The first time I read these facts I was blown away. Literally my mouth fell open. I had no idea that the items that I had been throwing away were so valuable. I have always had an awareness about recycling but this list put it in another light. A light that I could totally understand and relate to. My hope is that someone reading this will also have that reaction and will become aware that what they may be throwing in the garbage isn't really garbage after all.
Okay, so for the time being, we don't have curbside pick-up for our recyclables. For those of you that want to begin or continue to recycle items within your home we have Precinct Barn 4!
Twenty-six major cities around the world are expected to turn off the lights on major landmarks, plunging millions of people into darkness to raise awareness about global warming, organisers said.
'Earth Hour' founder Andy Ridley said 371 cities, towns or local governments from Australia to Canada and even Fiji had signed up for the 60-minute shutdown at 0900 GMT on March 29.
"There are definitely 26 (cities) that we think, if it all goes to plan, we are going to see a major event of lights going off," he told AFP.
Stuard Elementary School has a new aluminum can recycling program. All of the proceeds from the cans will stay at Stuard Elementary School. The funds will help with the beautician and environmental causes at the school.
The can drives will be every first Friday of the month. Stuard's next can drive will be Friday, December 7 between 7:15-7:45 am. There will be "green team" members in the carpool lane to retrieve your cans.
With the holiday season underway, I thought it would be an appropriate time to write about whether or not wrapping paper is recyclable. This is a question that I couldn't even answer. So, I did some research and found some really interesting answers and alternatives to wrapping paper.
Many types of wrapping paper are NOT recyclable! Here are some reasons why:
1) Wrapping paper is often dyed, laminated and/or contains non-paper additives such as gold and silver coloured shapes, glitter, plastics etc which cannot be recycled
Q: How can I protect the planet this holiday season?
A: Gift Ideas -
· Keep an eye open for products made from recycled materials.
· Gift certificates to a favorite store or tickets to a concert, theater production or sporting event.
· An annual pass to State Parks.
Entertaining -
· When planning holiday festivities, make it easy for your guests to recycle at gatherings.
· Use plates, glasses and cutlery that can be washed and re-used.
Public Transit -
Q: How can I reduce waste and buy great gifts this holiday season?
A: We will generate an additional 7 million pounds of waste between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. To reduce waste, give gifts of time and gifts that are sure to be used. Here are some suggestions.
Certificates
Baby-sitting, taking out the garbage, doing the dishes, cleaning the house, or cleaning the car.
Trips/Outings
Museums, parks, beaches, hikes, full moon walks, or winter picnics.
Hand Made Gifts
Q: How much extra waste is created during the winter holiday season?
A: Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week!
This clean-up day is an awesome opportunity for our community to get rid of all that miscellaneous junk that may be cluttering up your garage or home. Precinct Barn 4 hosts two clean-up days per year. Saturday, October 13th is the second clean-up this year.
The students and faculty at Trinity Christian Academy have teamed
up with Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Division to bring the Abitibi Paper
Retriever® Program to the Willow Park, Aledo, and Hudson Oaks
communities.
Starting today, anyone in the area can go to Trinity Christian Academy and
