GREEN NEWS
Eugene Mission Cuts Newspaper Recycling
May 21, 2013The 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
May 10, 2013Recycling 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
May 22, 2013Next 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
May 22, 2013The 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
May 23, 2013Before 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
May 24, 2013In 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







