■ Environmental Business
Continued From Page 26 the tea to the seedlings . With our efforts , we hope to start on the path to producing these trees on a larger-scale basis .
CLEANING UP LOCAL COMMUNITIES / ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Felician University
Felician University would like to nominate its Sustainability Project for the CIANJ / Commerce Magazine ’ s 2020 Environmental Leadership Award .
Felician University launched the ambitious project in September 2019 to distribute cotton reusable , washable bags to help reduce the number of plastic bags in the environment , an increasingly important goal , especially as numerous New Jersey municipalities are now moving to ban plastic bags .
As part of the project , students work with Bergen and Passaic municipalities in distributing the bags at the Rutherford Farmers Market , Garfield Town Hall , Greater Bergen Community Action in Cliffside Park , Coffee with a Cop in Garfield , and ShopRites in Lodi and Lyndhurst , among other places .
Plans are in the works to increase the bag distribution to help address a critical environmental issue in a way that is convenient for shoppers and consumers and makes it easy to help “ Change the World One Bag at a Time .”
NJEDA
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority ( NJEDA ) is creating a pioneering brownfields program that offers resources to support investors , communities , and municipal governments during the brownfield cleanup and revitalization process .
Reusable shopping bags are replacing plastic .
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The NJEDA is collaborating with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to expand the Community Collaborative Initiative , which embeds NJDEP staff in targeted cities with multiple environmental stressors , to provide hands-on support . This program emphasizes local input and partnerships to develop innovative solutions to complex environmental issues with the goal of revitalizing distressed cities .
Despite the expedited schedule , we kept environmental stewardship in mind and gave the client — and their shareholders — the information they needed to make the decision to acquire the property .
NJIT – The New Jersey Brownfields Assistance Center
The NJ Brownfields Assistance Center @ NJIT is the first and only center focused on assisting NJ communities overcome their brownfields challenges . The Center provides free guidance and resources to NJ county and local government entities to help them navigate the brownfield redevelopment process , as well as educates and engages communities around brownfield issues . Its multi-disciplinary team of professionals ( planners , engineers , environmental scientists , and social scientists ) view brownfields as opportunities to spur economic development , improve social equity , and
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