If you’re eager to learn about green living and wellness, and are seeking healthy, eco-friendly products, services and programs, don’t miss this festival.

Additionally, you can attend Party for the Planet tonight and tomorrow night, free! It will be hosted by The Rochester Mills Beer Co., one of Michigan’s largest brewpubs and Mind Body & Spirits restaurant, known for serving local and organic meals.

See you there!

One thing you could do is get coffee!

Starbucks and Caribou Coffee are inviting everyone to bring in a reusable mug or tumbler and get a free brewed coffee or tea.

By using your own cup or tumbler, you’re helping to reduce our environmental impact!

Have a great Earth Day!

Glass recycling may vary in your community, so do some research to see what you can recycle. Many communities only offer food-grade glass recycling, like glass bottles and jars.

Click here to read the Dos and Don’ts of Glass Recycling.

The recycled trees will be turned into mulch and made available to the public free of charge for 2011. There is no fee to drop off the trees, but all ornaments and tinsel must be removed prior to disposal. Trees can be dropped off any day from December 26th, 2010 through January 16th, 2011 from 9a – 4p. For more information and to find a location near you, click here.

The Holiday Inn in Grand Rapids (310 Pearl Street Northwest) is accepting old holiday trees now through January 7. Trees can be dropped off between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., and there is no charge. For more details, click here.

“Holiday lights look so pretty strung along rooftops and twined around trees, but they can be an electricity drain. Luckily, by choosing LED lights, making smart decorating choices and recycling old strands, your home can still sparkle with holiday cheer at a minimal environmental cost. …” 

See rest of the article by Sophie Quinton here:

Compared to holiday incandescent lights, holiday LED lights:

White LED lights

Remember, both incandescent and LED holiday lights are recyclable.

Information on Earth Day Michigan can be found here.

For more information on Earth Day 2009, please visit the earthdaynetwork.

2. Global comsumption of paper and paperboard in 2005: 368 million tons.

3. Projected consumption in 2021: 579 million tons.

4. Paper consumed per person, per year in the United States: 330 kilograms.

5. Paper consumed per person per year in Western Europe: 200 kgs; Latin America: 50 kgs; China and Asia: 28 kgs.

6. Sheets of paper used each year by the average U.S. office worker: 10, 000.

7. Percent of printed-on office paper discarded within one day of printing: 45%.

8. Municipal waste discarded in the U.S. in 2006: 251 million tons. Percent share accounted for by paper: 34%.

9. Beginning of the U.S. recycled paper industry: 1690.

10. Number of trees saved by one ton of recycled paper: 17.

11. Landfill spaced saved by one ton of recycled paper: 3.3 cubic yards.

Information obtained from January/February 2009 issue of World Watch.

Christmas trees can be dropped off for recycling at Glen Oaks Golf Course in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Glen Oaks is located at 30500 W. 13 Mile Road. Drop off times are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. December 26th through January 12th. Bring your trees to the east end of the clubhouse parking lot.

Trees must be free of all lights, decorations and tinsel.

Trees placed curbside will go in the trash. They will not be recycled.

11 locations offer Christmas tree recycling in the Metro Detroit area. For more information, call 248.858.0906. For locations that offer Christmas tree recycling outside of the Metro Detroit area, click here.

The Paper Retriever Program works in partnership with local non-profit organizations like schools and churches by placing recycling bins in highly visible areas onsite for use by members in the community. These organizations are paid for the recycled paper based on weight, and are then able to use those funds at their discretion in their service to the community. 

The types of paper that may be recycled are: Newspapers, Magazines, Mail, Catalogs, and School & Office Papers.

The Paper Retriever Program is a great illustration of how recycling can give back. Recycling with the Paper Retriever not only enhances your community by reducing waste, it also supports the organizations that serve in your community. 

Look for the bright yellow and green recycling bins in your area!

For more information on Paper Retriever, or to find or set up a drop off location near you, please visit Paper Retriever’s website.  For more information on this topic, click here.

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