Clean Communities

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (October 10, 2025)  –The Authority hosted its 33 rd Annual Waterways Cleanup, sponsored by the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program. The cleanup took place on Saturday, September 27. The Waterways Cleanup was held in conjunction with the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), hosted by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council. The ICC is a global event that allows volunteers worldwide to clean litter and debris from lake

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (October 1, 2025)  –The Authority is proud to host Mazie Mulford as the 2025-2026 Area 17 New Jersey AmeriCorps...

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (August 7, 2025)  – The Authority is proud to announce its 33rd Annual Waterways Cleanup event, inviting community...

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (March 31, 2025)  –   Every March, the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program hosts a county-wide Trash Hunt...

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (October 9, 2024)  –The Authority hosted its 32 nd Annual Waterways Cleanup, sponsored by the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program. The cleanup took place on Saturday, September 28. The Waterways Cleanup was held in conjunction with the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), hosted by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council. The ICC is a global event that allows volunteers worldwide to clean litter and debris from lakes

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (September 27, 2024)  –The Authority is proud to host David Ferrara as the 2024-2025 Area 17 New Jersey AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador. The Authority continues to serve as a host agency for individuals participating in the AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassador Program (NJWAP), during their term of service. The NJWAP addresses diverse environmental needs of the state primarily through observing and studying local waterways. This is accomplished thr

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (August 6, 2024)  – The Authority is proud to announce its 32nd Annual Waterways Cleanup event, inviting community members and groups to participate. The Authority is hosting this event as part of the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program on September 28. This event is being held in conjunction with the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), hosted in New Jersey by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council. Through the ICC,

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (March 27, 2024)  –   Every March, the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program hosts a county-wide Trash Hunt to promote awareness and accountability for preserving the environment. The Clean Communities Program is a statewide, comprehensive, litter-abatement program created by the passage of the Clean Communities Act in 1986. It is administered by The Authority of Cumberland County. This year’s annual event took place on Saturday, March 16, as part

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (February 23, 2024)  –   The Cumberland County Clean Communities Program is proud to announce its Reusable Bag Collection Program, presented by the Charlotte Brago Senior Center in partnership with Deerfield Township Clean Communities, and The Authority of Cumberland County, NJ.  As a result of the 2022 Single-Use Plastic Ban, many Cumberland County residents have gathered an overabundance of reusable bags, especially those from shop-from-home services.

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (February 2, 2024)  –   The Authority is proud to announce its 32 nd  Annual Cumberland County Trash Hunt event, sponsored by the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program. The Authority invites community members and groups to join the hunt on Saturday, March 16, 2024. The Authority sponsors this annual event through the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program to promote awareness and accountability for protecting and preserving the environment. S

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (October 23, 2023)  –The Authority hosted its 31 st Annual Waterways Cleanup, sponsored by the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program. The cleanup took place on Saturday, September 30. The Waterways Cleanup was held in conjunction with the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), hosted by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council. The ICC is a global event that allows volunteers worldwide to clean litter and debris from lake

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (October 4, 2023)  –The Authority is proud to host Cameron Shapiro as the 2023-2024 Area 17 New Jersey AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador for a second term of service. The Authority continues to serve as a host agency for individuals participating in the AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassador Program (NJWAP), during their term of service. The NJWAP addresses diverse environmental needs of the state primarily through observing and studying local waterwa

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (August 10, 2023)  – The Authority is proud to announce its 31st Annual Waterways Cleanup event, inviting community members and groups to participate. The Authority is hosting this event as part of the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program on September 30. This event is being held in conjunction with the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), hosted in New Jersey by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council. Through the ICC

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (April 5, 2023)  –   Every March, the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program hosts a county-wide Trash Hunt to promote awareness and accountability for preserving the environment. The Clean Communities Program is a statewide, comprehensive, litter-abatement program created by the passage of the Clean Communities Act in 1986. It is administered by The Authority of Cumberland County. This year’s annual event took place on Saturday, March 18, as parti

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (February 3, 2023)  –   The Authority is proud to announce its 31 st  Annual Cumberland County Trash Hunt event, sponsored by the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program. The Authority invites community members and groups to join the hunt on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The Authority sponsors this annual event through the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program to promote awareness and accountability for protecting and preserving the environment. S

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (November 14, 2022)  –The Authority hosted its 30 th Annual Waterways Cleanup, sponsored by the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program. The cleanup took place on several weekends between September 24 through November 5. The Waterways Cleanup was held in conjunction with the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), hosted by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council. The ICC is a global event that allows volunteers worldwide t

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (October 4, 2022)  –The Authority is proud to host Cameron Shapiro as the 2022-2023 Area 17 New Jersey AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassador. The Authority continues to serve as a host agency for individuals participating in the AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassador Program (NJWAP), during their term of service. The NJWAP addresses diverse environmental needs of the state primarily through observing and studying local waterways. This is accomplished thro

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (August 4, 2022)  – The Authority is proud to announce its 30th Annual Waterways Cleanup event, inviting community members and groups to participate. The Authority is hosting this event as part of the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program on October 1, 2022. This event is being held in conjunction with the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), hosted in New Jersey by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council. Through the I

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (April 8, 2022)  –   Every March, the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program hosts a county-wide Trash Hunt to promote awareness and accountability for preserving the environment. The Clean Communities Program is a statewide, comprehensive, litter-abatement program created by the passage of the Clean Communities Act in 1986, and is administered by The Authority of Cumberland County. This year’s annual event took place on Saturday, March 19, as part

MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. (January 24, 2022)  –   The Authority is proud to announce its 30 th  Annual Cumberland County Trash Hunt event, sponsored by the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program. The Authority invites community members and groups to join the hunt on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The Authority sponsors this annual event through the Cumberland County Clean Communities Program to promote awareness and accountability for protecting and preserving the environment. S