- Supporting sustainable classrooms and “No Child Left Inside” initiatives
- Facilitating funding toward expanded and enhanced outreach to diverse groups
- Promoting awareness of energy efficiency
My great grandmother didn’t have a green movement in her day. She didn’t need one. KVB reflects on why grandparents don’t recycle.
A tree will absorb a ton of carbon during its lifetime. If I planted two trees that would be two tons. If I got two friends to plant two trees that would be six tons! We could create a wave of carbon absorption! As we creep into spring take a look around. Take stock and look at opportunities. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel. All it takes is a ripple.
650,000 tons of phone books are distributed to America’s 100+ million households. Only 117,000 tons of Yellow Pages are recycled each year.
Major props to our friends in Fairfax County! Recycling is real in Fairfax County!
It’s hard to believe that in 2011, in the Commonwealth’s capitol, we don’t have recycling at our office. I could even understand this more if, say, our offices were in the outer reaches of Mechanicsville or Hanover….but we’re on MAIN St…
The Buy Back program encourages repeat business because consumers who bring back gear that they no longer want are paid with a Best Buy gift card. Smart….for everyone.
The James River Green Building Council strives to create a positive impact on the “built environment” within Central Virginia. Their goal is to empower the building industry with market-based solutions that encourage green building practices, technologies, policies, and standards.