Recyclable, Compostable, Reusable, or Trash? Brick Township High School’s Sustain Cycling Project Educates Community (Ocean County)


Through their Sustain Cycling initiative, members of the Brick Township High School Green Team launched a community-wide campaign to educate residents about recycling materials that are not accepted in curbside recycling programs, including K-Cup pods, decorations, printer cartridges, light bulbs, dry erase markers, plastic film, batteries, and other hard-to-recycle items.

Garwood Creates a Safer, More Connected Center Street Corridor (Union County)


Garwood Borough has transformed Center Street into a safer, more accessible corridor through a series of strategic improvements that encourage walking, bicycling, and safer driving while strengthening connections between neighborhoods, schools, parks, businesses, and public transit.

Milltown Public Schools Uses Data-Driven Strategies to Strengthen Its School Community (Middlesex County)


When students feel safe, connected, and supported, they are better prepared to learn and thrive. Milltown Public Schools is using school climate data to strengthen relationships, guide decision-making, and create learning environments where every student feels a sense of belonging.

346 Trees Take Root Across Morris School District (Morris County)


More than 300 new trees are now part of a living landscape that will grow alongside generations of students in the Morris School District. The Morristown Shade Tree Commission partnered with the district to plant approximately 346 trees across four school campuses: Sussex Avenue School, Alexander Hamilton School, Thomas Jefferson School, and Frelinghuysen Middle School.

Holmdel Township Adds Electric Vehicles and Completes Community Energy Plan (Monmouth County)


In August, Holmdel Township added its first all-electric vehicles to the municipal fleet, marking another milestone in the community's commitment to sustainability. Members of the Sustainable Holmdel Green Team were joined by Deputy Mayor Brian Foster, Committeeman Gary Vanderham, and Committeeman Greg Buontempo to officially put the township's first electric vehicles into service.

Is There a Sustainability Hero in Your Town or School?

Sustainable Jersey regularly recognizes a Sustainability Hero—an individual who actively advances sustainability initiatives in their town, school district, school, and/or community.



Do you know someone making a difference in 

your community, school or district?