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Indian Hill High School seniors hosting free E-Waste recycling event

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, May 10th, 2013, 4:04pm
Indian Hill High School seniors hosting free E-Waste recycling event

INDIAN HILL, OH (FOX19) - The Indian Hill High School parking lot will be the site of an e-recycling event set to happen on Saturday, May 11.

Three Indian Hill High School students are hosting a community e-waste collection drive as a part of  their IHHS internship.

E-recycling of items like computers, tablets, computer accesories, batteries, speakers, etc. will be accepted from 9am - 1pm.

Indian Hill High School/Middle School is located at 6865 Drake Road.

 

 

 

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Schools reduce lunch waste through recycling, composting, special lunches

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, April 19th, 2013, 4:01pm
Schools reduce lunch waste through recycling, composting, special lunches

SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - Schools across Sycamore Community Schools are finding cost-effective ways to reduce their waste and instill students with environmental knowledge.

All Sycamore K-6 buildings are engaging students, staff and parents to help reduce lunch room waste through Waste-less Lunches. 

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Recycle your old electronics and plastic products for free at the One Stop Drop

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, April 12th, 2013, 4:55pm
Recycle your old electronics and plastic products for free at the One Stop Drop

NORWOOD, OH (FOX19) - Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and Whole Foods Market are inviting residents to take part in a unique recycling event, aptly named the “One Stop Drop”, in honor of Earth Month.

Residents are encouraged to participate by bringing hard-to-recycle items like electronic waste and plastic grocery bags to one convenient drop off location for free recycling.

One Stop Drop will take place on Saturday, April 13 from 10am - 2pm at the Whole Foods Market parking lot at Rookwood Commons in Norwood.

Acceptable items include:

  • Electronic waste
  • Cell phones and chargers
  • Number 5 plastics such as butter tubs and yogurt containers
  • Plastic grocery bags
  • Used writing instruments like pens, Sharpies, Expo markers, and caps

Local electronics recycler 2TRG will provide free recycling for a wide variety of electronic waste including computer monitors, audio equipment, printers, and more.

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City of Blue Ash continues eco-friendly push with 2012 recycling results

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Monday, April 1st, 2013, 2:20pm
City of Blue Ash continues eco-friendly push with 2012 recycling results

BLUE ASH, OH (FOX19) - The residents of the City of Blue Ash have proven themselves to be eco-friendly based on the 2012 recycling results from Hamilton County Recycling.

Last year, citizens recycled 1,435 tons of metal, glass, plastic and paper, which ultimately saves resources, conserves energy, and reduces pollution. On average, each household in Blue Ash recycled 575 pounds, which is 27% of the total waste generated.

According to Hamilton County Recycling, these efforts conserved enough energy to power every home in Blue Ash for 2 weeks, and also helped save 10,995 trees from being harvested. In addition, 169,000 jobs in the State of Ohio are created simply by recycling.

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Volunteers needed for bike trail maintenance days

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, January 4th, 2013, 7:34pm
Volunteers needed for bike trail maintenance days

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - The first of four Saturday's where volunteers will assist with trail improvements at the Mitchell Memorial Forest is January 5 from 9am - 1pm.

Workers will assist with trail improvements that include: digging, sawing, pruning, moving rocks, removing forest debris, etc. Work will get dirty and strenuous, but all while enjoying the camaraderie with friends. All volunteers should wear proper attire for the weather and workload. Eye protection is highly recommended. Youth must be accompanied by an adult.

A volunteer waiver must be signed in order to participate. The waiver can be printed from our website at http://www.greatparks.org/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities.html and brought to the event.

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Kid artist needed for Earth Day poster

Submitted by Rachel Folz on Thursday, December 27th, 3:39 pm
Kid artist needed for Earth Day poster

 

The Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition is inviting seventh through 12th-grade students to compete in the Cincinnati Earth Day Celebration logo design contest, which will be used for the 43nd Earth Day Celebration at Sawyer Point on April 20.

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UC Blue Ash college students help plant trees on campus

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Thursday, December 13th, 2012, 4:05pm
UC Blue Ash college students help plant trees on campus

BLUE ASH, OH (FOX19) - Students at UC Blue Ash are helping bring new life to campus by planting nearly 60 trees during a recent project.

UC Blue Ash College needed to replace several Green Ash trees that were planted on the campus a dozen years ago as part of a landscaping plan.  Recently, it was discovered that Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect, had infested those trees causing damage that made it necessary to remove them.  Ohio is just one of 18 states and two Canadian provinces affected by the Emerald Ash Borer. 

A team of students and landscapers from UC Blue Ash College and the University of Cincinnati, led by Len Thomas, a senior planner from the UC office of Planning, Design and Construction, recently took on the challenge of replanting 59 trees on campus.

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