10th Annual Collingswood Green Festival Is This Weekend

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ — Collingswood has been celebrating the earth for a decade. Its 10th annual Green Festival will take place on Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. along Irvin Avenue. The borough’s continued commitment to eco-issues will be on display.

"The mission of the Green Festival is to give every person a chance to reduce our carbon footprint and to participate in a new green activity that can be easily implemented into your home," Collingswood Commissioner and event organizer Joan Leonard said. "Come on out and enjoy."

For 10 years, Collingswood’s residents, businesses, vendors and volunteers have gathered for the Green Festival to show how they can each make a difference in their community by working together to build a better environment. Through a variety of recycling opportunities, green-conscious vendors, and eco-friendly demonstrations, attendees will learn what they can do daily to reduce waste.

• Local sustainable food, organic gardening, water conservation, renewable energy, environmentally-friendly construction, and more;
• Learn about smart green living from local activists and experts;
• Enjoy al fresco dining from local restaurants while enjoying live music;
• Learn about local activity involving nearby Newton Creek and our area's own old growth forest, Saddler's Woods;
• Buy shade trees, backyard composters, and rain barrels at low, subsidized prices (see below);
• Buy produce and products from local farmers and specialty organic vendors;
• Buy objects d'art made from recycled materials by local artisans;
• Special presentations and exhibits from experts and environmental advocates;.
• Activities for kids: Fun Zone including face-painting, sidewalk chalk drawing, games, arts and crafts, and more in the area behind the Old Zane School (Kitchen & Associates);
• Bike Share and Bike Rodeo: At the Bike Share tent learn to tune up your bike from mechanic volunteers and sign up for the Bike Share program (a mere $25 to rent a bike for one year). The nearby bike rodeo area offers a series of fun bike-centric activities for kids and their bikes;
• Paper shredding: Free paper shredding will be available from 10am to 1pm under the Speedline.
• Electronics recycling drop off: Bring any electronic item that can be recycled or refurbished - old TVs, monitors, laptops, radios, FAX machines, keyboards, DVD players, stereo equipment, typewriters, VCRs, scanners, printers. Drop off between 9am and 2pm in designate area. Note: don't bring disassembled or broken equipment that cannot be reused.
• Household hazardous waste collection - courtesy of Camden County: For drop off, drive or walk up to the Collingswood public works garage (adjacent to the Green Festival) at 713 N. Atlantic Ave. between 8:30 am and 3 pm.; and
• Bring your usable latex paint to the recycling tent at the green festival to be repurposed for other painting projects.

Click to learn more about what is acceptable for drop off.

Volunteers are needed to set up the event from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and to break it down from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Help is also needed for cleanup after the event. During the event, volunteers will also be needed to assist with the children's area, information booths, food areas and throughout the festival. Interested vendors and volunteers can call Leonard at 856-858-4545 or email jleonard@collingswood.com to participate.

The attached images were provided by the Borough of Collingswood