Leading Community Sustainability

Join us for Earth Day

Our annual Sustainable Highland Park Earth Day Fair will once again be part of the Spring Fling Street Fair. We will be educating, engaging, and inspiring our community to take action to create a just, healthy, and sustainable world. See our Earth Day Fair information.

A man painting a curbside trash bin with spring colors.
Our Mission

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.

Logo for Highland Park's Sustainable Jersey Silver Certification.
Two volunteers posing with a recently planted native plant.
About Us
What we do

Current initiatives

A volunteer raking leaves away from a storm drain.

Adopt-a-Storm Drain

Litter, debris and other pollutants enter storm drains and eventually pollute our waterways. It can also clog drains, flooding local streets. Residents can adopt one or more storm drains in their neighborhood and periodically remove leaves and litter from the top of the drain.
A volunteer picking up litter from a roadside.

Community Cleanups

Tired of seeing trash on our streets and sidewalks and in our parks and other natural areas? So are we. Do you wish you could do something about it? Well, we are! And so can you!
All Initiatives
Events

Come meet us or lend a hand

All Events
May 03

Community Cleanup

Let’s come together to clean up our community. Gloves, buckets, and other supplies will be provided.

May 04

Earth Day Fair 2025

Join Sustainable Highland Park for our annual Earth Day Fair, being held once again as part of the Spring Fling Street Fair.

May 18

Community Cleanup

Let’s come together to clean up our community. Gloves, buckets, and other supplies will be provided.

Get involved

There are many ways to participate

Whether you have a lot of time or a little, there are many ways to help make our community more sustainable!
More about getting involved
News

Sustainability News

  • The downside of gas-powered leaf blowers

    March 8, 2025

    There are several reasons to skip the gas-powered leaf blower. More information and alternatives here.

  • Should you rake fallen leaves?

    March 8, 2025

    Do you dread raking leaves each fall? Be sustainable and save your back by leaving them alone! For more information, check out Do Less this Fall and Leave Those Leaves on Your Lawn and this article by EcoWatch.

  • Sustainably reselling used items

    March 8, 2025

    Did you ever wonder what to do with items that didn’t sell at a garage sale? Here are some great places to donate items you’re done with!

  • Serve on the Highland Park Fire Department

    March 8, 2025

    The Fire Department is looking for volunteers. For information call 732-572-4323.

All Sustainability News
Our Accomplishments

Some of the impacts in the community we've made

1300
Native plants seedlings distributed for residents' gardens
800
Pounds of trash collected in 2024
150
Storm drains monitored by local residents