RecycleMania Kicks Off Another Season of Green Team Pride
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — RecycleMania springs back into action as college campuses compete to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. For a 10-week period, beginning in mid-January and running parallel to the college basketball season, colleges and universities take [...]
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BCISD undertaking lunchroom recycling program
Updated: Monday, 01 Feb 2010, 8:11 PM EST
Published : Monday, 01 Feb 2010, 1:46 PM EST
By: Jacqueline Ingles
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s food service department is implementing a new recycling program in their school cafeterias that includes recycling food scraps.
It’s a program often overlooked by many Burnet Middle Schoolers who are [...]
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February 1, 2010 at 9:58AM by Alexandra Zissu
Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/organic-parenting/going-green-at-work-47013002#ixzz0ePbhL4J4
A mom at my daughter’s school invited me to her office this month. I was her New Year’s gift to the staff – to start off the decade by committing themselves to going green. Pretty cool boss! I spend more time greening people’s homes (especially nurseries) [...]
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By Olympia Meola
Published: February 4, 2010
Updated: February 4, 2010
An effort to ban plastic shopping bags was sacked in a dinner time subcommittee meeting yesterday.
The measure, introduced by Del. Joseph D. Morrissey, D-Henrico, would have blocked stores from giving out plastic bags unless they are durable plastic bags with handles or specifically made for reuse.
He argued [...]
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by David Krough and AP
Posted on February 1, 2010 at 11:56 AM
SALEM, Ore. — A plan to get plastic bags out of Oregon grocery stores could get the attention of lawmakers this session.
Senator Mark Hass (D-Beaverton) drafted a bill banning plastic grocery bags. SB 1009 would allow stores to offer only paper and reusable bags [...]
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Come out to Farm Fresh in Smithfield on Thursday, February 18, 2010, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. or from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to exchange your 10 plastic bags for 1 of our Isle Be Green reusable bags! (limit one per person please) Look for the Plastic Bag Recycling Program banner and some [...]
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Windsor Elementary’s lead over second place, Carrsville Elementary, continues for another week, but the competition isn’t over yet! There’s about 12 weeks left in this competition, so be sure to keep your eyes on Carrollton Elementary. They are slowly catching up to Carrsville!
Visit the School Competition Page for more details or to follow along [...]
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January 26, 2010, Shop Smart Mag
Stores add incentives for reusable bags
Remembering to use your reusable shopping bags can be a challenge, but I found an extra motivator when I was shopping at CVS recently: $1 coupons! CVS is offering customers with an ExtraCare card a little extra incentive to bring in a reusable shopping bag.
Here’s [...]
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BY MAYA ORR
Monday, January 25, 2010 6:25 PM EST
Queens residents will be rewarded for purchasing new Energy Star-rated appliances during a Presidents Week (February 12-21) rebate program.
Besides having new energy saving appliances, if the buyers can show documented proof that their old appliances were recycled – the rebate increases.
“As New Yorkers continue tightening their belts [...]
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By Jayne O’Donnell, USA TODAY
NEW YORK — The recession pushed shoppers to pick necessities over discretionary items, discounts over luxury. But retailers hope to shift such behavioral changes further in coming months, affecting what consumers will buy, pay and experience at stores.
“Retailers are following through on their strategy to get their houses in order during [...]
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