by admin on April 24, 2012
by admin on March 28, 2012
Isle of Wight County is planning several events to celebrate the Great American Cleanup. Be sure to join us for some of the fun! Reusable Bag Giveaway/Exchange - Friday, April 27, 2012 Bring us 10 plastic bags and receive 1 reusable bag in exchange. Limit of 1 per household. Limit 250 at each event. First-come [...]
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great american cleanup,
Recycling,
town of smithfield
by admin on March 12, 2012
The elementary school competition is heating up with Carrollton and Windsor Elementary Schools as we near the finish line. Be sure the check out the stats on the School Recycling Page!
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Plastic Bag Recycling,
Recycling,
School Competition
by admin on February 8, 2012
February 8, 2012 by Debbie Blanton Askhrgreen.org Someone litters somewhere. Maybe it was an accident, but probably it was on purpose. According to research by Keep America Beautiful, 81 percent of littering behavior is intentional. Before you know it, pieces of that litter, particularly the plastic litter, are swirling around in the Atlantic Ocean!?! Don’t believe me? [...]
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environment,
hampton roads,
litter,
Recycling
by admin on February 1, 2012
by Will Harlan on December 27, 2011 Blue Ridge Outdoors He’s not a tree hugger; in fact, he cuts them down regularly. Nor is he a vegetarian. He doesn’t belong to the Sierra Club or any environmental group. He’s never seen An Inconvenient Truth or read any books by Michael Pollan, though he knows a [...]
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Blue Ridge Outdoors,
environmentalist,
environmentally friendly,
nature
by admin on January 27, 2012
by admin on December 14, 2011
HR Green is an initiative of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC), which encourages environmental stewardship among all residents in the 16 southeastern Virginia cities and counties we represent. Work on the HR Green campaign began in July 2010 as we started to consolidate individual programs begun by HRPDC’s HR CLEAN, HR FOG, HR [...]
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green living,
hampton roads,
HR Green
by admin on November 4, 2011
From No Nonsense site: Yes, we know people have found some inventive purposes for used pantyhose. Gardeners use them to tie tomato plants to stakes. And of course, they make really scary Halloween masks. But now used pantyhose can be turned into such things as (and we’re not kidding here) park benches, playground equipment, carpets, [...]
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green recycling,
no nonsense,
panty hose recycling,
Reuse
by admin on September 20, 2011
by admin on September 8, 2011
Start collecting now!! For the third year the elementary schools in Isle of Wight County will compete against one another for the title of biggest plastic bag recycler of the school year! The grand prize winner not only gets bragging rights, but $600 cash towards a “green” project for their school. They can choose to buy [...]
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Isle Be Green,
Plastic Bag Recycling,
School Competition