Forsyth Missouri students are getting into the recycling act by collecting recyclables at school. Forsyth teacher Missi Hesketh has donated her time to transporting the recyclables to the County recycling center.
Read more or leave a comment...A December 2008 report by the Anacostia Watershed Society found that plastic bags comprise over 20% of the Anacostia River’s trash and almost half of the trash in its tributary streams. Presented with pictures of floating blobs of plastic bags in one of the District’s main waterways, D.C. lawmakers passed a 5-cent bag tax that went into effect on January 1, 2010.
Read more or leave a comment...Residents of Forsyth now have free reusable bags for shopping, thanks to a grant from Solid Waste District N.
Read more or leave a comment...This short film by American director Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo) traces the epic, existential journey of a plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) searching for its lost maker, the woman who took it home from the store and eventually discarded it. Along the way, it encounters strange creatures, experiences love in the sky, grieves the [...]
Read more or leave a comment...GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — Finney County Commissioner Larry Jones is tired of finding plastic bags in shelter belts and fences on his property east of Holcomb. In response, he’s proposed that the county, Holcomb and Garden City consider setting a date in the future to ban the use of disposable plastic bags by area [...]
Read more or leave a comment...The City of Forsyth has been awarded a $5,600 grant from Solid Waste District N, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources. Application for the grant was made in the Fall with the project title, “Bring Your Own Bag, Forsyth!” The mission of the project is to obtain several thousand reusable bags to hand [...]
Read more or leave a comment...Forsyth Middle School group “Green Paws,” has agreed to help distribute reusable bags at local stores during a Global Days of Service Event on April 17th and 18th, 2010. Come shop locally to get your free bag!
Read more or leave a comment...Currently, Green Paws is participating in the MoDot “No MOre Trash!” litter reduction campaign. We’re responsible for decorating a trash can with a catchy logo that will catch attention and remind folks where to put their trash. The Green Paws members are coming up with some incredibly creative ideas! We’re very excited about our project. [...]
Read more or leave a comment...A member of the community is donating five large blue cans for Green Paws to help establish plastic recycling in the Forsyth School District! He is also going to stencil the recycle symbol and the word “Plastic” on the cans. Green Paws “peeps” (as they’re called) will then “personalize” the cans with green paws and [...]
Read more or leave a comment...The green group in the Forsyth Middle School, Green Paws, is busy at work trying to impact attitudes and the environment. During the Fall, the club partnered with TerraCycle and collected chip bags and drink pouches from students on campus. Between lunches and classroom parties, there were enough chip bags collected to fill a box [...]
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