Recycling in the Sojourner Truth Library
Lauren Brois September 30th, 2009
Tomorrow is the last day the recycling info board will be up in the library, if you didn’t get a chance to see it Shayna models it Vanna White style below.
Archive for September, 2009
Green of the Week
Lauren Brois September 22nd, 2009
Here is a link to a NY Times report about homes built from recycled materials. The photos in the slideshow are really stunning.
What is your favorite part of the house? The storybook roof is just lovely!
What happens to my recycling?
Recycling 101
Lauren Brois September 7th, 2009
Is it possible to recycle the “wrong way”?
Recycling can be selective; there are only certain things that can be recycled depending on the town. When the rules are broken than recycling becomes more difficult. For example when 10% trash is mixed into a recycling bin with 90% recyclables the entire thing becomes garbage.
Some rules for New Paltz are: plastic #3 and #6 are not recyclable; its best to remove the caps on your bottles; containers that still have food in them need to be washed out; paper needs to be sorted into a different bin than plastic/metals because they are collected separately.
What is the value of recycling?
Although the rules can be confusing recycling is extremely important because it prevents things from taking up space in a landfill. There is actually no such thing as throwing your trash “away”; you are simply sending it to another place, like a landfill in Michigan.
Recycling also saves a lot of energy because the materials are already present to be reused instead of having to be taken from the earth. For example a plastic water bottle is more easily melted down and turned into a fleece jacket than having to extract the raw materials from the earth to then make polyester. By recycling, not only are we preserving our natural resources but also preventing pollution and saving energy.
The Story of Stuff
Lauren Brois September 6th, 2009
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes and explains the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Welcome Back!
Lauren Brois September 3rd, 2009
The Fall 09 semester has officially begun and it is going to be great! There are some really cool events planned for the semester and tons of issues to work on.
If you are interested in becoming involved join Recycling Club. All the info is on the poster below. Hope to see you there!
Check back tomorrow for some great tips on how to design a green living space.
