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Calendar of Upcoming
Go Green Events
All of the 2010 Go Green events are listed
below. To jump to this month's events,
click here.
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January 2010 |
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January 1 New Year's Day
May your team be
successful with the green goals your organization has pledged to
accomplish this year.
January 2 and 9 Yardwaste Recycling Locations Open to Receive
Trees
Time to take down your cut tree? Remove
all the ornaments and take your tree to a yardwaste recycling location to be mulched.
Locations are open January 2 and 9, 2010 from 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm.
January
22 Celebrate the environment at ReUse-apalooza!
Resolve to reduce, reuse, recycle in 2010! Join Building Value as it hosts this unique fundraiser featuring live music by the Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, performance artists on the hour (a juggler, DuBois steppers, and more), hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, raffles and MUCH MORE.
You'll even have a chance to purchase a part of a commissioned artwork dedicated to building materials reuse by Northside sculptor, Paul Lashua.
All proceeds benefit Building Value, Cincinnati's favorite nonprofit building materials reuse center and deconstruction service. Building Value gives your old building materials new life and makes them available for reuse at its retail location in Northside (4040 Spring Grove Ave.).
Check it out at
www.buildingvalue-cincy.org.
Location: Building Value, 4040 Spring Grove Ave.
Time: 7:00 - 10:30 pm
Cost: Online by Jan. 20: $15/individual and $25/couple; At door: $25/individual and $35/couple
To Order:
Get tickets online
at
http://tinyurl.com/reuse-apalooza
Winter 2010
Looking for Partners in a LEED Platinum Office
Project
Green Cincinnati has Registered a
LEED CI 2.0 Project as their office and is in the process of design and
collection of materials. We would like to offer space in the new makeover
to other firms interested in working in and participating in a LEED
project.
Learn more.
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February 2010
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February 14 Valentine's Day
Start a green tradition with your sweetie and make your love truly
last forever! Give her fair-trade chocolate, plant a tree in
his honor, or make a joint donation to a green charity instead of
exchanging gifts.
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March 2010 |
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March 20 First Day of Spring
It's time for spring cleaning! Won't it
feel good to get everything clean and organized, so you can relax and
enjoy the warmer days coming up? Here are a few ideas to help you stay
Green in the process:
use earth-friendly cleaners when
you dust;
donate durable items you no
longer want to charities and free stores;
take unwanted paint and motor
oil, along with other Household Hazardous Waste, to an
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program*;
gather up those old computer
parts and cell phones you have laying around the house and
take them to a
Computer Recycling Drop-Off Event*;
and when you prepare your yard
for spring planting, keep yard waste out of the landfill by
taking it to a
Yardwaste Drop-Off Site*.
* Please note that the resource links above
are provided for Hamilton County residents only. Household
Hazardous Waste, computers (as well as electrical components listed on the
website) and yard waste from businesses cannot be accepted at
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April 2010
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April 22
Earth Day
Thank you for participating in the Go Green
Challenge, creating awareness and improving our environment.
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May 2010
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June 2010
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June 21 First Day of Summer
Planning a family vacation? Make your travel plans easy this year and
save money as well plan a local vacation, closer to home. It cuts down on
travel expenses and travel time, you will be supporting the local economy,
and you will learn more about your own community. There are many great
vacation opportunities right in your own city. Check out your
local
town center,
state travel site or auto club for some great ideas.
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July 2010
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July 4 Independence Day
Green up your favorite red, white and blue holiday! At your 4th of
July picnic, use reusable dinnerware or purchase paper plates, paper
napkins, and compostable plastic cups made from 100% corn–then toss them
into your compost bin along with any food waste appropriate for
composting. To learn more about what to include in or how to build a
compost pile,
click here.
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August 2010 |
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September 2010 |
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September 23 First Day of Autumn
With the end of the summer season, it's time
to think about the cooler months ahead. To learn ways of increasing energy
efficiency in your home or business and save money on your heating bills,
attend one of the events listed on this Calendar Page or visit one of
these sites:
http://www.hcdoes.org/sw/green_define.htm
http://www.energy.gov/energyefficiency/index.htm
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/
http://www.duke-energy.com/ohio-business/energy-management.asp
http://www.techsolve.org/
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October 2010 |
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November 2010 |
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November
25 Thanksgiving Day
The Go Green Challenge
Committee extends a huge thank you to all the companies and Hamilton
County residents who participated in the Go Green
Challenge.
2009 proved to be another very successful year with overwhelming participation
and unending energy from everyone involved. We look forward to working
with all of you in 2010, along with many new participantsaccomplishing
even more to make Hamilton County greener than ever!
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December 2010 |
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December
1 Hanukkah Begins
December
21 First Day of Winter
December
25 Christmas Day
December
26 Kwanzaa Begins
What a month of celebrations!
While you spend the holidays enjoying the company of family and friends, be sure to invite
green practices into the mix! There are many ways to participate in all of
the festive aspects of your celebration, while still being conscientious
of energy use, waste reduction and resource conservation. Here are some
ideas to get you started:
Decorating: decorate with
LED
lights. They use up to 33% less energy than incandescent
lights, last
longer and run cooler.
Trees: buy a live tree
and plant it in your yard after the holidays; or buy a cut tree from a
properly managed,
local tree farm and after the season ends, take it to a
yardwaste recycling
location
to be mulched.
Shopping: plan out your
shopping trips. Try to get your shopping done at one location and in
one day,
and be sure to take the shortest route. This reduces pollution, saves gas
and saves
time. Don't forget to bring your reusable bags along!
Gift Wrap: present your gifts
in reusable bags, tied with a pretty bow; use fabric adorned with
a
holiday patternyou
can iron it and use it again next year; or wrap gifts with newspaperthe
sports section for the Bengals fan, the business section for the
financial guru, or the comics
for your little one.
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