Scouts are Out Picking Up Christmas Trees

Salmon Creek Christmas Tree Recycling.

While Christmas 2011 is over, I still haven’t had the heart to take down our Christmas Tree. It’s a live tree (well, it used to be) and the needles are drying out a bit, so most likely it will come down on January 2, 2012. That gives me a whole 5 days before the Cub Scouts will be out looking for Christmas Trees to pick up.

This year Cub Scout Pack 494 will be out picking up Christmas Trees on … [Continue reading this Article]

Recycle or Trash

Recycling 101 in Vancouver, WA.

Trash day at my house got a whole lot easier about two years ago when Waste Connections delivered “Big Blue”. The new, clean, HUGE recycling bin can hold a bunch of stuff! That’s good news, and bad news. If you like to talk trash, or actually, less trash, read on…

“Ever wondered why only certain items are collected for recycling or whether you really need to take the label off that can before recycling it? Well, the good news is, … [Continue reading this Article]

Sixth Annual Vancouver Recycled Arts Festival

From Trash to Treasure to Art.

The Sixth Annual Recycled Arts Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 25th and 26th, 2011 at Esther Short Park.

Over 100 artists have taken the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” to heart and will be displaying their recycled art at this year’s Recycled Arts Festival. But, the Recycled Arts Festival is about so much more than art…or recycling. It’s free family fun and entertainment. It’s education. It’s, it’s…well, it’s an experience!

“The Recycled Arts Festival started 6 years ago, … [Continue reading this Article]

What do Christmas Trees, Block Foam and Electronics Have in Common

They Can All be Recycled This Saturday in Vancouver.

While your Christmas Tree is probably not green anymore, you can still be green when you get rid of it! Just be sure you have removed all ornaments, tinsel, lights, etc., and then you can either:

A. Leave them curbside Saturday morning for the Boy Scouts to pickup, a $7 donation is suggested. (this will include all Clark County School District boundaries except Green Mountain and rural Battle Ground)
B. Leave them curbside on your normal … [Continue reading this Article]

Compost Rap Clark County Style

Compost Happens!

So, I started reading the Columbia Springs Master Composter/Recycler Newsletter, and on the front page is the Compost Rap, written by Jo Anne Dolan, Master Composter/Recycler Coordinator.  I just had to share!

Compost Rap

Been cut and raked, bagged and dumped
Just lyin’ here in an old wet lump
Could’a been thrown in a compost heap
Turned to soil, gave your lawn a treat.

We take heaps o’ room in the old landfill
Takin’ lots a money from the taxpayers’ till… [Continue reading this Article]

Community Share Fair

Will Return in 2010.

The Community Share Fair has been an annual event since 2005, and 2008 was a huge success.  Over 20,000 pounds of  reusable and recyclable materials were collected.  So, when is the Share Fair in 2009?

Unfortunately, due to construction at the Share Fair collection site and budget constraints, there will Not be a Community Share Fair in 2009; but, the Share Fair will return in 2010.

If you are looking to recycle block foam, there are two upcoming free block foam … [Continue reading this Article]