Several small pieces of plastic were dumped and left out in the rain. The result was water splattered trash.
Plastic is harmful to the environment.
Several small pieces of plastic were dumped and left out in the rain. The result was water splattered trash.
Plastic is harmful to the environment.
I love this story about Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, from monsters and critics.com.
This looks like a smiling milk jug. Only it is empty and is sitting by the side of the road. Not funny.
Being green has been happening at MTSU for the over 30 years when students started recycling newspapers in the 70s to today. One of their projects is rain gardens, which help clean the water naturally before it returns to the streams. Here is a useful post on how to build a rain garden.
This is a great story that was published in The Tennessean recently:
Lockeland Springs boy wonder recycles glass
Six-year-old has his own green businessBy Nancy Deville • THE TENNESSEAN • December 21, 2009
Six-year-old Gunner is concerned about ‘keeping the earth healthy’ and has turned his hobby into a profitable business.
The youngster, with a little help from his stepdad, has started Gunner’s Glass Recycling.
His concept is pretty simple. When you sign up, he delivers a plastic container with his green “G” logo plastered to the side.
And for $5, he’ll pick up your recycled glass twice a month. Gunner and his stepdad then dispose of the items at the Metro East Recycling Center, just a few miles from their home.
“I just really like recycling, and it makes me happy,” the youngster said. “I don’t want to see any trash on the ground.”
Learning as he goes
Gunner has that same passion at home, where he’s known as the recycle police.He monitors what’s thrown away and grabs cardboard, cans and bottles that were not properly disposed of and places them in the appropriate bins.
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If you are going to advertise your services in neighborhoods, flyers such as this one that hang on door knobs are the thing to do. Unfortunately, I picked up several of these off the street. Please hang them on doors.
Fining litterers in Edinburgh is helping keep the streets cleaner per this story in the scotsman.com. I hope that they are giving fines to those who drop cigarette butts. That was a big problem I noticed when I visited there last September.