GET GREEN BEFORE THE HOLIDAY RUSH!

This Saturday November 19th, join Leon County and America Recycles Day to make a serious commitment to declutterng your home and office!  Seriously, make your 2012 resolution right now: 'I will not bring home another electronic device until I clean out that box of miscellaneous electronic hardware in the back of the closet!'

Disclosure:  I have a box of StyrofoamTM peanuts in my garage waiting for some day to take them out to the recycling center on Apalahcee Parkway. (the same place where one can take all those non-working computer parts and peripherals--NOTE:  working or semi-working computers, monitors, printers, etc. can be refurbished at the Goodwill Store 2800 West Tennessee Street).

Bring Items to Reuse or Recycle
BOOKS
GLASSES
SHOES!!!!!
PLASTIC BAGS
ALUMINUM CANS
STYROFOAMTM

There is a 5K Trash Dash that starts at 8:30 AM, the one mile  Recycling Run starts at 8:00 AM.  Race registration begins at 7:00 AM. T-shirts for race participants are made from recycled plastic bottles.  

 
 WHERE: 
Leon County Solid Waste Facility
7550 Apalachee Parkway 

Activities from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Open House
5K Trash Dash
1 Mile Recycling Run
Compost Bin/Rain Barrel sale
Free Paper Shredding
Recycling Activities
Vendor Displays
Live Music
Tours

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TALLAHASSEE'S SOLAR AIRPORT

floridamemory.com

Tallahassee's Regional Airport flipped the switch on its 20-kilowatt solar array early this month and plan to monitor it over the next year to see if expanded use of solar would be a good investment for the future. 

Airport officials say the $155,000 system can reduce overall energy expenses by about $5,000 to $7,000 per year.  The 176 solar photovoltaic panels are expected to save the airport 45,000-kilowatt hours of power and offset 36 tons of carbon emissions.

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City of Tallahassee Sustainability Target Areas

The City of Tallahassee has posted its Sustainability Target Areas and is requesting public input.  The City proposes to take action across eight broad sustainability target areas that provide the framework for the plan and were formulated during Phase 1 of the planning process.  The eight target areas include: Leadership, Education and Community Outreach, Health, Economics, Natural Resources, Energy, Solid Waste, and Land Development and Mobility.

The plan is available at: Tallahassee Sustainability Action Agenda 

Tallahassee residents can go to the comment page.

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CLASSES ON BEEKEEPING

Monday, November 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
through Monday, January 30, 2012
Leon County Extension Center
615 Paul Russell Road
Tallahassee

A series of classes is for beginners and novices. Learn the tips and tricks for successful beekeeping.  Detail at Green Calendar.

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SOLAR FOR OCCUPY TORONTO

 

 

Hack a small solar device to charge your phone or, if you're really ambitious, power your laptop over at Voltaic 

ZUMA Press

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