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Preserving the Legacy of 2000-2003
Environmental Commission

The Environmental Commission is responsible for working with municipal officials to educate the public and generate solutions to environmental issues. The Environmental Commission is also responsible for commenting to the Planning and Zoning Boards about environmental issues which should be considered in deciding applications before those two Boards.

We recommend that you recycle your old PC instead of adding hadardous waste to the landfill. See our PC Recycling page for details and suggestions. You may also visit the hazardous waste disposal page on this website.

New Jersey has a statewide plan to control suburban sprawl. You have seen the big map on the news. We have the Long Hill area map and a brief explanation. For the complete story, read about the Blueprint for Intelligent Growth on the New Jersey Anti-Sprawl website.

You should be aware of the hazards of Radon gas, if you live on one of our hills. Visit our Radon page.

The Environmental Commission recommends these websites:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
United States Environmental Protection Agency (NY/NJ)
United States Environmental Protection Agency Student website is full of information on conservation methods, water and air polution control, human health issues like lead, radon and pesticides, and waste & recycling information.
US Geological Survey
What is Non-Point-Source Pollution - a brief definition on the NJ DEP website.
Using Lawn Fertilizers and the Protection of Water Quality - Best Management Practices For the Homeowner (.pdf)
Pesticides
Manure and Animal Waste Management
More links on the Ten Towns Committee Links page.

The State of New Jersey has a hotline for reporting spills and emergencies. Read about it

1-800-WARNDEP

If you are curious about the Superfund sites and remediation within the Township, you should read the EPA factsheet.


Environmental Commission
Dr. Len Hamilton, Chair Michael Bergen Devanshi Jackson Joan McCluskey	Bruce Meringolo Scott Soldan John Walsh	Alexandra Hennessey, 1^st Alt. Roseanne Calluori, 2^nd Alt. Chris Collins, TC Rep
Meetings: 4th Monday at 7:00 PM at Town Hall

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"The Pest Control website"

Be advised that the Safer Pest Control website is very inefficient. For example, under ”Yards & Gardens”, there is a link to ”Lawns we can live with”. This tip sheet is downloaded as a 1.1 MB file which requires Acrobat to read it. Expect to wait 7 minutes to download this 2 page thriller.

If anyone knows of a more efficient site that conveys the same message, please suggest it to the Long Hill Webmaster or the Environmental Commission.

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