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Papermaking Discussion
February 22, 2011TRASH The United States produces the most garbage in the world, dumping over 200 million pounds of trash away each year. This means each person throws away 4 ½ lbs. of trash each day! What are some of the common items or materials found in our trash? –Glass, metal, plastics, paper wood, yard trimmings, food Continue reading
Waste Warriors
November 14, 2010Waste Warriors™ presentations teach students to reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever they can. Following the retirement of Beth Isaeff as KTMBs own The Trash Lady, Waste Warriors has taken on the task of training the next generation of recyclers. This 60-minute workshop is geared toward elementary school classrooms to educate and inspire youngsters about litter Continue reading
Invasive Weeds
October 14, 2010Why say No to noxious weeds? Spiny weeds poke through clothes and make trails and streams unpleasant and inaccessible. Weeds decrease property values. Some weeds are poisonous to livestock and costly for farmers and ranchers to remove, which in turn drives up food prices. Some weeds are highly flammable. Weeds choke out native plant species. Noxious weeds grow rapidly and consume Continue reading
Clean & Green | Environmentally Friendly Housecleaning Products
February 22, 2010Download this information in PDF form Are you looking for information on how to clean your house using more environmentally friendly products? This article shares a few books and websites you can use as resources. It also has a list of products and recipes for cleaning products with ingredients that you probably already have in Continue reading
