Secaucus Environmental Department

Environmental Director:
Jennifer Schneider
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 201-86-GREEN (47336)

Environmental Assistant:
Ava Mroz
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 201-330-2000 ext. 3222

Environmental Department General Inquiries:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 201-86-GREEN (47336)

Location:
Town Hall Annex
20 Centre Avenue, 2nd Floor
Secaucus, NJ 07094

Hours:
Monday–Friday
9am-4pm

Environmental Department Responsibilities

All recycling efforts, information, and reports regarding recycling;
Community organizing regarding environmental issues and environmental education;
Applying for and reporting on grants that the town has been awarded for projects such as Recreational Open Space Inventories, Community Stewardship Incentive Program, community garden and food waste opportunities;
Introducing Secaucus energy initiatives including; energy audits & upgrades, fleet inventories, electric vehicle charging stations, municipal energy aggregation, residential solar access, and participating in Hudson County’s microgrid pilot program.
Serving as Secaucus’ liaison to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as well as other state environmental agencies;
Enforcing any environmentally-related laws enacted by the State of NJ or the Town of Secaucus;
Ensure continued re-certification with Sustainable Jersey;
Work with Secaucus Environmental Committee on various environmental campaigns;
Partnering with Secaucus schools and Shade Tree Committee for the annual Arbor Day Celebration.
Coordinating with the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) regarding mobile shredding and hazardous waste days for Secaucus;

The services that the Environmental Department provides:

Planning of our annual Green Summer Festival, Environmental Camp, Summer Speaker Series, Earth Day activities as well as additional environmental events throughout the year;
Supervision of four Secaucus community gardens and plot assignment;
Management of Secaucus pollinator program including the care of our wildflower meadows, butterfly gardens and beehives – subsequent sale of local honey produced by our hives to fund the program;
Organization of various volunteer opportunities for residents;
Bi-Annual publication of Green Times newsletter;
Outreach to Secaucus business community to encourage community service activities and to participate in our Green Business Certification program;
Outreach to Secaucus restaurant community to reinforce Secaucus’ ban on Styrofoam and enrollment in our Green Restaurant Certification program;
Promotion of Secaucus Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program;
Administration of Secaucus’ Arbor Day Tree Appreciation donation campaign to increase the tree canopy in Secaucus;
Maintenance and collection of Big Green Box battery and small electronics recycling program.