Hoboken launches composting program
The city of Hoboken is partnering with the Community Compost Company to implement one of New Jersey’s first residential composting programs. The program offers residential pickup service now and will offer drop spots at three locations in Hoboken starting in June.
“Hoboken is proud to be a leader in sustainability with the first residential composting program in Hudson County and one of the first in New Jersey,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, composting could save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. While it costs us $100 per ton to dispose of trash in a landfill, it would only cost about $40 per ton to dispose our food waste at a composting facility. We especially look forward to partnering with schools, food establishments, and larger apartment buildings to address our largest sources of food waste.”
Residents can choose compost pick-up service for $20-35/month, or on Saturdays beginning in June, residents can bring their separated food scraps and other organic materials to one of three drop spot locations in Hoboken for free. Residents may bring their materials in any containers they choose, however garbage bags and non-compostable refuse will not be accepted. Residents can visit www.communitycompostco.com to sign up for pick-up service or to get more information about drop spot locations and timing. Businesses and organizations interested in composting should email info@communitycompostco.com to discuss services.
“We’re very excited to work with the City of Hoboken to expand our organics recycling program,” says Eileen Banyra, Owner of Community Compost Co. “It is absolutely the right place at the right time to advance such a program. Bringing awareness to the complexities surrounding food waste and the benefits of composting is key to our mission.”
Garbage from Hoboken is transported to a landfill in West Virginia and tipping fees alone cost $100 per ton of waste. Separating organic materials for composting is an easy way to divert waste from the landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in addition to helping the City of Hoboken save money by cutting down on landfill fees and the volume and frequency of garbage collection.
Community Compost Company takes collected food scraps to farms where they are recycled into compost, which is used to fertilize the soil.
Hoboken Arts and Music Festival music lineup announced
The free Spring Arts and Music Festival on Washington Street on May 3 is bound to be fun with Peter Wolf from the J. Geils Band headlining.
The event, co-sponsored by The Hudson Reporter newspapers, will feature food, music, and kids’ activities.
Bands will perform on three stages. Besides Wolf, the other entertainers include Anthony D’Amato, Maddy Bowes, Jeremy Beck & the Heavy Duty Horns, Ed Smith & the Ego, Wyland, Frankie Morales & the Mambo of the Times Orchestra, Jason & the Jungle Gym Jam, Preschool of Rock, Garden St. School of the Performing Arts, and Little Club Heads.
1st annual walk against Lupus will be May 17
May 17 in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park begins a new tradition of family-friendly activities as Daddy’s Sunshine the Fight against Lupus introduces “The First Annual Hudson County Lupus Walk.” Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. Donation for individual walkers is $10. To sign up and/or donate, visit www.daddysunshine.com or www.hudsoncountylupuswalk.com. For more information, call (551) 689-0500.
Liberty Humane Society opens new Spay/Neuter clinic
Non-profit animal shelter Liberty Humane Society has announces the opening of its own dedicated spay/neuter clinic. Liberty Humane Society is the animal shelter for Jersey City, Bayonne, and Hoboken, and has a strict spay-neuter policy, meaning all animals are altered before adoption. This is done to ease the financial and logistic burden of spay/neuter on adopters and to reduce the number of unwanted pets born through accidental litters of puppies and kittens.
Prior to the clinic opening LHS was forced to transport adoptable animals 80 miles each way to a partner clinic.
LHS’s own clinic is housed in a customized RV, fully equipped, on LHS grounds. Staffed by experienced and specialized veterinarians and technicians, the shelter will now be able to spay or neuter adoptable animals on site. The first day of operation, on Wednesday, March 25, saw the safe and effective alteration of five of the shelter’s animals. While access to the clinic is only available for animals in the shelter’s care at this time, shelter officials hope to grow the clinic’s capacity to eventually serve other local shelters and rescues and to help in TNR efforts.
To learn more about Liberty Humane Society and the new Spay/Neuter Clinic, please visit www.libertyhumane.org.
Spinning benefit on April 11 will benefit injured triathlete
Glenn Hartrick, an avid triathlete, member of GCTri and Jersey City resident, was on a routine training ride the morning of June 12, 2014 when he was involved in a very serious crash resulting in injuries which left him paralyzed from the chest down. After many surgeries Glenn continues his recovery at Kessler Rehabilitation Center on an outpatient basis. Although his life has been altered by this tragic event, he hasn’t given up on his love for endurance racing and is currently training to participate as a challenged athlete with his new hand cycle at the Unite Half Marathon on April 12 and the NYC Marathon later this year.
On Saturday April 11 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. a benefit event sponsored by the Gold Coast Triathlon Club of Hoboken will take place at Wheelhaus Bikegarten, 720 Monroe St., Room C-301, Hoboken, and all funds raised will go directly to helping pay for Glenn’s medical bills. Spin sessions will begin at 1:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5:15 p.m., with an after party at the Tilted Kilt, 800 Jackson St., Hoboken. Donation for participants is $100 per session.
Register for the event and/or donate at the event website, www.spinning4glenn.com. Glenn’s Glenn’s personal webpage is at www.glennhartrick.com.