For the second year in a row Windsor Elementary has earned the title of top recycler of plastic bags among County elementary schools! They exceeded their goal of 6,237.66 pounds of plastic by bringing in a grand total of 6,257.5 pounds!!!!! WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!! For meeting their 10% Goal, Windsor Elementary wins $200 cash for [...]
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Isle of Wight County is offering FREE 16 x 26 inch recycle bins to residents. Limit of 1 per Isle of Wight residence (proof of residency required). 500 total available, first come first serve. Interested residents can call Gloria Spratley, Economic Development, at (757) 356-1962, to schedule a time to pickup their bin. For more [...]
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What: Go Green Event sponsored by Phi Chi Omega and Isle Be Green Bring your sensitive documents to be professionally shredded onsite, donate items to Disabled American Veterans Thrift Stores, bring canned food to support the Food Bank, bring household recyclables and plastic bags. While there learn about going green by recycling and water conservation. First 500 people receive [...]
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Editorial courtesy of the Virginian Pilot. 1/31/2011 Disposable plastic shopping bags are likely bound for history’s trash heap, but it appears Virginia lawmakers are going to cling to them until the last possible moment. Last week, a House of Delegates subcommittee killed the last of three bills addressing an aspect of our throwaway culture that [...]
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Students at Windsor Elementary take their recycling seriously! With only 3 months left in the Elementary School Recycling Competition, schools are stepping up efforts to collect more plastic to meet their 10% goals! Be sure to check out the School Competition Page to see where your favorite school ranks in the competition!
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Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 06:56 AM By Jenny Rogers www.tbd.com After one year, D.C.’s nickel tax on plastic bags appears to have dramatically lowered bag use, reduced trash in the Anacostia, and not ticked people off too much. Now similar legislation is in the pipeline in Virginia, but the debate is different. Farming issues loom [...]
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By TIM LANDIS (tim.landis@sj-r.com) THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER Posted Dec 06, 2010 @ 11:30 PM An informal survey of plastic-bag usage at local supermarkets and department stores helped convince Joan Barenfanger it was time to act. “I was shocked. They all were in a range of 10,000 to 15,000 a week,” said Barenfanger, who retired two [...]
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By Lily Leung Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 6 a.m. www.signonsandiego.com Follow one man’s journey through the world of plastic products and their effects on the environment with a free screening of the documentary “Bag It” on Tuesday. Members of the Surfrider Foundation’s San Diego chapter are hosting the function at 7 p.m. at La [...]
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Written by Sam Brock; Posted by Sandi Cauley CBS Staff 5:43 p.m. EST, November 15, 2010 www.wtvr.com RICHMOND, VA — You get handfuls of plastic bags every time you go shopping but what happens to them once you empty them? Virginia state leaders say they want to make it easier for you to recycle the [...]
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Around the Courthouse we’re collecting plastic bottle caps. Why? For Windsor Middle School. The art teacher, Sarah Spital, has a plan to create a giant mural of the state of Virginia with the various colors and sizes of these otherwise non-recyclable landfill destined items. Here’s information from Ms. Spital about the project: “The tops will [...]
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