For the crafty and creative among us, we came across this excellent resource to help you “upcycle” your holidays!
Check out the “Holiday things” board from Unconsumption on Pinterest for projects that cleverly repurpose and/or reuse everyday items in your home!
A few of our favorites…
‘Tis the season for New Years Resolutions.
While you’re revisiting resolutions to exercise, eat healthy and spend more time with those you love (a great way to start the new year!), consider making one more resolution — to help clear the air.
Through the winter Care to Clear the Air project (2010-2012), a series of videos captured the stories of residents making a resolution to limit their impact on air quality by driving less.
Watch the videos below to hear from people that have done everything from moving closer to where they work, to biking, carpooling and taking public transit.
Their stories will inspire you to make your own resolution to help clear the air!
Kyle LaMalfa shares his commitment to take public transit.
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Winter inversion season is here (collective sigh) and the Salt Lake Valley is currently in the grips of it’s first official inversion.
While periods of poor air quality can feel overwhelming, we’re here to offer five simple things you can do to limit your impact and protect your health. As we all know, whatever we put into the air during an inversion, we’re stuck with. So every little bit helps! Continue reading
So you’ve seen how the glass is collected in Salt Lake City, and you’ve taken a trip through the clean glass facility.
Now take a look at the variety of “end markets” where our recycled glass finds new life!
Fiberglass insulation has become a major end market for recycled glass cullet. Fiberglass insulation utilizes clear and green colored glass for manufacturing due to its low iron content. Owen’s Corning has recently opened a new plant in Nephi, Utah and is accepting the majority of the clear and green glass that is processed onsite at Momentum Recycling.
Guest blog from Katie McKeon of Momentum Recycling
In response to increasing community demand for better glass recycling options, Momentum Recycling built a state-of-the-art glass recycling plant in Salt Lake City in 2012.
Here’s an inside look at the glass recycling process!
The official holiday shopping season kicks off the day after Thanksgiving with a day known as Black Friday. Practically everyone knows that.
But have you heard about Small Business Saturday? This shopping holiday is held the Saturday after Thanksgiving and encourages shoppers to visit their local brick and motor businesses.
Local First Utah’s Shift Your Spending Week kicks off on Friday, November 29th with a similar goal. They suggest setting a goal to shift 10% of your spending this holiday season towards locally owned businesses.
According to them, if we all shift just 10% of our spending to local businesses, on a yearly basis, $1.3 million will stay in the Utah economy.
Salt Lake City’s e2 businesses are local businesses that have made a commitment to reduce their environmental impact.
Be sure to stop by Earth Goods General Store, Liberty Heights Fresh, Cali’s Natural Foods, Artistic Framing Company, C.G. Sparks, Retro Rose, The King’s English Bookshop, Golden Braid Books, Landis Lifestyle Salon, Matrix Spa, Sacred Mountain Healing Center, Cactus and Tropicals, Especially for You and Huddart Floral Company this holiday season.
Over the past decade, the day after Thanksgiving has come to be known as Black Friday. Heralded as the beginning of the holiday shopping season, big box retailers across the country open early and stay open late, offering special promotions and discounts to draw in shoppers.
If fighting the crowds isn’t your cup of tea, we’ve got some creative ways to spend your Black Friday. Continue reading
Photo Credits: misterjt, The Vault DFW, oogoom, trpnblies7 via Flickr.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! And we have some tips to help you “green” the holiday that is synonymous with giving thanks (and over indulgence).
Buy local.
Here’s the scoop on the logistics of curbside glass collection. For program details, including information on how to sign up, check out “The Basics of Curbside Glass.”
Guest blog by Katie McKeon of Momentum Recycling.
The curbside glass recycling is a once per month collection that does not occur on your standard garbage day.
We have divided up the City into 20 different service zones, each having their own glass pick up date. Check out the map below to find your neighborhood glass pick up date. Continue reading
Salt Lake City Green, in partnership with Wasatch Community Gardens, will host a community garden open house this Wednesday.
Green City Growers Open House
Wednesday, November 13th from 6-8 p.m.
First floor of the Salt Lake City & County Building (451 S. State Street)
The public is invited to come and learn about newly identified parcels of City-owned and operated land now available for the development of community gardens. Information about the Green City Growers application process and available resources will also be provided.
