Welcome!

Maplewood, New Jersey has made a commitment to a 20% community-wide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 (from 2006 levels).

Learn more about what local citizens, the business community and Maplewood's government are doing to reduce the carbon footprint while planning for a more sustainable future.  Learn what you can do to help reduce your environmental impact. 

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  Earth Week activities from April 16-20, 2009.  Click here to see what you can do for your town and what your town can do for you! 

  Composting Workshop, April 21.  Registration form here.

  Green Lifestyles Workshop, April 22.  Registration form here.

 

    Recycling just got easier in Maplewood.  We've switched to Single Stream recycling.  Find out the details here.

 

    Learn why you shouldn't idle your car

 

"Green Drinks" has arrived in Maplewood!  The first meeting of Maplewood Green Drinks took place on January 8th and over 130 people came out.  At the March 26th meeting we learned about recycling and composting.  To learn more about the next meeting of Green Drinks, click here. 

 

    Check out what happened at Maplewood Green Day on October 11, 2008.

 

Maplewood's Award-Winning Efforts

                                        
 

      2007 Climate Champion Award from Clean Air-Cool Planet 

 

                          2008 Environmental Quality Award from the US EPA  

 

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