■ Environmental Business
Continued From Page 28 develop community-needed land uses such as housing and recreation . The Center brings tools , strategies , resources , partnerships , subject matter experts , and education to brownfields-challenged communities . With such guidance , support , and assistance , New Jersey can successfully transform its brownfield sites into community assets .
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
Throughout the years , Peapack-Gladstone Bank consistently takes strides in protecting our environment through hands-on volunteerism and monetary support of local watersheds , parks , farms , conservation foundations and nature preserves . Through annual bank-sponsored events , employees maintain nature trails , eliminate invasive species , collect litter along
waterways , and plant and harvest crops for New Jersey food banks .
To eliminate paper waste , washable , reusable face masks were purchased for all employees ; and over the years , the bank has distributed thousands of complimentary eco-friendly reusable shopping bags to the public . Upcoming and ongoing educational and informational programs include corporate-wide virtual events and activities to promote and educate employees on Earth Day , World Water Day , World Environmental Day , America Recycles Day and World Soils Day .
Peapack-Gladstone Bank has an ongoing mission to pursue a sustainable environment of clean water , air and land providing a foundation for a vibrant economy and healthy communities for generations to come .
Reusable products are replacing single-use items .
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T & M Associates
As one of the nation ' s " Top 10 Main Streets ," Hoboken ' s Washington Street is a historic and vibrant corridor through the city ' s main business and residential districts . Decades of aging infrastructure and concerns about flooding and storms made it necessary to redesign the street , implementing innovative green infrastructure . To reduce stormwater overflow into the overburdened combined sewer system , runoff was taken offline and infiltrated into 15 new rain gardens . The " Complete Streets ”
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Land use consulting
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Our engineers and scientists provide geotechnical engineering , environmental services , and land-use consulting , supporting New Jersey ’ s development :
• Over five decades of award-winning geotechnical experience
• LSRP leadership and four decades of award-winning environmental experience
• Resiliency , dam engineering and other water resources consulting
• Comprehensive ecological and land-use planning and permitting experience
For more information about GZA ’ s services :
Southern NJ / Philadelphia John J . Oberer , LSRP John . Oberer @ gza . com 215.591.3800
Central NJ Melick-Tully , a Division of GZA Eugene Gallagher , P . E . Eugene . Gallagher @ gza . com 732.356.3400
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Northern NJ David Winslow , Ph . D ., PG David . Winslow @ gza . com 973.774.3300