News Topic: Waste

News Topic(s): Waste  Staff Picks  News!  Danielle  

09/01/2010 - Every once in a while, I pick up Go Green, Save Green by Nancy Sleeth to get ideas on how to conserve energy, water, and other resources.  Today, I found the section on work where she provides a number of good suggestions to reduce our impact (as well as a couple of “are-you-serious?” suggestions).  According to Seeth, “the typical office worker uses a quarter of a ton of materials in a year, including ten thousand pieces of copy paper”.

News Topic(s): Water  Waste  Stewardship  Staff Picks  Recreation  News!  Jessica  Health  Drinking Water  

08/24/2010 - What is the easiest, most cost-effective way to maintain significant water resources in our state?  Conservation.  Before you sigh and ask me to stop being the green police, hear me out.  I realize water has many beneficial uses and I use it every day – personal hygiene and basic household uses are high on my priority list.   But many things we do with treated drinking water can be a little silly.

News Topic(s): What's New  Water  Waste  Energy  

07/30/2010 - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has announced the 2009-10 winners of the Governor’s Awards for Pollution Prevention.  The 19-year-old award program honors superior environmental achievement by Minnesota businesses, nonprofits, government and institutions.

News Topic(s): What's New  Waste  Recycling  

07/26/2010 - Beginning Oct. 1, all health care facilities will be subject to full enforcement of hazardous waste regulations, including the possibility of financial penalties for noncompliance.

News Topic(s): Waste  Staff Picks  News!  Liz  

04/30/2010 - This is our first spring in the house my fiance and I purchased last summer. The apple tree in the front yard is beautifully white and smells sweet, while the lilac bushes seems to be just days away from blooming.  With the unusually warm spring, we’ve put the inside projects on hold and have opted to start our outdoor projects a little earlier than expected.  Having my own yard was one of the aspects I most longed for in home ownership.  Last year we only got a taste of the ways to live more sustainably by being a homeowner.   This year we’re able to get a few more things in place.

Last year we purchased a battery powered lawn mower, which easily holds a charge for our somewhat small, but typical city lot.  I used the clothes line a whole lot.  But the biggest thing we got in place before winter was our compost bin.

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