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Earth Healing: Hancock, MI RSVP June 21 e-waste collection for Michigan's NW Upper Peninsula part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
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1 yr 6 mos ago
Western U.P. electronic waste collections set: June 21 in Houghton and Keweenaw counties; July 12 in Baraga County; dates for other areas TBA
The initiative received grants and/or other assistance from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). |
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Earth Healing: Hancock, Michigan RSVP e-waste collection June 21 for NW Upper Peninsula residents is part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth day Challenge
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1 yr 6 mos ago
Western U.P. electronic waste collections set: June 21 in Houghton and Keweenaw counties; July 12 in Baraga County; dates for other areas TBA
The Western Upper Peninsula Electronics Recycling Program, a project of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), provides households with an environmentally and economically sound solution to disposing of electronic waste. Residents of Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties, who have generated electronic waste in their household, may bring their items to e-waste collection sites on the specified collection dates in their area. The initiative received grants and/or other assistance from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The northern Michigan collection is connected to the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge that involves over 100 projects in eight states across the Great Lakes Basin. More than a dozen previous collections since 2005 have garnered nearly 48 tons of e-waste from over 850 participants. --- 2005:… |
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Earth Healing Founder, Lutheran Bishop, Zen Buddhist head priest talk about creating interfaith environment projects
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1 yr 6 mos ago
The founder of two interfaith environment groups is often asked by people around the globe to explain the best way to start an effective similar interfaith group in their own community.
Along the shores of Lake Superior, creating similar interfaith environmental groups was discussed by leaders of the Earth Healing Initiative and the Upper Peninsula Earth Keeper Initiative, both based in Marquette, Michigan. The non-profit Earth Healing Initiative provided interfaith volunteers and participants top numerous cities during the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge. The challenge involved the recycling of millions of pounds of electronics and the proper disposal of millions of pills and other pharmaceuticals in April 2008 during over 100 projects across eight states that make up the Great Lakes Basin. This warm and calm day in May 2008 produced the tiniest of ripples in an unusually calm Lake Superior as wildlife heralded spring in the background. The serene setting was… |
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E-waste, pharmaceutical collections vital to protecting Great Lakes, environment, Earth and your drinking water
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1 yr 6 mos ago
The EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge removed a huge amount of electronic waste and pharmaceuticals from eight states.
The goal of the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge was the collecting and recycling of one million pounds of electronics (e-Waste) plus the collection and proper disposal of one million pills. These goals were exceeded many times over. A few examples: --- In Milwaukee: 32 tons of electronic waste and 3.5 tons of pharmaceuticals were turned in. --- At the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin near Green Bay: Approx. 4 tons of e-waste was collected plus thousands of pounds of other trash cleaned from reservation Tribal members turned in ver 23 pounds of medicines including 100 bottles of pills, more than 25 computers and dozens of related components like hard drives, printers, keyboards and speakers; televisions, radios, DVD players, 12 cell phones and over 100 small batteries. --- In Traverse City: Over 28,750 pounds (over 12.5 tons) of… |
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Milwaukee residents show love for Lake Michigan by turning in 36 tons of electronics, pharmaceuticals during EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
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1 yr 6 mos ago
Milwaukee collects about 32 tons of electronics and 3.5 tons of pharmaceuticals in EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) - Milwaukee area residents turned in nearly 36 tons of electronics and pharmaceuticals during the Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge, organizers said. The challenge was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and involved over 100 projects in hundreds of cities across eight states that comprise the Great Lakes basin. More than 700 residents brought old and broken electronics (e-waste) weighing nearly 32 tons to the April 26 e-waste collection organized by the city of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) in a large parking lot south of the Italian Community Center near the Henry Maier Festival Park Summerfest Grounds. About 3.5 tons of unused pharmaceuticals were turned by 2,350 residents at numerous sites in four counties on April 19 during the third annual Medicine Collection Day organized by the… |
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EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade at Chicago Earth Day celebration: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge & Great Lakes wonder
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1 yr 7 mos ago
At the Metcalfe Federal Building, the unwanted medicines collection continues under the supervision of two plainclothes Chicago police officers. (Photo courtesy EPA Flow of the River Blog) EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade encourages public to participate in EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge; lauds the wonder of the Great Lakes and reminds audience how much progress has been made since Earth Day started nearly 40 years ago
Speaking during Earth Day 2008 ceremonies at Daley Plaza in Chicago on April 21, 2008 is Mary A. Gade, the EPA Region 5 Administrator and the Great Lakes National Program Manager. The Regional Administrator reports directly to the EPA Administrator in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy EPA Flow of the River Blog) (Chicago, Illinois) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Mary… |
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Chicagoe Earth Day 2008 event: EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade on Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge, and wonder that is the Great Lakes
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1 yr 7 mos ago
EPA Regional Admin. Mary Gade: Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge a success & U.S. environment care has come far in past 40 years when Ohio rivers burned, Lake Michigan steel mill air pollution was thicker than fog
(Chicago, Illinois) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade celebrated Earth Day 2008 with crowds gathered at Daley Plaza in Chicago. Gade encouraged everyone to participate in the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge that runs through the end of April. While some events were held last weekend, many of the challenge electronic and pharmaceutical collections are this Saturday, April 26 across eight states. During the event, Gade and other EPA officials dropped their unwanted medications into a collection barrel. Gade noted how far the fight to protect the environment in America has come over the past 40 years - reminding Chicago residents there was a time when it was necessary to turn… |
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EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade encourages public to participate in EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
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1 yr 7 mos ago
EPA Regional Admin. Mary Gade: Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge a success & U.S. environment care has come far in past 40 years when Ohio rivers burned, Lake Michigan steel mill air pollution was thicker than fog
(Chicago, Illinois) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade celebrated Earth Day 2008 with crowds gathered at Daley Plaza in Chicago. Gade encouraged everyone to participate in the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge that runs through the end of April. While some events were held last weekend, many of the challenge electronic and pharmaceutical collections are this Saturday, April 26 across eight states. During the event, Gade and other EPA officials dropped their unwanted medications into a collection barrel. Gade noted how far the fight to protect the environment in America has come over the past 40 years - reminding Chicago residents there was a time when it was necessary to turn… |
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EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge has 100 projects in hudreds of cities, gets help from Native Americans, interfaith groups
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1 yr 7 mos ago
(Marquette, Michigan) - The Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge has entered its biggest week with help from interfaith groups and American Indians in reaching the goal of one million pounds of electronics and one million pills.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the challenge to Great Lakes basin residents participating in over 100 projects in literally hundreds of communities that are collecting pharmaceuticals, electronics and household poisons. The EPA awarded grants to some of the projects. Interfaith groups are volunteering in the challenge and participating in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania with assistance from an EPA grant that helped start the new non-profit Earth Healing Initiative (EHI). Trust between religions and participating in interfaith environment projects are vital to protect the future of the earth, said a Lutheran bishop, who has participated in numerous Earth Day recycling projects. "We are in an environmental crisis in many ways," said… |
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Milwaukee, WI hosts two Earth Day 2008 events: Pharmaceutical & e-waste collections planned as part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
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1 yr 7 mos ago
Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosts two Earth Day 2008 events: Pharmaceutical and e-waste collections planned as part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
The EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge is underway with about 100 projects in hundreds of communities across eight states including two events in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is expanding its third annual Medicine Collection Day to include four counties. Named “A prescription for clean water and safe kids,” the pharmaceutical collections will be held on April 19 in Milwaukee, Racine, Ozaukee, and Washington counties. Meanwhile - the city of Milwaukee is hosting an electronic waste collection for its residents on Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The e-Waste collection will be held in a parking lot just south of Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee. City of Milwaukee residents are invited to bring their unwanted televisions and computer equipment to this… |
