Making Newark a "Green" Place to Live

Newark is working to become a “greener" community every day. Every little bit helps. Some projects are grand in scale and have a community-wide effect while others are small in-house changes the City makes in the way it operates and does business. The following is an example of initiatives, projects, and programs enacted by the City in order to reduce our carbon footprint and increase conservation and environmental awareness.
The above items are estimated to represent over 40,000 tons of diversion from the landfill over the last 15 years.