Articles tagged: recycle
environment: Holiday schedules for City of Ann Arbor offices, services
Posted: Dec 19, 2012• The City of Ann Arbor's Municipal Center offices and the 15th District Court will close at noon on Monday, Dec. 24, and resume normal operations on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Likewise on the New Year’s ... Read more »
environment: Ann Arbor's 4 free Christmas tree drop-offs
Posted: Dec 17, 2012The City of Ann Arbor is providing four free drop-off locations for undecorated Christmas trees from Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 through Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. 1.Once again the parking lot adjacent to the Drop-off Station ... Read more »
Eastern Michigan University grads to don gowns made from recycled plastic bottles
Posted: Nov 13, 2012Eastern Michigan University students will give a whole new meaning to "Go Green!" as they walk across the graduation stage in December. Read more »
home: Remembering a trip through a landfill inspires an effort to recycle unusual items
Posted: Jul 29, 2011The July heat was already teasing 90, though it was still early morning. My husband drove the rented dumptruck loaded with old shingles from our re-roofing project. We followed two slow trucks around and up ... Read more »
Ask Betty: Tips for a green Valentine's Day - reduce, reuse & recycle
Posted: Feb 10, 2011Red roses… Pink and purple paper hearts…. White lace… and a splash of green? A chromatic clash, to be sure. But with all the Valentine-related paper going into landfills year after year, maybe it’s time ... Read more »
Single-stream recycling has humorous, challenging results
Posted: Sep 14, 2010Ann Arbor is a great town to live in if you're enthusiastic about recycling and saving resources. There's the recently-upgraded curbside recycling program, the state's largest community recycling Drop-Off Station, the ReUse Center, a thriving ... Read more »
Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center offers bargains, surprises and hard-to-find items
Posted: Aug 18, 2010I'm one of those people who lives for the thrill of the bargain. My best brags in recent history include a snagging complete set of '50s-era white metal porch furniture in pristine condition at an ... Read more »
Home energy efficiency: small improvements can equal big savings
Posted: May 11, 2010Those of us who are not participating in an annualized utilities plan are currently basking in one of two periods each year when the cost of staying comfortable in your home is a little less ... Read more »
In the Environment briefs: University of Michigan study finds black Americans more likely to live near polluting industrial sites
Posted: Nov 12, 2009Black Americans are much more likely to live within a mile of a polluting industrial facility than white Americans, a University of Michigan study found. The study found this was especially true in midwestern states ... Read more »
5 ways Ann Arbor's single-stream recycling will impact residents
Posted: Nov 11, 2009Do you regularly recycle? If the answer is no, Ann Arbor officials are trying to change that. Late last week, the city council unanimously agreed to move forward with a $4.6 million initiative to overhaul Ann ... Read more »
Ann Arbor City Council OKs single-stream recycling
Posted: Nov 06, 2009Ann Arbor residents will find new high-tech carts dropped off at their doorsteps next June as the city launches its first-ever single-stream recycling program. The City Council voted unanimously Thursday night on a resolution to ... Read more »
In the Environment: Climate change rally planned at U-M to push global deal in Copenhagen
Posted: Oct 22, 2009There will be a rally on the University of Michigan’s campus on Saturday to call for a global deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen later this year. The ... Read more »
List: What are the Top 6 materials being recycled in Ann Arbor?
Posted: Oct 06, 2009Ann Arbor residents may not know it, but the city is a top exporter of quality recycled aluminum. That’s according to Ann Arbor’s Materials Recovery Facility, which was honored as a top recyclable material processing ... Read more »
Shop Drop and Roll with the Salvation Army at Briarwood Mall
Posted: Sep 22, 2009Ann Arbor, MI - Before you head off to Briarwood Mall, you may want to make space in your closets. Briarwood Mall and The Salvation Army have teamed up to make donations easier. A drive-up ... Read more »
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