America Recycles November 15

November 15, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Since 1997, on November 15th, communities around the nation have found ways to celebrate America Recycles Day. All year round, Americans have steadily become more and more aware of the benefits of recycling everything they can. Following the USEPA’s slogan of “Reduce, reuse, recycle,” many of us are looking for ways to decrease the amount [...]

On Behalf of our Environment

April 7, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment 

This Saturday (April 9), several communities of people, shovels or litter bags and gloves on hands, will be pitching in to help the environment. One of the interesting things about community efforts like the following is that the ‘job’ of helping the environment is … part of all of our ‘job descriptions’. Come out and [...]

Worthington Community is Green on the Green

May 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Get keen about Green on the Green! This new, yearly event will be an exciting and educational experience for the Worthington Community. Discover what more you can do to reduce our cities’ environmental impact. Visitors can sample a range of new ways to “go green,” from buying re-purposed or recycled items, learning to appreciate native [...]

Water water everywhere!

February 10, 2009 by Jeanne O'Keefe · Leave a Comment 

Columbus is experiencing a bit of a tease with this Spring-like weather and as the ice melts away and the rains are on the horizon, I’ve been thinking a lot about my garden and my goal to be more environmentally friendly in 2009.  At minimum, I pledge this is the year that I will have a rain [...]

Waste not want not…

January 6, 2009 by Jeanne O'Keefe · Leave a Comment 

My Mom used to say “waste not want not” routinely in our household when I was growing up and so when I saw an organization called The Waste Not Center (The WNC), my curiosity was peaked.  Apparently Central Ohio is home to this great non-profit organization dedicated to helping our teachers, artists and other non-profit organizations [...]