• GREEN NEWS

    Eugene Mission Cuts Newspaper Recycling

    Eugene Mission Cuts Newspaper Recycling

    May 21, 2013

    The Eugene Mission is expanding services, allowing the nonprofit to assist more clients with food, shelter and clothing, but now the mission is preparing to cut a major program. Come June, the Eugene Mission is cutting its recycling program....Read More

    Recycling Hits Roadblock in Lane County

    Recycling Hits Roadblock in Lane County

    May 10, 2013

    Recycling in Lane County is hitting a road block. Plastic bins, tubs and playground toys are no longer being accepted. Nothing has changed at lane county waste management, but drop off sites for rigid mixed plastic have been temporarily suspended....Read More

  • REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

    Next Step Opens Volunteer Center

    Next Step Opens Volunteer Center

    May 22, 2013

    Next Step Recycling rewarded its volunteers with a new work space last week. Organizers say this year, 300 people donated 6,500 hours. The center says the volunteers are key to fulfilling its mission of reducing the community's carbon footprint....Read More

  • SUSTAINABLE TABLE

    The Sustainable Table: Eating Local

    The Sustainable Table: Eating Local

    May 22, 2013

    The most bountiful time of the year for local produce is coming up in Lane County. It’s the time when all the plants that were sprouting in greenhouses a few weeks ago, thrive, bloom and produces a bounty of food....Read More

  • IN THE GARDEN

    In the Garden: Garden Bed Prep

    In the Garden: Garden Bed Prep

    May 23, 2013

    Before your start planting your favorite veggies and flowers this season, you need to prepare a garden bed. In this week's In the Garden, Caleb Johnson at Johnson Brothers Greenhouses shares how to get the best soil for planting in the garden....Read More

  • DRIVE LESS SAVE MORE

    Business Commute Challenge Ends

    Business Commute Challenge Ends

    May 24, 2013

    In honor of the more than 2,000 people who helped save more than 69,000 miles this year, there was a wrap party Thursday night. Sustainable Wealth Management won its category. The company has four employees and had 100-percent participation....Read More