Green

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Union County gardeners are invited to a 'Native Plant Swap and Shop', an event where they can trade an invasive plant from their yard for a colorful native plant. The free event will take place at the Union County Scout Camping Area in the Watchung Reservation in Mountainside on June 10, from 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Pre-registration is required and ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - The next free Union County mobile paper shredding event will be held on May 15 at Nokia in New Providence. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine. The event will close prior to 1 p.m., if trucks reach capacity.

All Union County residents are eligible to use the free paper-shredding service. In an effort to accommodate all, there is ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Reservations for a 30-minute drop-off / shopping appointment at the Summit Free Market's next event on May 8 will be accepted via the City's website beginning today at noon. The Summit Free Market Committee is a student-run initiative where residents are able to bring reusable, yard-sale quality items to share, and take whatever they may want or need at no ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Union County’s free scrap metal recycling drop-off program continues in at two events in May, where a wide variety of metal goods -- from household appliances to gutters and sheds -- will be accepted at collection sites in Cranford and Rahway. The program continues on the first Thursday and second Saturday of each ...

SUMMIT, NJ - The City of Summit Shade Tree Advisory Committee (STAC) is seeking additional volunteers to assist with pruning City trees in the municipal right-of-way.

Volunteers will be pruning 'tree suckers' during the STAC's annual spring cleanup. 'Tree suckers' are odd branches that grow at the base of the tree that sap energy away from the healthier and more ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Union County residents of all ages can meet live animals, celebrate wildlife and embrace environmental conservation at a fun and educational event in honor of Earth Day at the Trailside Nature and Science Center on April 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks are required and must be worn by all participants, and social distancing guidelines must be observed at this outdoor ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - The spotted lanternfly -- an invasive insect that threatens native trees and plants, and can destroy valuable crops -- hatches its eggs from late April to early May. This Earth Day, which will take place on April 22, Union County is challenging its residents to take on a different typ of Earth Day project: help destroy the spotted lanternfly and its eggs, as well.

The ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Spring cleaning -- and collecting -- alert.

The Summit Free Market will be held May 8, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at its home on the grounds of the Municipal Transfer Station. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, item drop-off and shopping will be by appointment only. Masks will be required and temperature taken for everyone entering the building.

Summit residents ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - The next free Household Hazardous Waste recycling event will be held on April 10 at the Union County Vocational-Technical Schools Campus in Scotch Plains, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Any Union County resident may participate.

The Household Hazardous Waste events provide Union County residents with a free, environmentally safe way to dispose of outdated or unwanted ...