Recognized by the State of New Jersey

for Landscape Sustainability

Lincoln Landscaping Inc of Franklin Lakes

“creating eco-systems”

You clearly share the DEP’s commitment to sustainability, and I congratulate you on your hard work and your exceptional leadership and innovation. On behalf of everyone at the DEP, I thank you once more for your participation and look forward to learning more about your efforts in the years to com.

Paul Baldauf, DEP Senior Staff - Assistant Commissioner

A wonderful achievement for Lincoln Landscaping. I am extremely proud to be a sustainable business in New Jersey. At Lincoln Landscaping we strive to save the environment within all our projects and undertakings. We are extremely proud of and honored to be able to maintain athletic playing fields throughout New Jersey upon which the younger generation can interact and grow. Our organic lawn and turf management programs are a staple of our firm in which we create eco-systems to renew the environment.

The following is the content of the letter received from the New Jersey Department of Environment Resources regarding our business practices and standards:

State of New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection

Mr. Michael Kolenut
Owner/President
Lincoln Landscaping Inc

Dear Mr. Kolenut

The Department of Environmental Protection is pleased to recognize your business for participating in the New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry. You clearly share the DEP’s commitment to sustainability, and I congratulate you on your hard work and your exceptional leadership and innovation.

The New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry is a joint partnership between the DEP and the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers. Since its incveption, 209 businesses have identified and implemented as least five environmental practices to achieve recognition in this program.

Collectively, this has resulted in the following savings:

$12.9 million
98,767,138 gallons of water
24,090,354 pounds of waste
561,937 gallons of gasoline
4,597,989 total miles traveled
79,333,393 kilowatt hours; and
52,700 metric tons of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas reduction

I have enclosed a certificate of innovation for your efforts to educate and promote the benefits of sustainability in New Jersey.

On behalf of everyone at the DEP, I thank you once more for your participation and look forward to learning more about your efforts in the years to com.

Sincerely,

Paul Baldauf