Montclair Event Will Discuss ‘Responsible Decluttering and Discarding’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Montclair Public Library. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

On Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m., the Montclair Public Library’s Adult School Department will be holding “Decluttering and Discarding,” the latest program in “Living Green,” the library’s popular series for conservation-minded consumers, in collaboration with Montclair Climate Action and the Montclair Township. The event will take place at the Main Library at 50 South Fullerton Avenue.

Is your New Year’s resolution to pare down your possessions and declutter your living space...without messing up the planet? Join Lisa Johnson, Montclair Township’s environmental affairs coordinator, Juliet Jones of More Sustainable Consulting and Jane Marcus from the Montclair Town Swap to find out what to do with burnt out fluorescent bulbs, outgrown winter boots, countless plastic containers, and so much more. An audience Q&A period will follow.

“Don’t we all want a clean sweep in the new year?” asks Montclair Library Director Janet Torsney. “This installment of Living Green will help you purge your possessions, give useful things to your neighbors, and spare the environment all at the same time!”

Founded in 1893, the Montclair Public Library serves the residents of Montclair, New Jersey. It has two facilities: the Main Library at 50 South Fullerton Avenue and the Bellevue Avenue Branch Library at 185 Bellevue Avenue. The Library has been changing lives every day for over 125 years through words, ideas, and community building by providing unlimited opportunities for lifelong learning, discovery, and community engagement.

Montclair Climate Action is a group of local residents that formed out of concern over the climate crisis, but also a faith that Montclair can become a leader in its response. They work with the township government to promote policies that will drive the transition to renewable energy, such as adoption of town-wide renewable energy, town-wide composting, and purchasing of electric vehicles. MCA also works with the public to increase support for these policies and to encourage residents to do what they can for themselves, whether that is reducing waste, buying renewable energy, or taking public transportation.

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