ACUA’S 30th Annual Earth Day Festival This year ACUA will be celebrating its 30th Annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6700 Delilah Road in Egg Harbor Township. ACUA’s Earth Day is held rain or shine, and packs a full slate of free, fun, educational activities for kids and families. This year’s celebration includes many of ACUA’s perennial favorites as well as new vendors, workshops and entertainment. Over 150 vendors, crafters, food trucks and educational exhibitors will be participating. “Looking back, it’s pretty amazing to see how the ACUA has grown over the past 30 years. We’ve been able to expand our services and reduce our carbon footprint with renewable energy, alternative fuel vehicles and many other green initiatives. Earth Day gives us a chance to share what we’re doing with the public and to welcome people to see how waste is handled in Atlantic County. It also gives us an opportunity to recognize many of the great local environmental and nonprofit organizations that work to help our region. Earth Day at ACUA has grown to be the area’s largest Earth Day celebration thanks to all of the incredible sponsors and volunteers who make this event possible,” notes ACUA president Rick Dovey.
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Free Workshops
Free workshops will be offered every hour from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the ACUA’s amphitheater. Learn how to maximize limited space with container gardening, get smart, green cooking tips from “Ellie’s Thrifty Kitchen,” or learn how to attract and support endangered Monarch butterflies. There will also be a workshop at the Recycling Center on how to build a rain barrel, a Native Plant Walk at 12 noon and composting demonstrations in the Community Garden all day.
Seedlings
The ACUA will be giving out free seedlings and free seed packets while supplies last!
Wind, Solar and Wastewater Facility Tours
This is the 15th year ACUA will be offering free shuttles to visit New Jersey’s first commercial wind farm. Shuttles travel to the wind farm from the Environmental Park in Egg Harbor Township from 10 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. Get a close look at these five elegant turbines and learn how ACUA’s Wastewater Treatment Facility uses wind and solar power to clean millions of gallons of water every day.
Recycling Center Tours
What’s happening with recycling? Global changes in markets have impacted many recycling programs, but recycling remains an important way to help the environment. Come see how mixed recycling collected from Atlantic County homes, businesses and schools
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