Ocean City Earns Silver Certification From Sustainable Jersey

Ocean City, NJ -- Ocean City is one of 25 municipalities in New Jersey that has attained Silver Certification from Sustainable Jersey, the city announced on Monday.

It will be honored during the Sustainable Jersey Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Atlantic City.

“We feel blessed in Ocean City to live in such a beautiful place, and the protection of our environment and resources is vitally important,” Ocean City Mayor Jay A. Gillian said. “We’re proud to have achieved Silver-Level Certification and thankful for Sustainable Jersey’s continued mission.”

In order to achieve the certification, Ocean City submitted documentation to show it had completed a balance of the required sustainability actions, meeting a minimum of 350 action points.

In addition to reaching 350 points, each community had to create a green team and select at least three out of eleven priority action options.

• a fleet inventory;
• municipal carbon footprint;
• sustainable land use pledge;
• natural resource inventory; and
• prescription drug safety and disposal.

“Sustainable Jersey is incredibly proud of the 74 New Jersey towns that achieved certification this year,” Sustainable Jersey co-director Donna Drewes said. “The 198 Sustainable Jersey certified towns demonstrate leadership and are a testament to how much we can accomplish toward the long-term goal of a sustainable New Jersey.”

Certified towns excelled in areas such as improving energy efficiency and health and wellness, reducing waste, sustaining local economies, protecting natural resources and advancing the arts.

“Collectively the 440 participating Sustainable Jersey towns are a powerful force in New Jersey,” Sustainable Jersey co-director Randall Solomon said.

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