Filed under: Baltimore Recycling, Events | Tags: Baltimore Electronics Recycling, Baltimore Whole Foods, E-Cycle, E-Waste
Electronics Recycling Event in Baltimore
On Saturday, Jan. 9th from 10am-3pm, Whole Foods of Mt. Washington is holding an E-Cycle Event in the Parking Lot behind Starbucks.
The Drop Off Event is Free
For the New Year do your part to help the environment! Bring your unwanted electronics for recycling. Below is a list of acceptable items:
– Desktop computers, keyboards and mice
– Laptop computers
– Mainframe computer systems
– Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and monitors
– Modems and telephone boards
– Hard drives, floppy drives and CD ROMs
– Phones, fax machines and telecommunications hardware
– Printers
– Computer boards, CPUs and memory chips, circuit boards &Connecting wires and cables
– Small electric appliances
Sorry, they are NOT accepting TVs.
They will unload your car and put your e-waste on the truck.
Filed under: Baltimore Recycling, News | Tags: Baltimore City Council, Baltimore Plastic Bag Ban, Baltimore Recycling, Baltimore Trash, James B. Craft
Plastic Bag Ban Hearing In Baltimore
On Tuesday, January 5, 2010 the Baltimore City Council will hold another hearing on a plastic bag ban in Baltimore. Since 2008, Councilman James B. Craft has been leading efforts to make Baltimore the second city in the nation to ban plastic bags in grocery and retail chain stores. San Fransisco was the first. In previous hearings, where legislation would require a charge 25 cents for each plastic bag, the bill failed.
PLASTIC NEVER BIODEGRADES
It only breaks down into smaller & smaller pieces that become part of the ecosystem. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean lies a floating garbage patch twice the size of the Texas. It is a place where the water is filled with six times as much plastic as plankton and is referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Really, is 25 cents to much to ask to remind us to bring our own bags to stores? People from other parts of the world have been bringing their own bags to stores for years. According to the BBC, a 2002 tax on plastic shopping bags in the Republic of Ireland has cut their use by more than 90% and raised millions of euros in revenue.
If you would like to support Councilman Craft’s efforts to ban plastic bags in Baltimore, contact your city councilman.
To identify your district, CLICK HERE.
To identify your city council member, CLICK HERE.
Sample letter:
Dear City Council Member _____,
I am aware of an upcoming city council hearing on plastic bag prohibition in Baltimore. I am a Baltimore City resident from your district and I support the effort to ban plastic bags in our city. Plastic waste is a detriment to our landscape and waterways, as it never biodegrades. I understand, that in order to reduce plastic waste in Baltimore, residents will be required to bring their own bags to stores and/or pay a surcharge. I accept this proposal and hope that you will work to pass these measures.
Thank You,
Your Name
Address
Filed under: Baltimore Recycling, Eco-Shopping, Events | Tags: Baltimore Flea Market, Baltimore Free Store, Baltimore Recycling, Red Emma's Bookstore
Baltimore Free Store Market
At The 2640 Space, Sat. Dec. 12th
Image Courtesy of Red Emmas
The Baltimore Free Store’s December Free Market
Saturday Dec 12, 12PM @ 2640 (2640 St. Paul St.)
From the Baltimore Free Store:
What kind of stuff can I take?!
Whatever we have, you can take. Clothes, toys, household items, kitchen wares, etc. etc. etc. We only ask that you don’t get greedy, so that everyone has a chance to get something good. If we have decorative baskets and you already have 46 decorative baskets at your house, you should probably leave them for someone else…
Do I really not have to pay for the stuff?!
NO! Everything is 100%, for real. no joke, FREE.
So this is like…a handout?!
Absolutely not. By taking our stuff, you are recycling and reusing. This is not about hand outs: it’s about communities helping provide for each others need and learning to consume less and give more. It’s free shopping!
About the Baltimore Free Store:
We collect unwanted goods and redistribute them to people who want them. It’s pretty simple. We are trying to change the way people view their relationship to their goods, their community and their earth. Though we target low-income neighborhoods to distribute goods, there are no requirements for shoppers; all Free Markets are open to anyone who wishes to come. Our motto: give what you can, take what you need.
This event is organized by Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse.
Filed under: Baltimore Recycling, News | Tags: Baltimore Recycling, Creative Package Design, Fan Cans, Stadium Recycling Cans
Fan Cans Double Recyling In Less Than One Year At Baltimore Stadium
Image Courtesy of Fan Can LLC
If the newly installed Fan Cans at M&T Bank Stadium are any indication, creativity can go a long way to encouraging a greener lifestyle.
*Fan Cans is a line of 45-gallon recycling and waste receptacles designed to grab fan attention with lids shaped like baseball batter and football player helmets. Since the placement of these cans at the Stadium, recycling has more than doubled. All of the company’s 45-gallon receptacles utilize up to 50% post-consumer and industrial plastic, are highly-durable for expanded service life, and are 100% recyclable at the end of their life cycle.
Fan Cans LLC is a Maryland-based company
* Information provided by PRWEB
Filed under: Baltimore Recycling, News | Tags: Baltimore Community Foundation, Baltimore Recycling, Baltimore Zero Waste, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, One Plus One
Baltimore Recycling Up More Than 50% In Less Than A Year
According to the Baltimore Community Foundation, ” Baltimoreans of all stripes have demonstrated their commitment to recycling in recent months, driving a 53% increase in the number of recyclables collected by the city since the One Plus One program was implemented in July 2009. In addition, the amount of trash taken to landfills has decreased 29% during the same period.”
That’s great news. The reduction of trash pickup to once a week is apparently having a forcable impact on resident’s recycling habits. However, before we start patting ourselves on the back, it is important to remember that while recycling is up, so too is the production of plastic products, containers and packaging. According to the EPA, the amount of plastic in our waste stream is 12 times what it was in 1970. Plastic cannot be infinitely recycled and it never biodegrades. The result is a floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean, otherwise known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, that is twice the size of Texas.
What you can do:
- Avoid plastic at the grocery store and buy food in glass or metal containers.
- Purchase natural fiber clothing, bedding and furniture.
- Avoid all PVC and Styrene products.
- Purchase products with minimal packaging.
- Stop buying bottled water. (40 percent of water bottled in the United States comes from public water supplies.)
- Support Baltimore Councilman Kraft’s efforts to rid our city of platic bags. Purchase or make cloth bags for shopping.
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