Recycle More Plastic (Maryland)
Posted by cjackso6
Mountgomery County residents can recycle all empty plastic bottles, containers, and lids including jars, pails/buckets, and food-grade containers from:
- yogurt
- cottage cheese
- ice cream
- mayonnaise
- butter
- pet food
- detergent
- painting
- flower pots
If you reside in Mountgomery County I encourage you to recycle. Simply place these items into your blue commingled materials recycling bin with aluminum cans and foil products, steel/tin cans, and glass bottles and jars.
For more information, contact the Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services.
Phone (240) 777-6400
Fax (240) 777-6465
Email recycle@montgomerycountymd.gov
website www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling
EnviroCAB
Posted by cjackso6
My experience in the nation’s capital has been so exciting. I noticed that a lot of things in the city are environmentally friendly. When I first seen the enviroCAB I was knew I had to post it on the web. It was uniquely designed and its great for people who want to preserve the environment. I believe this company will have a lot of business because I notice in Washington, DC people like to help out with a great cause. I think this enviroCAB should expand its business to large cities with high pollution rates.
EnviroCAB is the nation’s first all-hybrid taxicab. The fleet of hybrid Toyota Priuses, Camrys and Highlanders and Ford Escapes guarantees passengers environmentally-friendly taxicab service at no additional cost (standard taxicab fares apply).
enviroCAB is the first carbon-negative taxicab company in the world. Fresh AIRE initiative, enviroCAB is:
• the first taxicab company within the Washington, D.C. region to put a fleet on the road comprised entirely of fuel-efficient, low-emission hybrid vehicles.
• the first taxicab company in the U.S. to completely offset its own emissions by purchasing “clean-source” offset credits.
• the world’s first carbon-negative taxicab service by offsetting the emissions of 100 of the approximately 685 non-hybrid taxis operating in Arlington,Va.
enviroCAB will emit 2.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide less than similarly sized standard taxi vehicles, and will offset an additional 1.5 million pounds of carbon dioxide emission for its fleet to be carbon neutral. By purchasing “clean-source” offset credits, enviroCAB will become carbon-negative by offsetting another 7.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide, or the equivalent of 100 older, fuel inefficient taxis.
The taxicab company is already providing service to all major airports for many corporate clients who are “going green.”
To learn more about the enviroCAB click on the picture for the website link.
It’s Easy Being Green
Posted by pam19
Today I was reading an article on Oprah Winfrey’s site about how she was going green and in the article According to the EPA, each person in the United States creates about four and a half pounds of trash every day. One way to reduce that number is by recycling anything and everything you can.
It also talked about how one of the most common ways Americans conserve resources is by recycling. And also how many cities also recycle cardboard and mixed paper, which should be separated from newspapers before they go into the bin. You want to know what things you can and can’t recycle? Check out this website, and you’ll find lots of information on what can and can’t be recycled.
Welcome to the National Environmental Technology Incubator
Posted by Net Incubator
“Our National Environmental Technology Incubator integrates Central State University faculty, resources, and Programs with Industry partners. From the University’s perspective the benefit is the ability to engage students in specific hands-on experiences that will better prepare them for a productive professional career. From the Business perspective the benefit is access to subject experts, unique facilities, and Interns all focused on reducing risk and accelerating their technology-intensive business growth.
Industry experts can also add to faculty experiences and proven teaching methods. The loop is then closed. With Incubator access and support some faculty and students will become entrepreneurs in their own right; birthing and advancing their dreams into workforce opportunities, wealth formation, and fundamental improvements in the quality of life for their families and those of their future employees.
–Executive Director/NETI at Central State University
Want To Know More About Environmental Pollution?
Posted by pam19
I was reading a Summary Today in the Chicago Tribune Web Edition and I came across some important facts about the Environmental Pollution and how it contaminates air, water, and land from man-made land. It also mentioned information about how Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change and how Air pollution is the release of chemicals and particles into the atmosphere, and how water pollution includes surface runoff, leakage into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharge and littering.
Thurgood Marshall
Posted by Brittney D.
Our trip to Thurgood Marshall High School was one to remember. We spent all day on May 14, 2008 conducting our presentation. There were six classes in all, and they were back to back. This was our first all day presentation and it was quite exhausting. One of the classes was a Bio-technology class so they learned a lot of valuable information for their class. The classes had ninth through twelfth graders but there were never more than ten students at one time. The students were really focused on what we were saying and had a lot of good questions. Some of the students ate lunch with us and a couple of them gave us a tour around the new building. Thurgood Marshall was previously Colonel White High school but moved to the other side of the city, and name was changed once they moved into their new building. Although they are in a new location they have the same faculty as before.
West District Science Fair
Posted by Brittney D.
On April 15, 2008, the Net Incubator co-hosted the West District Science Day and Miami Valley Science and Engineering Fair on the campus of Central State University. The fair was for fifth through twelfth grade students and it was held in three of Central State buildings including the brand-new Education Building. The science fair gave the students a chance, not only to present their projects to a panel of judges, but to watch the other participants, and to interact with their peers who shares their interest. There were over 500 participants. Some of the projects were group (2-3 persons) projects and the others were single person projects. We handed out gift bags and our popular “GEEK” shirts to every participant. Also, we provided lunches for everyone, catered by LA’s Sports Bar and Grill. Two students from the Miami Valley Science and Engineering Fair were selected to participate in the 2008 International Science and Engineering Fair, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Yellow Springs Middle School
Posted by Brittney D.
On April 18, 2008 the NET Incubator visited Yellow Springs Middle School to meet with, and present to their seventh and eightieth grade student council members. Yellow Springs Middle School was the very first school we presented to. We had so much fun with their students. The kids were very attentive and followed directions well. We provided a hands on experiment that allowed the students to interact with us .The experiment we conducted allowed the kids to abstract DNA from a strawberry. We quickly learned never to tell seventh and eighth grade boys to smash anything! The students were fascinated by the experiment. We discussed with them the importance of environmental conservation, the importance of recycling, and how to decrease the effects of Global Warming.
Businesses Going Green
Posted by cjackso6
I just read an article inside of the Dayton B2B entitled “Businesses Going Green” written by Tim Tresslar. This article explains why businesses are taking a closer look into going green to make and save money. The most interesting part of the article to me is a subtitle “Five ways going green can save money.” I know a lot of companies will go green if they knew how they can reduce cost and save money. The five steps are the following:
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Switching to solar or wind power.
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Adding new scrubbers to electric generating plants.
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Regrind and reuse materials in production processes.
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Reduce harmful fumes so employees perform better.
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Buy recyclable goods and that will increase a good reputation for one’s company.
For more information about this article contact Tim Tresslar information below.
- (937)225-7317
From Bottles to Tap
Posted by Brittney D.
I came across an article inside of the E The Environmental Magazine called Bottled Water Back Lash written by Melissa Knopper ” A Colorado-based science writer and tap water enthsiast”. The article talks about, how when people began using tap water in replace of their water bottles, and how people are taking action to reduce the amount of water bottles found in land fills. Her sub-titles are as followed: A Gathering Revolt, Bottled Waste, and Don’t Refill That Bottle. On average in 2006 Americans were repoteded to have drank 167 bottles of water each, recycling 23%, and sending 38 billion to the landfills. In 2007 we we spent $16 billion on bottled water and it takes 700 years for plastic bottles to even start decomposing.
For more facts about recycling follow the links:
http://earth911.org/recycling/plastic-bottle-recycling/plastic-bottle-recycling-facts/
http://www.container-recycling.org/