FALL 2010

Your commitment torecycling is inspiring.If everyone followedyour example, our

earth would becleaner, greener and

healthier for all!Tom DeGise

County Executive

This November 15th, in celebration of

America Recycles Day,the Hudson County

Improvement Authority’s9th Annual CrayonRecycling Contest

will offer our studentsanother chance to be

National Champs!

To get your school involved in the 9th Annual Crayon Recycling Contest please call 1-800-540-0987 or visit www.hcia.org

Five Time National Champs!When the HCIA began our annual Crayon Recycling Contest 9 years ago we never imagined that our students would be National Champions Five Times in a Row! For the past 5 years running you have donated more crayons than any other kids in the country. We always knew you guys were smart and that you cared about our envi-ronment, and we are so impressed by your dedication and commitment to recycling!

Since Hudson students began this contest 8 years ago, you have collectively recycling an astounding – an amazing – an unbelievable – 8.9 TONS OF CRAYONS. That’s 17,838POUNDS OF CRAYONS!!! That is like recycling almost Five Cars – or one Giant Eighteen-Wheeler!

You have until December 23rd to gather all your old and broken crayons. Give them all toyour teacher once you’ve collected them and we’ll do the rest. And once we recycle themyou will all receive new, crazy-colored crayons to replace the old ones. But the greatest reward of all will be that you did your part for the Earth!

The HCIA will also reward student participation with earth-friendly presentations atschools. Winning schools will be awarded for their accomplishment and all students willbe recognized for their recycling efforts. Students also get the chance to see all of the winning schools in the Spring issue of Seasons for Kids and will be honored on the HCIA’s website www.hcia.org.

Hudson’s Kid Krusaders

Earth Friendly LingoCarpoolShreddingStormwater

CFLEnergy Efficiency

Special light bulbs and appliances that save energy, save money on utility bills and help protect theenvironment by reducing the

demand for electricity.

A type of light bulb (Compact Fluorescent Bulb) designedto replace “old-style” light bulbs which use less energy,have a longer life and keep our rooms just as bright.

The most common way that pollution reaches local rivers, creeks and lakes. Rainwater can carry chemicals, sediments and other forms of pollution into waterways like the Hackensack

River if we carelessly litter or throw things downsewer drains.

Putting bills and junk mail into a machine that tears them into tiny little scraps of recyclable paper andstops crooks from stealing people’s identities.

Several people joining in one car to go to school or work. By carpooling or taking public transportation less carbonmonoxide and greenhouse gases are released into our air.

Get ready for another beautiful HCIAEarth Poster ContestCalendar! Every year I am excited to see theamazingly imaginativeworks of art that Hudson County students

design to celebrate Earth Day. With ‘A Billion Acts of Green’ as a theme,students were able to show all thedifferent ways we can each do ourpart to protect our Earth. I am soproud of all the kids and teacherswho participated, and I know youwill just love the colorful calendaryou helped create!

Thomas A. DeGiseCounty Executive

Wow! HudsonCounty’s Kids areWinners All the Way!For an incredible 5thyear in a row you haverecycled morecrayons than anyother students across

the entire United States. The HCIA’s9th Annual Crayon Recycling beginson Monday, November 15th andeveryone here at the HCIA is rootingfor you. So come on NationalChamps, let’s do it again this year!

John L. ShinnickHCIA Chairman

Here at the HCIA, weknow how smart kidsare when it comes to the protecting ourenvironment. We alsocount on you to makesure your parents arejust as eco-smart as

you! So remind the adults in your lifeabout the importance of recyclingand conserving energy. Give themthis copy of Seasons for Kids so theycan learn about HHW Days and all theother important FREE programs at theHCIA!

Norman M. GuerraChief Executive Officer

Adults receive tons and tons of junk mailevery day! Add that to bills and other mail -that's a lot of personal information thatcrooks can get their hands on. Stop identitytheft in its tracks! Tell the adults in your lifeabout the upcoming HCIA Free ShreddingEvents.

Saturday, September 25Braddock Park in North Bergen

(79th Street & Bergenline Avenue Entrance)

Saturday, October 2West Hudson Park in Kearny

(Parking Lot by Pond)

Saturday, October 9Lincoln Park in Jersey City

(Parking Lot by Running Track)

HEY PARENTS!

Go Shred!

9 AM to 1 PM(Rain or Shine)

Call us at 800.540.0987or visit us at: www.hcia.org

Ready!

Smart!

Wow!

2011C A L E N D A R i s h e r e !

Say What!!!Say What!!!In a lifetime, the average American will throw away 600 times his or her

adult weight in garbage. This means that each adult will leave 90,000 pounds of trash for his or her children.

A full bath tub requires about 70 gallons of water, while taking a five-minute shower uses only 10 to 25 gallons.

If only 100,000 people stopped their junk mail, we could save up to 150,000 trees annually.

One tree can filter up to 60 pounds of pollutants from the air each year.

Nearly 218,000 tons of shredded paper is used each year for animal bedding.

Five recycled plastic bottles make enough fiberfill to stuff a ski jacket.

“A Billion Acts of Green” was 2010’s Annual Earth Day Poster Contest theme and boy did itget our students thinking of how they can do their part to save our environment. Hundredsof students turned in their own colorful and artistic interpretations of the everydayways we can save energy, reduce, reuse and recycle. The winning posters are displayedthroughout the HCIA’s colorful calendar that will be distributed throughout HudsonCounty schools.

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“Shredding” “Junk Mail”

“Recycling” “HHW”

“Buster Bus”

www.rbrc.orgwww.planetpals.com/americarecycles.html

www.walktoschool.org/www.njclean.org

www.hcia.orgwww.hudsontma.org

www.epa.gov/students/

EnvironmentalCool Links

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What to bring!What to bring!What to bring!What to bring!What to bring!NOW ACCEPTING THERMOSTATS!Cleaners and CorrosivesPool chemicalsRechargeable & Car batteries* Propane tanks from your barbecue grills onlyCompact fluorescent bulbs*Used motor oilOld gasolineFire extinguishersOil paintAntifreezeComputers/Printers/MonitorsElectronicsCell Phones

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) isvery dangerous to the environmentbecause it can contaminate theEarth's soil and water. By carefullydisposing of this garbage at HHWDays, you help to make sure thatour environment stays clean and green.

So don't forget to mark those calendars,remind your parents and help make areal difference!

HHWDays!SAFETY FIRST!!!

*NEW REGULATIONS!Household Alkaline batteriesshould be thrown out withyour regular trash.

Latex paints cans should beair-dried and thrown awaywith your regular trash(make sure lid is off).

Fluorescent light bulbsmust be wrapped in theiroriginal packaging, cellophane,newspaper, duct tape orin an air tight container.

Sunday, October 3rd,9am-1pmBayonne: Norton Paints, 148 East 5th StreetSecaucus: High School Parking Lot, 11 Mill Ridge Road

Saturday, October 16th,9am-1pmJersey City: JCIA, 501 Route 440Kearny: DPW, 357 Bergen Avenue

The Hudson TMA encourages parents to walk their childrento school rather than drop them off by car. Limiting the congestionof automobiles around our schools at the busiest times of the day is a goal we all should share. We can improve the health and safety of our children, as well as our own, by walking to school as oftenas possible. You can evenstart your own “walkingbus” to school with yourchildren’s friends and classmates. Parents line upwith children at pre-arranged“bus stops.” The furthestfamily begins the trip walkingtowards school, “picking up”the other families along the way.

Be sure to visit our website www.hudsontma.org!

CleanCommunitiesCouncil222 W. State StreetTrenton, NJ 08608njccc@njclean.org

Thomas A. DeGiseCounty Executive

Norman M. GuerraChief Executive Officer

John L. ShinnickHCIA Chairman

William J. Netchert, Esq.General Counsel

COMMISSIONERS

John L. Shinnick, ChairmanFrank Pestana, Vice Chairman

Stephen J. Gallo, TreasurerFrank Lorenzo, Secretary

Fred M. BadoOren K. Dabney, Sr.

James P. Doran Ed.D.Martin T. Martinetti

John A. Peneda

BOARD OFCHOSEN FREEHOLDERS

Tilo Rivas, ChairpersonWilliam O’Dea, Vice ChairpersonEliu Rivera, Chair Pro-Tempore

Albert J. CifelliDr. Doreen M. DiDomenico

Jeffrey DublinThomas F. LiggioJosé C. Muñoz

Anthony Romano

Call us at800.540.0987or visit us at:www.hcia.org

To Schedule a Clean-up in Hudson County callthe HCIA Environmental Hotline at 1-800-540-0987

It’s a great wayto start the day and

to inaugurate Octoberas International Walk to School

Month!

October is‘Walk to School’

Month!