Video: Famous Former Miamian Visits Recycling Center & Landfill
I’ve always wanted to do a drive-along with the local trash collectors. Recently, comedian Annabelle Gurwitch (think TBS’s Dinner and a Movie) did just that near her home in California. She rode with the local recycling truck and also went out to her landfill. It’s a short, entertaining video that has some real insight. Incidentally, Gurwitch grew up in South Florida and...
Read MoreVideo: The Green News
This is what we need to see our local kids doing! Dream in Green…this could be a good idea for your schools! How is it that an English accent makes even little kids sound so professional? I love it! Video link. Via –...
Read MoreLive-Blogging: Miami Dade County Recycling Workshop
I’ll be live blogging this meeting now. We are on a month to month contract with our provider right now – BFI. Ask that the commission extends the relationship with BFI until we continue the RFP (request for proposal?) process. I believe that he said that they would like to consider an every other week recycling curbside on Wednesdays. The manager IS committed to having a curbside...
Read MoreRecycling Meltdown
The Herald has a piece today that discusses how the county is taking a look at curbside recycling. Meaning: it’s expensive and they are considering changing it or maybe even eliminating it. The article has two audio "podcasts" with interviews with Roger Carlton, asst. Miami-Dade County manager and Miami-Dade Solid Waste Director Kathleen Woods-Richardson. There is also a...
Read MoreMiami Beach 411 Helps Us Recycle
As you may know, greenerMIAMI has tried to make it a priority to provide our readers with options on how to get rid of their junk and trash in the right way. That means donating items that could still be useful to others, recycling materials that can be used to create new products, and properly disposing of potentially toxic materials. Well, it looks like greenerMIAMI isn’t the only one...
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