Welcome to Haverford Climate Action
Website Sponsored by
Haverford Township Civic Council
Haverford Township, PA
Your day-to-day choices make a difference!
This website has been created by the Haverford Township Civic Council with support from the Haverford EAC (Environmental Advisory Committee). The purpose of this site is to serve as a clearinghouse of information for residents so that they can make informed choices as they strive to live more sustainable lives.
Businesses or Houses of Worship can find additional information with the links (B and HoW).
Haverford Township Residents Taking Climate Actions
Contact us at the bottom of the page with your street, city, and climate actions so we can add your actions to the maps
Upcoming Events
Every Tuesday: Parks and Trails Volunteer Days, 9:30a-12p
Looking to make a meaningful impact in your community? Come get your hands dirty with us as we care for green spaces, plant trees, and remove invasive species. Together, we’ll help maintain vibrant, healthy ecosystems in our parks! No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm and love for nature! All tools and supplies provided. Let's make a difference together! Register HERE Waiver HERE Donate HERE
August 8: Large E-Waste Event, 9am-12pm [Township Building]
Haverford Township Administration Building, Enter from Darby Rd only!
Accepted Items: computer towers, monitors, keyboards, laptops, printers, cable boxes, game consoles, phones, cell phones, fax machines, scanners, VCRs, DVD players, stereos, speakers, toasters, blenders, vacuums, small appliances, rechargeable batteries (NiMH, lithium ion, laptop, and cell phone batteries ONLY), wires, cables, string lights, TVs (plasma, flat screen, and CRT), (Only two TVs allowed per resident) dehumidifiers, humidifiers, air conditioners, and microwaves FREE, Haverford Township Residents ONLY, Registration Required, Registration FULL
August 12: Recycling workshop, 7pm [CREC]
Learn how to properly recycle in Haverford Township with single stream curbside collection. We will explain what’s accepted and what is not, and introduce you to our opt-in program to recycle items not accepted in your blue bin. FREE, Registration Required HERE
August 15: Shredding Event, 8-11am [Township Building]
Haverford Township Administration Building, Enter from Darby Rd only!
Haverford Township is excited to offer this absolutely FREE service to residents only. We welcome you to come shred and recycle your unwanted personal papers and documents safely and securely. In order to ensure a smooth and successful event, please follow the guidelines below. No Registration Required.
Important Reminders:
- Please plan to enter from Darby Road and exit onto Manoa Road.
- When you arrive, please remain in your vehicle at all times and have your paper materials accessible from the backseat or trunk.
- Please Do Not bring your recycling in a plastic bag of any kind--paper bags, reusable bags, boxes, and bins only.
- Ensure paper bags, reusable bags, boxes, and bins are reasonably sized and can be easily picked up (excessively large and heavy bags, boxes, or bins may not be accepted).
- Ensure you only have paper items-no binder clips, binders, plastic bags, trash, batteries, or other items.
- Photographs, receipts, and CDs are not accepted.
- Due to event popularity, only 3 boxes, maximum will be accepted per person.
- Please follow the directions of Township staff and the Police when lining up for the event.
Composting Curbside Collection started July 13th!
Haverford township will be collecting compost curbside with brush on Mondays starting on July 13th! 1st 900 households are eligible for a free countertop collector and the first 2500 households will receive a curbside compost bucket, stickers and a pack of paper bag inserts. First come first serve. Pick up a 5 gallon bucket anytime at the Township Building during summer hours or use your own bucket!
Join the Hav-a-Rain Garden Team!
100 Rain Gardens in 10 Years! Be a part of the Hav-a-Rain Garden team for the next decade! We have many volunteers who help install our gardens but need a few more committed individuals who will help outreach, schedule, assess, design, order and care for plants, and stage and coordinate installation. Many hands make light work! Email havaraingarden@gmail.com and with the subject “Rain Garden Team” and tell us you want to join our core rain garden team and we will send you the link for this and future meetings. If you just want to volunteer for the installations and are not already on our signup genius list, use the subject “Volunteer for Rain Garden Installation” and we will add you to our list for fall installations (mid-September to mid-October). Our lead Organizer is stepping down after 10 years and we would love to keep this great program going!
Haverford property owners (including non-profits and businesses) can request an assessment to be considered for one of Hav-a-Rain Garden’s 5 fall rain gardens - e-mail your address & phone # to havaraingarden@gmail.com within the next couple of weeks. After that, you must respond to a signupgenius email to schedule your assessment. Only Haverford property owners (including non-profits and businesses) are eligible - high scoring assessments qualify to be offered a rain garden and sweat-equity is required.
Rain gardens, downspout planters and rain barrels can help you harvest your stormwater, reduce runoff and the resulting pollution associated with stormwater and reduce downstream flooding. The native plants used also create habitat for pollinators. To learn more, see https://www.dcva.org/Rain-Garden/.
Sept 23: Rain Barrel Workshop, 6-7:30 [CREC]
Oct 9: Compost Workshop, 7p [virtual]
Oct 16 Heat Pump workshop, 7p [virtual]
Oct 19 Food Choices Workshop, 6:30-8:30, CREC [tentative]
Nov 9 Recycling in Haverford, 7p [Haverford adult School, location:HHS ]
Nov 16 Solarize Delco Workshop, 7p [tentative, location: library ]
How will you lower your impact on the climate?
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4 levels of Climate Action
Individual Actions
Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
Focus of this Website
Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
Influencing your Friends and Family
Talk with them. Share your concerns and actions.
Organizational Change
State and National Advocacy
State and National Advocacy
Help the organizations you are associated with to become more sustainable. A lot of cascading change can happen at this level of action.
State and National Advocacy
State and National Advocacy
State and National Advocacy
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