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Teachers combine for book to help kids be environmentally conscious

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 12:52pm
Teachers combine for book to help kids be environmentally conscious

 

The Labrador named EVIE who teaches that Every Volunteer Is Essential in picking up litter and keeping our community clean is once again the star character in a second children’s book written by a Dexter Elementary School teacher.  

EVIE Goes Clean and Green is written by Susan Harp and illustrated by North High School art teacher Jon Siau. The 24-page hardbound book was written to help children (and their parents) understand the importance of recycling and being as green as possible. With the help of her daddy, EVIE learns easy ways to make small changes in her everyday life that will have a big impact on the environment.

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700 expected for clean up, world record Zumba attempt

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, April 26th, 2013, 12:26pm
700 expected for clean up, world record Zumba attempt

 

More than 700 youth and adults have volunteered for Global Youth Service Day 2013. The event will be held Saturday rain or shine starting with a Clean Evansville trash pick-up from 9 to 11 a.m.  At  1:30 p.m., an attempt will be made to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest youth Zumba class

Twenty-four Clean Evansville teams will target areas around Garvin Park/Bosse Field, Jacobsville, Downtown, Glenwood Neighborhood and McGary Middle School. Clean Evansville volunteers are advised to dress for the weather.

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Ivy Tech wins on campus recycling competition

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 10:45am
Ivy Tech wins on campus recycling competition

 

The three largest colleges in Evansville challenged each other in a nationwide recycling contest, and together they diverted more than 450,000 pounds of material from area landfills, scoring a sustainable win for the entire community.

Ivy Tech Community College, the University of Southern Indiana, and the University of Evansville participated in the eight-week RecycleMania competition, which rallies students, faculty and staff to increase on-campus recycling rates. The national contest, managed by Keep America Beautiful, is sponsored with assistance from the Alcoa Foundation. Locally, Alcoa Warrick Operations sponsors a local version of the contest, too.

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Recycling Saturday at 4-H Center

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 2:31pm
Recycling Saturday at 4-H Center

 

On Saturday, April 20, the Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District will hold a drop-off recycling day at the 4-H Center Fairgrounds from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.

The following items will be accepted for recycling at the program:

Newspaper, cardboard, mixed household paper, magazines/catalogs, aluminum cans, glass containers, steel cans, #1-#7 plastic containers.

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Recycling Day set for Saturday at 4-H Center

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 11:09am
Recycling Day set for Saturday at 4-H Center

On Saturday, March 16, the Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District will hold a drop-off recycling day at the 4-H Center Fairgrounds from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The following items will be accepted for recycling at the program:  Newspaper, mixed household paper, magazines and catalogs, cardboard, aluminum cans, glass containers #1, plastic containers #7 and steel cans.

The District has contracted with Wesselman Nature Society to operate the drop-off programs. The next recycling day will be held at Evansville Day School on March 23.

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Recycle old electronics free next week

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013, 12:35pm
Recycle old electronics free next week

C&I Electronics, an Evansville electronics recycling company, will offer electronics recycling free of charge at its Electronics Recycling Week at its business located at 1700 N. Lafayette. 

The program will run from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each day Monday, January 7 through Friday, January 11.

Residents from Vanderburgh County households can bring electronic items to be recycled including computer monitors, televisions and a variety of other computer related equipment and electronics items.

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Electrical workers team up to sponsor “greenest” display at Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012, 10:35am
Electrical workers team up to sponsor “greenest” display at Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights

From Easter Seals

The elaborate displays at Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights in Evansville’s Garvin Park feature thousands of light bulbs of many colors.  However, one multi-colored scene in this Easter Seals fund-raising event can truly be called “green” due to its energy efficiency.  It’s the last exhibit visitors see as they drive through the mile-long route.  In fact, attendees actually drive under this display before exiting the park.  It’s the "Patriotic Arch" jointly sponsored by IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 16) and NECA (the Southern Indiana Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association).

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