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November 21st is Shred Day! (yeah)
Keep Williamson County Beautiful will hold another Shred Day: grab all of your documents that are too personal to recycle and bring them to KWB Shred Day, yeah! Come to 420 Century Court 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bring documents that have identification numbers such as canceled checks, credit card statements, pay check stubs, insurance documents, IRS forms, marriage license (or not). If they’re not personal with ID numbers we won’t take them (don’t bother with newspapers, magazines or photos). Staples and clips are okay but no binders or clamps. Not bound and 1 inch thick or slimmer. Go to www.keepwilliamsonbeautiful.org for more details. (yeah!)
Medicine Collection: What do you do with medicine that you don’t use? Look in your medicine cabinet and when you see 2003 on the label, you know it’s too late to use that antibiotic. Do not flush them down the drain they will end up in our streams and rivers and might come full circle to our drinking water…water treatment plants may not have any effect on them. Keep expired medication from children and pets. Dispose of them before they reach the landfill or water supply. The Sheriff’s Office of Williamson County, in conjunction with the 21st Judicial Drug Task Force will participate in the City of Franklin’s Solid Waste Division disposal event on November 21st.
Citizens can just drive up and drop out your medications where they will be properly disposed of in accordance with local drug enforcement and environmental laws.
The event will be held November 21 from 8 a.m.—2 p.m. at the City of Franklin Solid Waste Division located at 417 Century Court, Franklin, Tennessee.
For more information, contact Hugh Tharpe, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, at (615) 790-5554 or HughT@williamson-tn.org.
BOPAE is not a city in India: Come to 417 Century Court Nov. 23rd from 6:30 am-2 pm, City of Franklin’s Municipal Service Center. But what is BOPAE: it stands for Batteries, Oil, Paint, Anti-freeze and Electronics the ‘stuff’ you might have in your garage, cabinets, outbuildings, doghouse, outhouse, etc. that you walk by every day, not really knowing what to do with. You know you’re NOT supposed throw them in the landfill and you used to take to Williamson County Household Hazardous Waste Collection day (but because of budget considerations by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, collection days are down to one day a fiscal year: (it will be again next Springs 2010).
Items will be accepted from Williamson County Residents only and no commercial items can be accepted.
Please visit http://www.keepwilliamsonbeautiful.org/ for details about these collections.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Stormwater fees bring flood of objections
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
By: Cliff Hightower & Dave Flessner
Chattanoogans will have to pay more than $100 million in extra fees over the next five years to fix decades-old problems with clogged ditches, broken pipes and polluted runoff.
But many of those who will pay the bill for upgrading the city’s stormwater system say the price tag is too high — and was adopted too quickly.
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http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/stormwater-fees-bring-flood-objections/?local
By: Cliff Hightower & Dave Flessner
Chattanoogans will have to pay more than $100 million in extra fees over the next five years to fix decades-old problems with clogged ditches, broken pipes and polluted runoff.
But many of those who will pay the bill for upgrading the city’s stormwater system say the price tag is too high — and was adopted too quickly.
>>More
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/nov/08/stormwater-fees-bring-flood-objections/?local
Sunday, October 25, 2009
GREEN ON GREEN: Brentwood Home Page
by Don Green
Today's 3 Rs: Reduce, reuse and recycle
Most of us learned the 3 Rs as reading writing and arithmetic but lately they have been replaced with reduce, reuse and recycle.
Lewis Bumpus, director of Williamson County Solid Waste, says recycling should be the “last thing on your mind” (there is a country song in there somewhere). The first and most important thing we should think about is reducing what we buy, followed by reusing things.
Here are some suggestions to help you reuse, reduce and recycle thin:
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GREEN ON GREEN: Brentwood Home Page
Visit BrentwoodHomePage for all your B.wood, TN news
Today's 3 Rs: Reduce, reuse and recycle
Most of us learned the 3 Rs as reading writing and arithmetic but lately they have been replaced with reduce, reuse and recycle.
Lewis Bumpus, director of Williamson County Solid Waste, says recycling should be the “last thing on your mind” (there is a country song in there somewhere). The first and most important thing we should think about is reducing what we buy, followed by reusing things.
Here are some suggestions to help you reuse, reduce and recycle thin:
>>More
GREEN ON GREEN: Brentwood Home Page
Visit BrentwoodHomePage for all your B.wood, TN news
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Recovery Through Retrofit program offers numerous homeowner benefits
October 20, "Phoenix Green Business Examiner" by Brian Coppa.
On Monday, Vice President Biden released a new report entitled “Recovery Through Retrofit,” which expands upon related green building programs in the Recovery Act to increase job opportunities and offers numerous homeowner benefits such as dramatically enhanced energy savings nationwide by improving the energy efficiency of residences. The Department of Energy (DOE) also announced $454 million under the Recovery Act will be available through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program to support this endeavor.
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On Monday, Vice President Biden released a new report entitled “Recovery Through Retrofit,” which expands upon related green building programs in the Recovery Act to increase job opportunities and offers numerous homeowner benefits such as dramatically enhanced energy savings nationwide by improving the energy efficiency of residences. The Department of Energy (DOE) also announced $454 million under the Recovery Act will be available through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program to support this endeavor.
>>More
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Energy Conservation Grants
Nashville Business Journal - by Jeannie Naujeck Staff Writer
Small- to medium-sized cities in Tennessee can now apply for more than $9 million in federal stimulus funds to assist in conserving energy and reducing fossil fuel emissions.
The funds were made available Wednesday by Gov. Phil Bredesen and the Department of Economic and Community Development through the state’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. The program offers $9.3 million in competitive grants to local governments, with a maximum grant amount of $100,000.
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Small- to medium-sized cities in Tennessee can now apply for more than $9 million in federal stimulus funds to assist in conserving energy and reducing fossil fuel emissions.
The funds were made available Wednesday by Gov. Phil Bredesen and the Department of Economic and Community Development through the state’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. The program offers $9.3 million in competitive grants to local governments, with a maximum grant amount of $100,000.
>>More
Friday, October 16, 2009
THE THIRD ANNUAL SUMMIT FOR A SUSTAINABLE TN
Forging new partnerships and solutions to key conservation issues will be the focus of the Third Annual Summit for a Sustainable TN, Nov. 13-14, 2009, at Ward Agricultural Center, Lebanon.
NOVEMBER 13-14, 2009 ~ WARD AGRICULTURAL CENTER ~ LEBANON, TN
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NOVEMBER 13-14, 2009 ~ WARD AGRICULTURAL CENTER ~ LEBANON, TN
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Hamilton County: Health Department To Get "Green Roof" Through Federal Grant
October 15, 2009
Hamilton County has received a $616,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy of $616,500 to develop and implement projects to improve energy efficiency, including a new "green roof" at the Health Department.
The grant is also aimed at reducing energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
Initial projects approved by DOE also include an energy audit for county buildings; light bulb replacement in county parks; and a “Go Green” educational campaign for county employees and in elementary schools.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_161037.asp
Hamilton County has received a $616,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy of $616,500 to develop and implement projects to improve energy efficiency, including a new "green roof" at the Health Department.
The grant is also aimed at reducing energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
Initial projects approved by DOE also include an energy audit for county buildings; light bulb replacement in county parks; and a “Go Green” educational campaign for county employees and in elementary schools.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_161037.asp
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