LIVING GREEN IN DENVER: Electronics Recycling Event

 

Do you have old computer components sitting around your home?  The City of Denver is hosting an electronics recycling day on April 27.  The charge is $5 per vehicle, if you bring only one or two televisions, laptops or monitors.  Each additional tv, laptop or monitor will cost $5.  Other items accepted include printers, scanners, faxes, telephones and other electronic components.  Check the City of Denver website for more details.

The event runs from 9 am to 3 pm, but you must register on-line to take advantage of the program.  There are 35 appointments per 20 minute time slot, and you are advised to arrive 10 minutes early.

This is a perfect way to recycle in a responbsible way.  Perhaps you can “car pool” with your neighbors for this event.

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Greenprint Denver

The City of Denver is working to make Denver sustainable.

Greenprint Denver’s mission is “to provide leadership and contribute practical solutions to deliver a prosperous, world class community where people and nature thrive.”

Water issues, air quality, waste management and energy use are among the focuses of the office.

In 2004, Denver voters passed Amendment 37 which requires that by 2015, 10% of all electricity produced come from renewable energy. To that goal, the city has added wind energy to its robust solar and natural gas development.

On the 16th Street Mall, 36 hybrid buses provide downtowners with free rides to theatres, restaurants, office buildings, shops and galleries.

In 2006, in his State of the City address, then Mayor Hickenlooper announced an aggressive plan to plant one million new trees in Denver by 2025. Trees are an important component of any sustainability program. They reduce water runoff, reduce greenhouse gases and provide natural cooling to streets and buildings. The trees planted will be those that require little water.

FastTracks will help reduce air pollution by providing convenient public transportation.

Denver’s recycling program is also helping the city meet its green goals.

Denver is also using recycled water to irrigate the city parks.

For more information about Greenprint Denver click here.

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Littleton Tree Planting Program

On April 20 the City of Littleton will distribute 215 trees to be planted on private property or in the public right of way.

The trees will range from five to 12 feet tall. Fifteen species are available. Trees will be available in bare root form and root ball form. Bare root trees are light weight and easy to handle, but require immediate planting. Root ball trees weigh between 50 and 100 pounds. Bare root ball trees will cost $30. Root ball trees will cost $45.

All trees require regular watering for the first three or four years.

You may apply to adopt a tree here. Applications must be made by March 22. Trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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RECYCLE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE

Rather than throwing your Christmas tree away, consider recycling it. It’s easy.

Many Denver area municipalities are offering to recycle live Christmas trees. The trees should be free of ornaments, tinsel and nails.

To find how to recycle your tree and where and when, click on the appropriate link below:

Adams County
Arvada
Aurora
Commerce City
Denver
Douglas County
Englewood
Lakewood
Littleton
Parker
Thornton
Westminster
Wheat Ridge

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Free Trees for Denver Residents

If you live in Denver, you may apply for a free tree to plant either on the west side of your property or along a public right-of-way.

The trees are offered through The Park People’s Denver Digs Trees program and The City of Denver’s Mile High Million tree planting initiative.

Applications must be made by February 15, 2013. Although thousands of trees are on hand, there is limited availability, so apply soon.

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Keeping it GREEN this holiday season

Instead of buying wrapping paper, resuse magazine or newspaper pages. Or wrap your gift in another gift—a kitchen towel or cloth napkin. Recycle any non-foil paper you receive. Recycle your holiday cards once the season is over.

Buy Fair Trade products.

Bring your own bags for all your holiday shopping—not just food and grocery shopping.

Plan your shopping trip to keep your mileage down. Or shop on-line.

Reduce the use of batteries by buying rechargeable batteries and gifting a battery recharger.

Recycle your Christmas tree. Denver will accept trees. Details are available here

Denver Leads Colorado in Solar

Denver has been named Colorado’s first “Solar Friendly Community”.

The cost of permits and the time required to get those permits have been greatly reduced.

The average cost of permits for solar power installation in Colorado is $500. In Denver it is $50.  In other Colorado municipalities it takes 1-20 days to get a permit.  In Denver it takes 15 minutes.

Click here to read the full Denver Post article.

Click here to read the full Denver Business Journal article.

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Recycle Your Political Yard Signs

Denver Waste Management has announced it will be accepting political yard signs for recycling. Rather than adding to the landfill, please drop your yard signs off at one of three Denver sites on or before November 20th.

For locations, dates and times of the drop off sites, please visit this link.

  

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Denver LeafDrop

Once again, DENVER and surrounding communities are offering free leaf recycling.

For DENVER locations and restrictions please visit this site.

Weekday drop spots are open now through early December.  Weekend sites will be open the first three weekends in November.

We are asked to use paper bags, rather than plastic.  Paper bags can be composted along with the leaves.  Another option is to bring your reusuable containers and they can be emptied at the LeafDrop site.

ENGLEWOOD and LITTLETON will be accepting leaves on Sunday October 28, Sunday November 4 and Sunday November 11 from 10 am to 2 pm.  Check out Englewood’s website for more information.

LAKEWOOD will start collecting leaves curbside on November 1 and will continue through December 10.  Details are available here.

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