A-Z Disposal & Donation Guide
A – Z Disposal & Donation Guide for Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida This guide is meant to help residents learn how to dispose of items properly, as well as provide ideas on where to donate items that may still have further use for another individual. Updates to this list will be continuous. For additions, deletions, and corrections, please contact:...
Read MoreJunk Mail Update
One of my first posts to GreenerMiami was about Stopping Junk mail. I was very pleased that I had figured out how to stop all of those flyers from arriving in my mailbox each week. In Miami, these two main companies are The Flyer, and ADVO (Shopwise). I sent in my requests for removal from the distribution list, and waited patiently for the 6-8 weeks to pass until the changes took effect. The...
Read MoreBaynanza 2006
Baynanza 2006 was a great experience for my husband and me. Assigned to clean-up Vizcaya, we headed over there at the assigned 9 am. After checking in, with minimal instruction, we were handed a trash bag and sent over to where the bay meets the land. Entering Vizcaya, you’d think that there is no way that this clean up will be necessary. The grounds are impeccably maintained. But as we...
Read MoreEarth Day tomorrow
I’d be a terrible Green Blogger if I didn’t mention Earth Day, which is tomorrow, April 22. I’ll be at Baynanza, picking up trash so that it doesn’t go into Biscayne Bay. What you can do to celebrate Earth Day: Join GreenerMiami’s Litter Free Miami Pledge…it expires on Earth Day. 14 more people are needed to make it a success. Maybe just show up or register...
Read MoreDishwashers 101
Welcome to Dishwashers 101! Today we’ll run through everything you need to know to cut down on your work in the kitchen, and save energy and water to boot! Many people have the misconception that you can not put dirty dishes into the dishwasher. This is absolutely false. Pre-washing dishes is not necessary. The key to receiving clean dishes at the end of a dishwashing cycle is to A) load...
Read MoreCitizens Say, “Go Native”
Citizens for a Better South Florida put out a guide for using native plants called, "Go Native". The guide is printed in English and Spanish, and may be available at your local City of Miami NET office. I’m a little late in publishing this – the website states that the guides will be available February-March…but I bet a lot of the offices still have copies available....
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