Green Gazette

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• Paint Recycling (May 19)
   
• May 2012 
  • Sustainable Landscapes
  • Haz. Waste Disposal (May - Sep)
  • Latex Paint Recycling
  • Garden Work Day
  • Recycling Center -- new stuff... new hours
  • Thanks to our volunteers & sponsors!
  • 2012 Leaders to Announced
     
• Meridian Recycling Event (April 28)
   
• April 2012 
   
• March 2012
  • Meridian Recycling Event
  • Landscaping Forum
  • Award Deadline
  • Home & Landscape Show
  • RecycleRama
  • and more!
     
• February 2012
  • Save coal, gas, & $$$
  • 4-28 Event
  • Polystyrene Now Accepted
  • Grow Green
  • and lots more!
     
• January 2012
  • Unwanted Medications
  • Christmas Trees
  • Complete Streets
  • Recycling Center News
  • 4/28 -- Save the Date
  • and more!
     
• December 2011
  • Expanded Winter Hours
  • Survey Results
  • Curbside Guide
  • Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule
  • Plan a Community Garden
  • Winter Farmers' Market
  • Land Use Luncheons
  • Nominate and Environmental Leader
    (person, project, organization)
  
   
• Recycling Survey Results
   
• November 2011
  • Recycling Event Sets Records
  • Leaf Options
  • New Hours
  • Want to Start or Join a Community Garden?
  • and more!
     
• October 2011
  • Recycle Electronics, Green Glass, Metals, Books, and More!
  • Recycling Survey
  • New Recycling Center Hours
  • Green Star Spotlight
   
• Fall Recycling Event:  Oct 1
   
• More GREEN Events

• September 2011  #63
  • Fall Recycling Events
  • Curbside on the Rise
  • Button Up
  • Green Links
     
• August 2011 (#62)
  • Recycle Green Glass, Electronics, and More
  • 100% Renewable
  • Slay the Vampires
  • Recycle-Rama
  • The Green Thing
     
• July 2011 (#61)

• Weigh in on the Recycling Center/Transfer Station
• Shedding Light on Bottled Water
• Rain Barrel Stories Wanted
• Green Links
• Governments Go Green
   

• June 2011 (#60)
  • Community Conversation
  • Green Transportation Forum
  • 9 Weeks Without Buying Gas
  • Battle of the Bulb
  • For the Love of Lawn
  • Invasive Species
  • TimeBank Update
  
   
• May 2011 (#59)
  • Reuse/Recycle/Disposal Event Tips
  • Granger Expands Recycling Options
  • Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale
  • Household Hazardous Waste Starts Up Again
  • Inter-Urban Path Phase II Kick-Off
  • and more...
     
   
• April 2011 (#58)
  • Reuse/Recycle/Disposal Event:  April 30
  • Recycle-Rama
  • Master Composter Class
  • Garden Help & Classes
  • Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale
  • TimeBank Launch & More

   

• Spring Events & Home & Garden Show Flyers
  
   
• March 2011 (#57)
  • Recycle-Rama
  • Tri-County Environmental Leadership Awards
  • Home & Garden Show
  • Yellow Book Opt Out
  • Reuse/Recycle/Disposal Event (April 30)
  • Green Conversation
  • Garden News
    
     
• February 2011  (#56)
  • Environmental Leadership Awards
  • Curbside Update
  • Winter Market
  • Gardens Galore
  • Household Hazardous Waste
  • Furnace Tune-Up Rebates
  • Green Community Conversations
  • Great Lakes Energy News
    
     
  January 2011  (#55)
  • Recycling Thanks
  • Christmas Tree Recycling
  • Winter Farmers Market
  • Green Invite
  • Garden Leader Training
  • Michigan Adopts PACE
  • Planet Footprint Wins Award
  • Yellow Jug - Old Drugs
     

  2010
   

• December 2010   (#54)
  • Green Dialogue
  • Celebrate You
  • Green Holiday Ideas
  • Recycle $$$
  • Recycle Time
  • Winter Market
  • Green Communities Conference
  • Friends of Meridian Pathways
     
• November 2010  (#53)    includes "Common Questions"
  • Composting
  • Recycling "On-Demand"  (watch a cool video by HOM-TV intern Jamie Borgen)
  • Wind Energy Lunch
  • Community Garden Orientation
  • Green Remodeling
    
     
• October 2010 (#52)   (PDF)
  • Green Events List        Halloween is Lookin' Green PDF  html
  • Fall Recycling Event (click here)
  • Local Green Stars "Share the Green" (click here)
     
   
• September 2010 (#51)  
  • Fall Recycling Event Location Confirmed!  (click here for flyer)
  • Recycle Rama (electronics, meds, & more!)
  • Recycling Center News
  • Re-Usable Ideas from You!
  • New:  Timebank Kick-Off 
    
     
• August 2010 (#50) 
  • Recycle Building/Household Items
  • Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale at MSU
  • Recycle-Rama

   

• July (#49)  (print-friendly PDF)
  • Save Water -- Save Money!
  • Green Any Job
  • Shoe Recycling
  • What's Your  Day? (to recycle)
  • Paperless Billing
  • Volunteer Opportunities
    
     
• June (#48) 
  •  New Recycling Options
    • HHW
    • Shoes
    • Glass
    • Motor Oil & more!
  • 5-Point Plan for Paint
  • GM's Zero Landfill Quest
     
   
• Mid-May (#47)
  •  Never Too Late to Go Green
    (even if you missed the Spring Recycling Event)
  •  Community Garden Update
  •  Local Recycling and Related Videos
  •  Tapping the Power of Business
  •  101 Green Things You Can Do
  •  Gardening in a Small Space
  •  Gorgeously Green
     
   
• May (#46)
  • Thank You!
  •  Events
  •  Volunteer for Wetland Restoration Project
  •  Apartment Recycling Expands
  •  Electronics Recycling is Alive and Well
  •  Water Bottle Re-Use Options
  •  Compost-mania
  •  and more...
     
   
• April (#45)
  • Volunteers Needed
  • Spring Greening
  • Eco-landscaping
  • New Recycling PSA
  • Green Factoids
  • Apartment Recycling
    
     
• April (#44)
  • Spring Events (including April 3rd)
  • Blue Washing
  • What Is It?
  • Field Guide
  • Waste-Free Lunch
  • Scrap Art
  • and more!
     
   
• Mid-March (#43)
  • Spring Recycling Recap
  • Giving Back to Nature
  • Student Pioneers Full-Service Recycling for Business
  • Recycle Construction & Building Materials
  • Apartment Recycling
  • Stop Junk Mail
  • and more!
     
   
• March (#42)
  • Environmental Award Nominations: Due today!
  • Community Garden Training
  • Spring Recycling Events
  • Recycle More at the Curb
  • Neighborhood Power
  • Eyeglass Recycling
  • Construction/Building Material Recycling:  Mar 6
  • Apartment Recycling Opportunities
  • New Recycling Center Attendant & Hours
  • Bloom Box:  Energy Breakthrough?
  • Debunked Plastic Myths
  
   
• Mid-February (#41)
  • Spring Recycling is in the Air
  • Gardens to Grow
  • Building/Construction Materials Mar 6
  • Apartment Recycling
  • Bicycles
  • Green Police
    
     
• February (# 40)
  • Community Garden Meeting: 2/18
  • Local Parks Threatened
  • Walking for Park and Trail Improvements
  • Construction Material Recycling Dates Set
  • Spring Events  (new stuff)
  • Recycle Even More on Curbside
  • She Started a Recycling Revolution
  • In Memory of Anne Field
  • MSU Drop-Off Expands
  • Eco-Labels
  • and more!
    
     
• Mid-January (# 39)
   
  • Help Grow a Community Garden
  • Haiti:  Ten Ways to Help
  • Construction Material Recycling
  • Spring Recycling Event
  • E-Waste Collection
  • Recycle MORE on Curbside
  • New Regional Drop-Off Options
  • Undercover Boss
  • Christmas Tree Reminder
    
     
• January (# 38)
   
  •  Curbside Collection Expands January 4th!
  •  Meridian's Energy Pioneer
  •  Christmas Tree Recycling
  •  New Hours for Recycling Center
     
   
•  Late December (# 37)
   
  •  Energy Project to Save $ and Environment
  •  Vampire Alert
  •  When to Turn Off Computers
  •  Say No to Rush Hour
  •  Christmas Tree Recycling
  •  Real or Fake?
  •  Recycling Center Hours
  •  and more!
     

  2009
   

•  Mid-December 2009 (# 36)
   
  •  Green Gift Ideas
  •  Holiday Light Recycling
  •  Meridian Green Bikes
  •  Plastic Shocker
  •  Energy Incentives
  •  Best of Green in 2009
  •  Recycled from Readers
  •  New Recycling Center Hours
  •  and more!
     
   
•  November/December 2009 (# 35)
   
  •  New Recycling Center Hours
  •  MSU Recycling Center Tour
  •  Draft Wind Ordinance
  •  No-Impact Man
  •  and more!
     
   
•  November 2009 (# 34)
   
  •  Fall'n Leaves?
  •  Innovative Wastewater Treatment Tour
  •  How to Build a Rain Barrel
  •  Recycled from Readers
  •  and more!
   
•  November 2009 (#33)
   
  •  Lift the Ban?
  •  Jumpin' the Curb(side)
  •  Sent from Readers
    •  Good News
    •  Plant Plastic Pics
    •  Tax advantages
    •  Bike sharing
    •  The future of filling up
  •  Zero Waste
  •  and more!
     
•  Late-October 2009
   
  •  Paper Shredding Day:  Oct 20
  •  Recycling Vision Grows
  •  Recycled from Readers
    •  New Recycling Drop-off Center
    •  Recycling Facts
    •  and more!
  •  Responsible Purchasing Guides
     
   
•  Mid-October 2009
   
  •  Paper/Phone Book Recycling Drive
  •  Recycled from Readers
  •  Going Paperless
  •  Calendar & More
     
   
•  Early October 2009
   
  •  Reduce Waste -- Save Money
  •  Recycled from Readers
  •  Helpful Videos
  •  Green Review
  •  Time Bank:  The Ultimate in Recycling?
  •  & More!
     
   
•  Mid-September 2009
   
  •  Final (regular) Household Hazardous Waste Collection
  •  Appliance & Scrap Metal Collection
  •  Electronics Collection
  •  Plastic Pots & Trays Collection
  •  Green Review
  •  Rain Barrel & Compost Bin Sale Pics
  •  and More!

   

   
•  September 2009
   
  •  Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale- 9/12
  •  Appliance & Scrap Metal Collection
  •  Electronics Collection
  •  Plastic Pots & Trays Collection
  •  Fall Plastic/Glass Collection Canceled
  •  Household Hazardous Waste Collection Thursdays through Sept.
  •  Farmers Market
  •  Clean Commute Challenge
  •  MSU Surplus Store Opens
  •  and More!

 

•  Mid-August 2009
   
  •  Upcoming Recycling Events
  •   Facebook Page Tops 100
  •  Commission Goes Paperless
  •  Battery Recycling Q & A
  •  Phone Book Opt Out
  •  Corn Plastic = Not Fantastic
  •  Volunteer Opportunities
  •  & more

   

•  August 2009 (early)
   
  •  Green Meridian Facebook Page
  •  Meridian Takes the Green Communities Challenge
  •  Rechargeable Battery Recycling Expands -
    Disposable Battery Recycling to End Aug 15
  •  Overview of Recycling in Meridian
  •  17 Free Green E-books
  •  Trashed
  •  Upcoming Events
  •  New Utility Programs
  •  Volunteer Opportunities
  •  & more

   

•  July 2009
   
  •  You'll Get a "Recharge" Out of This
  •  Energy Saving Guide for Small Business
  •  Environmental Tidbits
  •  Energy Tidbits
  •  and more!
     
•  June 2009
   
  •  Future Recycling Events
  •  Battery Recycling Changes in August
  •  Green Glass Options
  •  Pics from Rain Barrel Event
  •  Green Calendar
  •  Volunteer Opportunities

  
   

•  May 2009 #3
  •  Recycle Phone Books -- June 1
  •  Rain Barrel Update
  •  Pics from Recycling Event
  •  Break the Alkaline Habit
  •  Plastic Garden Pot  and Container Recycling
  •  Appliance/Metal Recycling a Success
  •  Community Forum to Discuss Recycling Options
  •  Green Communities Challenge
  •  Healthy & Green Calendar
  •  Energy Solutions
  •  Volunteer Opportunities
   
•  May 2009 #2
  •  Rain Barrel Sale
  •  Re-use Rally 
  •  Garden Pot  and Container Recycling
  •  Reduce Junk Mail
  •  Volunteer Opportunities
  •  Bike to Work Week
  •  Save Energy
   
•  May 2009
  •  Spring Recycling Event a Record-Breaker
  •  Appliance and Scrap Metal Recycling Event:  May 2
  •  Regional E-Waste Collection: May 2
  •  Native Plant Sale: May 2
  •  Build a Worm Bin
  •  Rain Barrel Sale and Info
  •  Ag Plastic Recycling
  •  Meridian's First Green Corner
  •  Green Lodging
  •  Plastic Bag Weaver
  •  Green Upswing
  •  Got Junk Mail?
  •  Volunteer Opportunities
   
•  April 2009  (Earth Week Edition)
  •  Document Destruction Day
  •  Greener Delta
  •  Recycling Drive at St. Martha's
  •  Green Star/Green Corner Event
  •  Meridian Community Recycling Event
  •  Master Composter Class
  •  Native Plant Sale
  •  Electronic Waste Collection
  •  Rain Barrel Sale
   
•  April 2009
  •  Spring Recycling Events
  •  Pharmaceuticals in Fish
  •  Reasons to Remember your Cloth Bag
  •  Energizing Meridian
    and more!
     
•  March 2009
  •  Spring Recycling Events
    •  Home & Garden Show
    •  Books, Clothing/Textiles
    •  Document Destruction Day
    •  E-waste
    •  Native Plant Sale
    •  Rain Barrel Sale
    •  Plastic Pot Recycling
    •  and more!!!!
  •  Electronics Recycling Powers Up
  •  Recycling Center Ideas
  •  Recycling Q & A
  •  10 Best Green Websites for Kids

   

•   February 2009
  •  Spring Recycling Event
  •  Electronics Recycling Update
  •  Recycling Center News
  •  Waste Reduction Awards
  •  Green Networking
  •  Green Cleaning
  •  Earth 911
   
•  January 2009
  •  Electronics Recycling Update
  •  Curbside Expanding
  •  New Education Committee
  •  Working Green
  •  Christmas Tree Recycling

2008

•  December
  •  Spring Collection News Flash
  •  Christmas Tree Recycling
  •  Electronics Recycling
  •  Logo Contest
  •  MSU Team Wins Recycling Competition
  •  Environmental Stewardship Awards
  •   and more!
     
•  Environmental Commission Slide Show 12/17
   
•  Early December
  •  Electronic Waste Collections
  •  Recycling Logo Contest for Schools
  •  New Recycling Materials:  Siding and Roofing
  •  New Green Stars
  •  Lake Lansing Trails News
  •  Theatre Dept. Goes Green
  •  Deconstruction Resources
     
   
•  November
  •  Green Stars in the News
  •  Biodiesel Tour
  •  Environmental News
  •  Green Film Fest
  •  Recycle Yourself
  •  Quick Links
   
•  October 20
  •  Recycling Event a Big Success
  •  Last Child in the Woods
  •  From Waste to Fuel
  •  Peak Oil Conference
  •  Quick Links

   

•  October 2
  •  Update on the October Recycling Event
  •  How Do I Compost?
  •  Meridian Green Stars in the News (again)
  •  What do I do with old paint?
  •  Thinkin' Outside the Bottle
    
     
•  September 12
  •  Stop Tossing, Start Saving
  •  Edgewood Village Apartments Recycling Story
  •  Greening Our Schools
  •  Electronic Recycling (this Saturday)
  •  Thinking Outside the Bottle

   

•  August 22
  •  Eco-Impacts
  •  Vinyl Siding Recycling
  •  Another CFL Option
  •  Mobile Green Classroom
  •  Big Recycling Days
  •  Local Gov'ts Go Green
  •  "Out of the Bag" Thinking
     
   
•  August 8
  •  Calling All Plastics
  •  New Green Stars
  •  Green Stars in the News
  •  It's Easy Being Green
  •  Asphalt Shingle Recycling
  •  Best Buy to Recycle Electronics (this winter)
  •  Carpet Pad Recycling
  •  East Lansing Looks to Go Greener
  •  Out of the Bin Thinking

   

•  July 23
  •  Recycling Pictures  (from special events last week)
  •  Mark Your Calendars for Fall Events
  •  Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
  •  Thinking "Out-of-the-Bin"
  •  New Recycling Facility
     
•  July 16
  •  Saturday Event
  •  The Fall of Recycling
  •  Map to the Stars
  •  Updated Factsheets
  •  Recycling Saves Resources
  •  Tips and Questions
     
•  July 2
  •  Volunteers Needed at Recycling Events
  •  Celebrate Energy Independence Day
  •  A Green Fourth
  •  Recycling is a Team Effort
     
•  June 24
  •  Green Stars in the News
  •  Green Battery Guide
  •  Make a Rain Barrel
  •  Where Do I Take Stuff?
  •  and more!
    
     
•  July 19th Recycling Event Flyer
   

•  Battery Factsheet 6/23

•  Towne Courier: Green Stars Make News 6/22

• June 30 tour of Granger see pics here  
   

•  June 11 Update

•  Towne Courier Editorial 6/1

•  May 21

•  May R2C2 Update

•  April

 

More:

•  Mailing List/Google Group

•  On-line Resources

•  Citizen Advisory Team & Minutes

•  Commercial Recycling Group & Minutes
   
•  Resources for Kids
  

•  Common Q & A

 

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