Waste Reduction
Before you discard anything, read on.
Waste = value when you're in the know. Share ways to reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose. Explore deconstruction, donation, pre-cycling, product reduction, packaging reduction, precycling, carry in carry out.
Employers, CFO's, town councils, and regular folks, too, learn how to capture the carbon and save!
Green Super Bowl XLVI And Where To Take Extra Food
Written by Lea Cullen - Boyer Sunday, February 05, 2012 04:31 PM
Who has their finger on the Green pulse for Super Bowl XLVI? Huffington Post offers this article about Green Super Bowl XLVI, Technorati offers How To Host A Green Super Bowl Party, and Pesico has 6
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Eastchester's Green Medallion Awards
Written by Lea Cullen - Boyer Tuesday, December 13, 2011 08:25 AM
Last Thursday, December 8, 2011, Eastchester’s Environmental Committee presented the 2nd Annual Eastchester Green Medallion Awards. This year's recipients are Polpettina Restaurant, Anne Hutchinson School’s Dave O’Neil and Eastchester Boy Scout Troop #353. Assemblywoman Amy Paulin’s office bestowed official citations on each of the recipients.
12 Ways to Have a Green Holiday!
Written by Erika Maher Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:52 AM
Though the season can get hectic, there are lots of easy ways to cut down on a typically very resource-intense time of year. Here are some of my own favorites – which not only help me feel conscientious, but can also make the season more fun! I hope you enjoy, and Happy Holidays! -- Erika
1. Unwrap gifts carefully and salvage any wrapping paper and bows to use for next year. Fold...
Croton Considers Mulching In Place
Written by Jessica Glenza Thursday, December 01, 2011 10:37 AM
Many northern towns spend time and money picking up leaves and driving them nearly 100 miles away to dispose of them. Mulching leaves into lawns could save municipalities tens of thousands of dollars, and could make turf healthier. This ridiculously simple solution could end the multi-faceted municipal headache.
EFC Extends Deadline for Solid Waste Management Mini-Grants
Written by Lea Cullen - Boyer Wednesday, November 30, 2011 01:59 PM
Applications now due Dec. 14!
Program Overview
This call for proposals for the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University's mini-grant program is offered with support from United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. The purpose of this mini-grant program is to spur research and support projects in Sustainable Materials Management. EFC...
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DEC's Storm Debris Disposal Guidance
Written by Lea Cullen - Boyer Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:24 PM
New York Departmant of Environmental Conservation is...
Results from Beacon's First Electronics Recycling Collection
Written by Sarah Womer Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:00 AM
On Saturday, July 23 over 300 cars came to City Hall in Beacon within 4 hours to drop off broken electronics for recycling. The massive turnout was unpredicted. The staff of Advanced Recovery Inc. which sponsored the event, handled the influx marvelously despite the 90 degree heat. The event was organized by Zero to Go, and co-sponsored by the City of Beacon, the Mayor's office, and the Conservation Advisory...
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Get Your Compost Bins At Cost!
Written by Nina Orville Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:19 PM
Green Home Makeover! Through a special partnership, local residents
can pick up a Compost Bin &/or 55-gallon Rain Barrel at
wholesale prices. On Saturday, July 9th, the Saw Mill
River Coalition (a program of Groundwork Hudson Valley) and SWEAC
(Southern Westchester Energy Action Consortium) are bringing in
compost bins and rain barrels to three different locations:
Greenburgh Town Hall (8-11am) Tarrytown, West Main St. Commuter Lot
(12-2pm) Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park...
Art and Produce Bags Converge
Written by Sharon Rowe Monday, June 20, 2011 10:17 PM
Imagine my thrill when I got my New Yorker Magazine and on the very front page was a beautifully drawn illustration of a shopper at a farmers market using a CLOTH produce bag. We introduced reusable cloth produce bags in 1992 and almost twenty years later the concept made it to reality on the cover of a magazine that reaches readers...
Sharon Rowe
Written by Jennifer Russell Wednesday, June 15, 2011 09:33 PM
Long before supermarkets began to sell reusable shopping bags (which are still made of plastic), Sharon Rowe offered an alternative: ECOBAGS. Reusing a portable container made from fabric, whether canvas or string, is practical and easy. Sharon Rowe and her husband, Blake, understood this idea more than twenty years ago. Now the CEO of ECOBAGS, she promots the common sense idea of bringing your own bag...to...
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