Edison Township Environmental Commission

Edison Township Environmental Commission The ETEC's mission is to improve quality of life by providing leadership and vision in support of all environmental activities that impact the township.

The Edison Township Environmental Commission's mission is to improve the resident’s quality of life by providing leadership and vision in support of all activities within the Township that impact the protection, use and restoration of natural resources and open space located within the Township. The Commission will review Planning and the Zoning Board applications in order to identify potential ad

verse impacts or effects to the environment and will recommend actions to the respective Board, or to the Township Council, regarding local environmental issues including (but not limited to):
sustainability, solid waste management and recycling; clean water resources; storm water management; energy conservation and renewable energy resources; air, noise, and light pollution; transportation and circulation planning; preservation and use of parks and other open spaces; land use; and protection of flora, fauna, soil and landscape throughout the Township. The Commission coordinates with neighboring Environmental Commissions and will offer support to other environmental groups on local and regional issues. The Environmental Commission provides educational information regarding the care and stewardship of the environment to Township residents. The Edison Environmental Commission is a member of ANJEC – Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions – a private non-profit educational organization. ANJEC's mission is to promote the public interest in natural resource protection, reclamation and sustainable development and to support environmental Commissions working with community officials and concerned citizens. Throughout NJ, Environmental Commissions will:
• Use a wide range of information and approaches to inform the local government and residents on environmental issues, laws and programs.
• Promote regional and long-range environmental planning;
• Reach local citizens through educational programs, publications and meetings;
• Work with neighboring Commissions and other organizations to address regional and state-wide environmental problems;
• Play a coordinating role among the diverse actors in environmental protection including the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Soil Conservation Districts, local planning boards, boards of health, and utilities and development authorities.

Environmental Stewards we need you! The Edison Township Environmental Commission is looking for Environmental Stewards i...
05/26/2026

Environmental Stewards we need you!

The Edison Township Environmental Commission is looking for Environmental Stewards interested in helping with pollinator gardens and rain gardens throughout Edison.
You will learn a lot about pollinator and rain gardens while giving service hours to your community.

🌼 10 Volunteers – North Edison
🌼 20 Volunteers – South Edison

📍 Dwyer Park4 Gentore Ct, Edison, NJ
Join us this Saturday, May 30
⏰ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM-planting.

Volunteers will assist with planting and supporting local pollinator habitats and green infrastructure projects.

Those interested in joining our Pollinator Garden Team may email:📧 [email protected]

❗️Please note this is not a clean up.
See the flyer below for the Pollinator Gardens Schedule.

Mill Creek Clean up—near John Marshall Elementary School. Sunday May 24th from 9AM-12PMStudents can get Community Servic...
05/14/2026

Mill Creek Clean up—near John Marshall Elementary School.
Sunday May 24th from 9AM-12PM
Students can get Community Service Hours
Anyone can participate
We have gloves,bags and pickers for you.
This area has been on our radar for a few years now and finally this clean up is happening.
Dress with long sleeves, long pants and sneakers
Bring your water bottles
🅿️ Sign up table at the school parking lot
More information [email protected]
Thanks to Edison Clean Communities, Health Department, DPW and our volunteers who make these efforts a success.
Below are real time images from today at Mill Creek from a distance you can’t see the trash but I have included some close ups.
Pictures courtesy -Water Salvatore our volunteer coordinator.

This is a much needed Clean near John Marshall Elementary School. On May 24 from 9 am-12noon -Students - you can get ser...
05/11/2026

This is a much needed Clean near John Marshall Elementary School.
On May 24 from 9 am-12noon
-Students - you can get service hours
-We have gloves and pickers for you so come on out and enjoy the outdoors and explore your neighborhood.
-Wear sneakers please.
-No registration needed just show up at the event and look for the sign up table.
-Anyone can participate bring your friends.
-Bring your water bottles.
Any questions email—[email protected]

Rutgers Water Resource team is having another rain garden workshop onApril 28 at the Edison Main library more info on th...
04/24/2026

Rutgers Water Resource team is having another rain garden workshop on
April 28 at the Edison Main library more info on the flyer attached.

Learn about rain gardens and how to install one at the Edison Main Library on Tuesday, April 28 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources and Green Infrastructure Champions will design custom rain gardens free of charge, provide an overview of material costs and discuss planting options.

Attending the workshop does not bind residents to install a rain garden.

This Saturday there are two events happening simultaneously at 9AM-12PMNorth Edison-Meet up place is at the Parking lot ...
04/24/2026

This Saturday there are two events happening simultaneously at 9AM-12PM
North Edison-Meet up place is at the Parking lot of John Adams Middle School
South Edison-Thomas Swales Park
🙌 Thank you to all our volunteers who participated in this years Earth Day events.
The Green Fair is on September 12,2026 save the date. If you’re interested in participating as a vendor please reach out for the application form.
Email- [email protected]

🌍🌼🌱Earth Day Event #3 at Dwyer Park 4/19/26 🌱 the pollinator garden is done new shoots are coming out already and we pl...
04/20/2026

🌍🌼🌱Earth Day Event #3 at Dwyer Park 4/19/26 🌱 the pollinator garden is done new shoots are coming out already and we planted a huge variety of seeds.

🌼🌱About 30 volunteers participated in this event, they learn a lot about NJ native plants, weeds and how to remove them.

🌿🌻Many thanks to the volunteers for their hard work today.
🙌If you’re interested in helping with this project please 📧 [email protected]
Next Event—Saturday 4/25 John Adam’s MS and Swales Park.
No sign up needed just show up.

🌍Edison Earth Day Event #2 at Swales Park🦋 Thank You, Volunteers! 🌱 👋 A big welcome to our Volunteer Coordinator Water ...
04/19/2026

🌍Edison Earth Day Event #2 at Swales Park
🦋 Thank You, Volunteers! 🌱

👋 A big welcome to our Volunteer Coordinator Water Salvatore and Student Rep from EHS Jorich Saramba.
🤝 Thank you to all the groups: Edison Care, For Goodness Sake, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Troop 66 and others.
🚮 3 filled trash cans plus 18 bags of mixed trash were removed to make way for new life
🌻 Both garden beds were cleaned and planted today.
🌼Some of the species you will be seeing are cone flowers (Echinacea )golden rod, New England Aster, black eye Susan ( Rudbeckia ) lambs ear, inkberry, wild bergamot, milkweed, Shasta daisies and a bunch of other surprises like cosmos, marigolds, Mexican sunflowers and herbs like sage, thyme, rosemary, lavender and basil 🐝 🐛 🐞
🌱If you would like to donate/share a native plant that would be very special or maybe you have a suggestion we welcome your input. Please check out the work done today from the pictures.
🌸Tomorrow we will be at Dwyer Park Pollinator Garden at 4 Gentore Ct 08820
📧To Join the Pollinator Garden group email [email protected]
Many thanks to;
🌿Edison Clean Communities, Health Dept & Edison DPW

For the folks who have issues with flooding in your neighborhood don’t miss this opportunity. There is a zoom and in per...
11/14/2025

For the folks who have issues with flooding in your neighborhood don’t miss this opportunity.
There is a zoom and in person session more info below.

Please join us for the Middlesex County Rain Garden Education & Design Sessions! Next Wednesday will be the Zoom session (QR code) and the second session will be in the evening on December 3rd at the Edison Public Library Main Branch. Hope to see you there!

🙌 A big thank you to the Swales Community, the Green Groups, vendors, volunteers, the Facebook Groups that shared our e...
09/14/2025

🙌 A big thank you to the Swales Community, the Green Groups, vendors, volunteers, the Facebook Groups that shared our event, and all you who supported the Edison Green Fair 2025.
Many thanks to Edison DPW, Edison PD Auxiliary, Fire Dept, Health Dept,
🎤The Music Engineers- 4440 ent. The performers are Aetheress, Emi Camile, Kouskous Heaven, Shannon O, and Due Corda the other groups
Beautiful Edison, ECGI, Cypress Brewery, Edison Care, the food trucks-Mexiboys, Tommy’s, Queen Cola Smoothies- and all our special guests Middlesex County Clerk Nancy Pitkin, Bob Diehl, Margot Harris and John Ponyer.

Special thank you to the Edison Community Garden Teams—Peggie Olivera, Colleen Duffy, Laura U Smith, Nicole Nelson, Shristi Bhaumik, Vinita Lobo, Jyoti and Savnik Gupta, Angel Solomon, Aatish Murthy, Jyotsna Manikantan, Rosanna Sameniego, Rita Smith, Judy Lee, Abha Davrarajan, Megan Doherty, Linda Tsirikos and the rest of Team Dwyer & Swales who participated.

This year the Environmental Commission- Charles, Maria, David, Tom, Saket as well as Robert Aluck and myself hosted this event along with the Health Dept- Nima Patel and Brenda Renaldi.

The power was sponsored by Amner Deleon from Blue Sky Green Earth— the EGO Battery Pack.
Everything else was you and nature we send our gratitudes.
email us- [email protected]
Communities
Edison Center at Menlo Park- EMTC
Some pics from the event

Lots of volunteers showed up this morning including 94 year old Laura to support the removal of the knotweed on the Gree...
08/30/2025

Lots of volunteers showed up this morning including 94 year old Laura to support the removal of the knotweed on the Greenway.

We started this project in just one area it would take approximately three years to eradicate the Japanese knotweed. Today was the first stage of removal. The stems and flowers cut off and were bagged and removed.
We will post more information about the process as we progress.
If you have Japanese knotweed on your property you can reach out to us we will be happy to help.

The volunteers got a hands on lesson about the removal process and most of them are returning for the second phase.
We are happy to be a part of this project with the Middlesex Parks. Many thanks to our Team- Robert Aluck, Madelyn Mateo, for their support and guidance. Thank you to Commissioner Charles Backmann, Walter Stochel from the Greenway Group/Open Space, Mark Hebzburg from Metuchen Environmental Commission,
and all the other teams of volunteers for their efforts today.
For more info about volunteering email: [email protected]
Thanks to our team at the Health Dept Brenda Renaldi, Clean Communities and Edison DPW

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