
Leading Community Sustainability
Highland Park's First-Ever Repair Cafe!
Rescheduled for Sunday, April 19
1-4 pm
Highland Park Community Center
Repair Cafes are community-organized events where volunteers come together to make small repairs to household items. We’ll have coffee, tea, snacks, and skilled people to help you repair your things. Learn more.

Who is Sustainable Highland Park?
Sustainable Highland Park (SHP), the Borough’s Green Team, is dedicated to educating and implementing sustainable actions and practices that improve the quality of life for all those who live, work, and visit Highland Park, NJ. This includes environmental, economic, and social initiatives. In our capacity as the Green Team, Sustainable Highland Park aims to help the Borough maintain and advance our silver level Sustainable Jersey certification.


Current initiatives


Community Cleanups

Native and Pollinator Plant Dissemination and Education
Come meet us or lend a hand
Community Cleanup
Let’s come together to clean up our community. Gloves, buckets, and other supplies will be provided.
Community Cleanup
Let’s come together to clean up our community. Gloves, buckets, and other supplies will be provided.
SHP Monthly Meeting (hybrid)
Everyone is welcome to our hybrid meeting. Join us in person at Borough Hall or online.
There are many ways to participate
Attend our monthly meetings. See our meeting calendar.
Come out for an event.
Maintain a storm-drain through our Adopt-a-Drain Program.
Browse our resources and make a difference at home.
Follow us on social media and share.
Sign up for the SHP newsletter (below).
Sustainability News
Sustainability Spotlight: Cleaning Outcha Closet
February 14, 2026February’s Sustainability Spotlight features Cleaning Outcha Closet, a local thrift market group based in Highland Park, focused on eco-friendly shopping.
Nominate a resident, business, or organization for an upcoming Sustainability Spotlight here.
SHP 2025 Year in Review
January 7, 2026View Sustainable Highland Park’s 2025 accomplishments presentation here
Sustainability Spotlight: The Highland Park Native Plant Sanctuary
November 12, 2025November’s Sustainability Spotlight features the Highland Park Native Plant Sanctuary. Read more.
Nominate a resident, business, or organization for an upcoming Sustainability Spotlight here.
Sustainability Spotlight: Will Payne
October 26, 2025October’s Sustainability Spotlight is Highland Park resident Will Payne and his Little Free Garden on North 2nd just north of Lincoln. Read more here.
Nominate a resident, business, or organization for an upcoming Sustainability Spotlight here.
Repair Café Opportunity
September 13, 2025SHP intends to join the international Repair Café organization. At Repair Cafés, people bring their damaged articles, such as clothes, jewelry, bicycles or small appliances, and skilled volunteers with tools help with the mending and fixing.
We are looking for volunteers to help make the SHP Repair Café initiative possible. Please contact John Caputo at johncaputo55@gmail.com for more information.
Also contact John if you would be interested in going together to the Repair CafĂ© in Summit – Sat, Sep. 27, 11 am – 3 pm, Christ Church, 561 Springfield Ave.
Community Cleanup Volunteers Needed
September 13, 2025Mark Lesko has been running the cleanups twice a month for years and is looking for 2 dedicated volunteers to assist with setting up the check-in table, signing in volunteers, and breaking down the table/helping load his car after each cleanup. Cleanups are typically the 1st Saturday and 3rd Sunday from 10 am – 12 pm (9 – 11 am in the summer). He’s looking for one Sat. volunteer and one Sun. volunteer. You can also volunteer with a friend. The commitment is for a couple of hours each month. If interested, please email highlandparksustainable@gmail.com.

