shared vision for a thriving Denville – one that meets our individual and collective needs and desires for today while also considering and providing for a bright, healthy and prosperous future for generations to come.
As of April 2011, Denville joins with only 74 other communities among the 566 municipalities in the State of New Jersey with such a designation. This honor, pursued by the Green Sustainability Committee, will also allow the township to seek future grants and funding for recycling and other initiatives to further our goals for a sustainable Denville.
Across New Jersey, hundreds of towns are now working on sustainability programs to help the environment and their bottom lines. Efforts to curb carbon emissions, protect natural resources and reduce waste are happening at the local level. Through the program, communities are implementing solar power and wind turbine projects, rain capture and reuse efforts, new walking and biking programs, building and operating community food gardens, launching community outreach programs on recycling and energy, and dozens of other initiatives.
To become a Sustainable Jersey municipality, Denville had to complete a balance of the rigorous program sustainability actions. In addition, Denville created a Green team and did 12 priority actions including energy audits for municipal buildings, sustainable land use pledge, fleet inventory, alternative fuel vehicles, green fairs, and complete streets program among others.
“It’s quite an accomplishment to become Sustainable Jersey certified,” said Fred Profeta, Chair of the New Jersey League of Municipalities’ Mayors’ Committee for a Green Future, a Sustainable Jersey program partner. “The certified towns have joined a first rate group of municipalities that are leading the way with impressive sustainability initiatives in New Jersey while providing a model for towns across the United States.”
Through the hard work, persistence and dedication of the Green Sustainability Committee members Nick Stecky (Chairman and Councilman), Jack Cohen (past Secretary and current member), Otto W. Broz (Vice Chairman), Bob Myer, Mayor Ted Hussa, Bill Swarts, Ed Russick ( Secretary and Denville Recycling Coordinator), Barbara Deluna (also a school board member), Phyllis Carey (guest), Nancy Gearhart plus township employees John Ciardi, John Egbert and Kathy Bowditch, our goal has become a reality.
We urge all township boards, committees and commissions and residents, businesses and the Board of Education to visit the Sustainable Jersey Website as well as our Township’s Website with links to Sustainable Denville and Sustainable Jersey. Help us maintain and further our certification by supporting our programs and searching for new actions that may be of a unique interest to you.
For more recycling information go to:
www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/
www.mcmua.com/recycling/index.htm
www.denvillenj.org/recycling.php
Contact Township of Denville Municipal Recycling Coordinator for additional information