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US Coast Guard Menemsha Station Rebuilt

In 1952 the US Coast Guard moved the late-nineteenth-century Coast Guard house on Cuttyhunk Island to its Menemsha station on Martha’s Vineyard.  There the historical building remained until a devastating fire took it on July 12, 2010. The Coast Guard promised to rebuild, incorporating modern technologies into a building that remained true to the history and character of the fishing village of Menemsha, while reducing its impact on the community.  The result was a  5000

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West Tisbury Library Enters the Age of Sustainability

Of the six public libraries on Martha’s Vineyard the West Tisbury Free Public Library has the highest annual circulation and longest open hours for visitation.  It houses the Island’s largest book collection, and up until last year it yielded the highest circulation for its comparative space of a mere 5,600 square feet. Recognizing that their small building lacked sufficient shelf space, a children’s room, dedicated quiet space, a community program area and, above all, adequate

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Sustainable Cape Cod: New Tools & Practices for Clean Water & Community Benefit

On Monday and Tuesday, October 22 and 23, the Cape Cod Commission and Water Alliance will host a conference to educate the general public about clean water practices to benefit our communities. Clivus New England will be on hand to show how Clivus composting systems and greywater filters can lower or eliminate nitrogen and phosphorus levels in wastewater to help preserve our wetlands and water supplies.  A working model of the Nepon foam-flush toilet will

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Clivus New England to exhibit at 50th Annual Yankee Conference

Clivus New England, Inc., is pleased to once again be exhibiting at the annual Yankee Conference on Environmental Health.  Join us September 26th and 27th at the Mystic Marriott, Groton, CT.  Displays, information packages, slides, and printed case studies will be available when you stop by our Booth 20. Check out a working model of the Nepon Foam-Flush toilet!!  Learn how Clivus can help you conserve water, reduce waste, preserve land, eliminate nitrogen, and protect

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Charlestown, RI beaches get a breath of fresh air!

After years of using unsightly, non-ADA compliant portable restrooms at Town Beach and Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown, RI, beachgoers now have beautiful, sanitary and odor-free restrooms.  The bathhouses are not only gorgeous, but they are engineered to protect the environment! Since both beaches lie in what are deemed to be “critical resource areas” by the RI Department of Environmental Management it was necessary to eliminate nitrogen discharge from the restrooms.  Products by Clivus New

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