Earth Day Results & EAC Meeting Tonight!

Participants at the EAC Earth Day event on April 16, 2011 collected the following:
- 187 bags of trash
- 29 bags of recyclable materials
- 200 pounds of scrap metal
- 1 television
- 6 tires

Way to go! Anyone interested in continuing to clean up our neighborhoods can contact Upper Milford Township to have township personnel come pick up any bags of trash you collect!

JUNE EAC MEETING: Tonight (6/20/11) at 7 p.m. at the Upper Milford Township building. View our agenda.

E-Waste Recycling on Earth Day!

Among the many activities planned for the 2011 Earth Day event in Emmaus is another e-waste recycling program! Come to the Emmaus Community Park anytime from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, to drop off old appliances, TVs, computers, batteries, light bulbs and more (some fees apply).

Download flier for details.

What else is happening on Earth Day? Come to the park on Saturday to check it out! We will be organizing groups for litter clean-up activities in the morning. At lunchtime, we will have Bob Swaim giving demonstrations of his conference bicycle, the Emmaus Arts Commission will announce winners of their rain barrel auction, and the Emmaus Main Street program will announce winners of their first eco-scavenger hunt!

Jump into SPRING with a celebration of our precious EARTH!

Earth Day 2011!

In Emmaus, Earth Day will be a full day celebration on Saturday, April 16, 2011!

Join the EAC and other community organizations at Emmaus Community Park for a day of litter clean-up, storm-drain stenciling, scavenger hunts, exhibits and more! The Emmaus Main Street Program and the Emmaus Arts Commission are new partners in this fun, environmentally friendly annual event.

Groups are needed to help with the clean-up activities, and we are also offering an electronics recycling program for residents to stop by (no appointment necessary) to propertly dispose of TVs, computers, batteries, light bulbs and more (some fees apply).

Click here for more details!

Interested in helping out, or want to know more? Contact the EAC!

Check back to this website for more details as the Earth Day draws near! Hope to see you there!

EAC Meeting Tonight in Emmaus

Earth Day 2011 planning, bicycle-friendly roads, Leibert Creek water quality monitoring...
All to be discussed at tonight's EAC meeting!

Monday, February 28, 2011
7 p.m.
Emmaus Borough Hall (downstairs)

February 28, 2011 Meeting Agenda

January 2011 Meeting Notes

January Updates

After a short hiaitus over the holiday season, the EAC is back in action, preparing for the new year.

Check out what the Patch has to say about the Emmaus & Upper Milford EAC's activities!
http://emmaus.patch.com/articles/residents-recycle-nearly-7-tons-of-electronic-trash?ncid=M255

A few items that we were late in posting:

October 2010 meeting notes

January 24, 2011 meeting agenda