Community Calendar

We are seeking Seasonal Laborers for our Collections and Landfill teams and Full-Time Drivers for our Collections Team. Join us Tuesday, May 3, at 9:30 a.m., for an informational session about careers with ACUA. Same-day, on-site interviews are guaranteed!

Please bring two valid forms of ID. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an application prior to the event at www.acua.com/careers.

The event will be held rain or shine.

Click here for more information.

Atlantic County residents can safely dispose of the harmful chemicals often found in homes at our Household Hazardous Waste days.

The Atlantic Cape May County Sustainable Jersey Regional Hub invites you to the Sustainable Schools Mixer at Hidden Sands Brewery in Egg Harbor Township.

Find out what local schools are doing to save money, go green and promote environmental learning.

The event is free to attend, but registration is required: https://bit.ly/ACMHubMay18Meeting

Click here for more information.

ACUA Board Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 3 p.m. in the Geo Administrative Building (Building 1) located at the ACUA’s Haneman Environmental Park. Meetings are open to the public.

The Board Meeting can be joined virtually. Visit the below link to join:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlcuyqqjgoGtCkVrBrsWaZY8juyi66qOAq

Educational Garden Talks hosted by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Atlantic County are offered monthly. The format in 2022 will be a mix of virtual and in-person meetings. Garden Talks are open to beginners and gardeners with experience. Everyone can learn something new during our monthly Garden Talks!

May's Garden Talk: Container Gardening

Not a lot of space? No worries! It’s easy  to create and maintain a productive container garden. There are many varieties of vegetables and herbs that are especially suited to thrive in containers on a patio or porch. 

Click here to learn more and sign up to participate.

*Registrants will be notified if Garden Talks will be held virtually as each session approaches

Accepted items include:

• AC adapters
• All-in-one computers
• Aluminum, brass, light iron and copper
• Audio and video equipment
• Ballasts (non-PCB ‘s)
• Car batteries
• Cash registers
• Cell phones and telephones
• Computer memory
• Computer monitors – CRT or LCD
• Computer periphery and parts
• E-readers
• Game consoles
• Gold clip ends
• Handheld / table mounted scanners
• Hard drives
• Hoverboards
• Keyboards, mice and pc speakers
• Laptop and cell phone batteries
• Lead acid batteries
• Metal – baled or loose
• Microwave ovens
• Motherboards, b, c, tweener and finger boards
• Motors
• MP3 players / ipods
• PC fans and power supplies
• PC scrap and stereos (no wood)
• PC’s – desktop, laptops, tablets, towers
• Plastic – baled or loose
• Police scanners and pagers
• Portable radios
• Printers, copiers, scanners, modems, fax machines
• Rechargeable batteries
• Scales
• Televisions – intact
• Toner cartridges
• Uninterrupted power supply
• Vacuums
• VCR, DVD, blueray, laser disk and cd players
• Wire – all types
• Yokes
  * Household items not containing a compressor

The electronics are recycled through a NJDEP-certified electronics recycler, Thanks for Being Green, LLC. 

Please contact 609-625-0056 or email ac4hfairgrounds@gmail.com for more information.

The public is welcome to participate in the 15th Annual Cleanup of Patcong Creek!

Gather your friends, family, scout troop, faith group, business, club, team, neighborhood, youth group school or just yourself and make a commitment to improve your community.

Click here to open the registration form. Email the registration form to Leigh Ann Napoli at lnapoli@linwoodcity.org. All participants must register by Thursday, May 20.

4 Easy Drop-in Locations:

• Poplar Avenue Bridge
• Hamilton Avenue Boat Ramp
• Ocean Heights Avenue (EHT Side)
• Somers Point – Mays Landing Road Bridge

All participants will receive a free cleanup t-shirt, all cleanup supplies, and free lunch.

Sponsored by Linwood Environmental Commission in partnership with:

City of Linwood
City of Somers Point
Linwood Public Works Department
Lang’s Garden Market
Playlands Castaway Cove
Walt’s Original Primo’s Pizza
Glenn Insurance
Linwood Green Team
Somers Point Green Team
Ocean Heights Marina
Atlantic County Utilities Authority
Love Blue – Stockton Chapter 
NJDEP Clean Communities Program 
La Pizzatega

For more information and to register call Linwood City Hall at 609.927.4108 and speak to Leigh Ann or Mary.

Join ACUA and Melissa Belen-Gonzalez, AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador, for a hands-on workshop where you'll construct a rain barrel to bring home and collect and reuse rainwater in your yard. Learn the tips and tools of maintaining your barrel, using rainwater and more! Tools and supplies will be provided.  

We have two upcoming workshops scheduled:

Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m.
Sunday, May 22 at 12 p.m.

The workshops will be held at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) Environmental Park, 6700 Delilah Road, Egg Harbor Township, NJ.

Cost is $30 (Cost covers the price of the rain barrel and supplies)

Attendees can pay by card or check.

Workshops fill quickly. Click here for registration information.

Join our local AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador for an afternoon of learning about watersheds and macroinvertebrates at the ACUA Environmental Park. The event will be followed with a cleanup at the ACUA Environmental Park and along Doughty Road. Kids and adults are free to join.

This is an all ages event.

Click here to register for the free event.