Upcoming Events and Opportunities
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HOPEWELL VALLEY GREEN TEAM EVENTS
- October 18, 2026: Join us for a Community Potluck in Hopewell Borough
HOPEWELL VALLEY EVENTS
- June 9, 2026: Preserving the Valley and Growing Backyard Biodiversity. Location: Hopewell Township Municipal Building Auditorium. Time: 6:00-7:30 pm. Tickets are $5. Information here.
During this program, FoHVOS Executive Director Jennifer Rogers will introduce their new Ecological Priority Model, a science-based tool designed to help landowners, municipalities, and conservation partners understand where conservation actions can make the greatest impact. - June 20, 2026: Community Conservation Garden Tour at Skinny Trees Farm. Presented by Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS). Information and registration here. Tickets are $5 (limited availability).
CLEAN SWEEP 2026 TRASH PICK-UPS IN HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP
- April 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- October 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
COMMUNITY YARD SALES
- Pennington Borough‘s town-wide yard sale: May 2, 2026 (rain or shine). Info here.
- Hopewell Borough‘s town-wide yard sale: June 13-14, 2026.
LOCAL RECYCLING EVENTS
- Go to Recycling Events page of this website.
BIKE TO WORK MONTH
- May 2026 (Go to: Bike to Work Month in Greater Mercer County)
PLASTIC FREE JULY
- Check out plasticfreejuly.org for information about reducing plastic waste
EARTH HOUR
- March 28, 2026, 8:30-9:30 pm Local Time (Go to: Earth Hour)
EARTH DAY
- April 22, 2026 (Go to: Earth Day)
NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK
- August 2-8, 2026 (Go to: Farmers Market Week)
AMERICA RECYCLES DAY
- November 15, 2026 (Go to: America Recycles)
Prior HV Green Team Events:
- April 19, 2026: Community Potluck in Hopewell Borough
- February 15, 2026: Community Zero-Waste Potluck in Hopewell Borough
- February 7, 2026: Scrap metal recycling collection at Hopewell Township Public Works
- September 20, 2025: information table at the Hopewell Harvest Fair
- June 1, 2025: Community Zero-Waste Potluck in Hopewell Borough
- May 17, 2025: information table at Pennington Day
- February 10, 2024: Scrap Metal Collection at Hopewell Township Public Works
- October 21, 2023: information table at the Hopewell Harvest Fair
- May 20, 2023: information table at Pennington Day
- September 17, 2022: information table at the Hopewell Harvest Fair
- May 21, 2022: information table at Pennington Day
- April 30, 2022: Green Get Together at Lawrence High School, as part of the Mercer County Greening Together celebration of Earth Week (April 23-30).
- April 24, 2022: conducted a virtual forum Decarbonizing Your Home. A video recording is available here.
- September 11, 2021: Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs and wine cork collection. New location in Hopewell Township.
- July 23-25, 2021: we had a table at the Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s new event, “The Junkyard: Upcycle Art Exhibition” at Woolsey Park.
- April 26, 2021: Journey to Zero-Waste, part of Greening Together 2021 (Mercer County Sustainability Coalition).
- April 24, 2021: Hopewell Valley Green Week “Live Green” Kits and Games.
- February 6, 2021: Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs and wine cork collection.
- September 12, 2020: Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs and wine cork collection.
- May 16, 2020: Virtual Pennington Day.
- September 21, 2019: information table and water cooler stations at the Hopewell Harvest Fair.
- September 7, 2019: Stuff the Trucks (Styrofoam, Paper, Household items) Click here to see details about it on our Recycling Events page.
- May 18, 2019: information table at Pennington Day.
- February 2, 2019: Styrofoam, CDs, DVDs and wine cork collection.