Go Heat! Boooo, Flier Advertisers!
Go Heat! Wow, what a game! As part of a chillin’ Sunday, my husband and I went down to the AA Arena before the game last night, just to people watch. It was a really fun atmosphere, with lots and lots of Heat fans dressed in white. The crowd was excited, the band was playing, and people were dancing. Pictures of David Hasselhoff and variations on "Wade County" were everywhere....
Read MoreDonation & Disposal Guide Update
Go to greenerMIAMI’s complete A-Z Donation & Disposal Guide. Our A to Z guide is growing, and we owe it all to our readers. Since starting this guide, we’ve received lots of helpful suggestions for donations. Reader Anne told us about Miami Waste Paper, an industrial style place that doesn’t mind if individuals drop off their cardboard or newspaper. In fact, they pay up to...
Read MoreGetting to the Bottom of the Litter Problem
I’ve got a few hot spots when it comes to topics that I like to research and discuss for greenerMIAMI. Buying local, public transportation, and trash (litter & recycling). I guess these topics jump out at me because there is no reason that each individual can’t do something positive in each of these areas. Although I hope that we can affect the governments to make city, county,...
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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 MoreEco-comics
This weekend, two comic strips highlighted green issues. This first one, Baldo, by Cantú and Castellanos, has a girl saying grace. One of her requests is "…make us ever more mindful of the needs of others and the needs of our planet…" The second, For Better or For Worse, by Lynn Johnston, rang really true to me. The dad goes out to the landfill and says, "Amazing. You...
Read MoreLeaf Blowers Everywhere
It seems like everywhere I look in Miami, I pass a leaf blower. Living in a condo-based society, leaf-blowers seem to just come with the package. I decided to research it a little, because it seems like such a wasteful activity. In my complex, blowers are sometimes used to move around 3 leaves, literally! In another building nearby, the gardeners spend lots of time blowing leaves and cut grass...
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