Green Thoughts From Super Bowl Party Central
Super Bowl in Miami. It was a wet one. Of course, I watched it in the comfort of my own home. However, we did go out looking for trouble and a sense of Super Bowl Weekend Madness the day before. We headed down to South Beach to see what was going on…and we brought our camera! Welcome to the greenerMIAMI tour of pre-Super Bowl festivities. Surprise, surprise, there were some things we...
Read MoreTrash Cans Make it Back to the MetroRail & Mover
As you may know, greenerMIAMI is a frequent user of the MetroMover, and an occasional user of the MetroRail. And we had often wondered why there were no trash receptacles available at these mass transit stations. Later we found the answer: 9/11. You see, trash cans are great places to hide bombs, apparently. But New York fixed this long ago, you say, with clear trash cans and...
Read MoreSt. Lucie Will Vaporize Trash
St. Lucie County, just about 2.5 hours north of Miami-Dade, has plans in place to vapor their trash. Not incinerate. Vaporize. From the article: The $425 million facility expected to be built in St. Lucie County will use lightning-like plasma arcs to turn trash into gas and rock-like material. It will be the first such plant in the nation operating on such a massive scale and the largest in the...
Read MoreGo 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...
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