First ever EnviroCertified spring clean media blitz
“Clean-up time? Got waste? Put it in the right place!” Residents and businesses can visit https://spokanewastedirectory.org for locations to properly dispose of waste.
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LightRecycle WA steps in to help safely dispose CFL Bulbs
As of January 1, 2015, Washington State residents will be able to recycle mercury-containing lights at no charge through the LightRecycle Washington Program. Click here to find a free collection site near your. For more information on CFL bulbs and other wastes you’d like to get rid of or to find a green alternative, visit www.spokanewastedirectory.org. Aqua Duck’s Guide to Recycling CFL Bulbs gives you the skinny on why recycling CFL Bulbs is so important to protecting the aquifer and river in our area. Why can’t CFL bulbs go in the garbage? CFL bulbs last longer and are
E-Cycle for the Holidays
Find vendors who recycle electronics at www.spokanewastedirectory.org Today’s iPhone has more computer power than NASA used to send man to the moon. Point being, it doesn’t take long for yesterday’s technological breakthrough to become a relic ready to be tossed. In 2009, 2.7 million tons of electronics entered the waste stream in the United States. The shame is electronics don’t have to be a waste at all. Rather, they can be recycled and reused. What options are there? Many people don’t realize how easy it is to recycle electronics. You can e-cycle for free within minutes of your home or
Visit New Envirocertified Waste Directory
The Spokane River Forum has launched a new waste directory designed to help local residents and businesses make choices that protect the region’s sole-source aquifer and improve the quality of the Spokane River. Done in collaboration with 8 local agencies and non-profits, safely disposing of hazardous and other waste just got easier. Visit www.spokanewastedirectory.org
Aqua Duck captures the spirit and stories of Upriver Scrub
Madison Garner Communications Major, Whitworth University
A group of middle school students spend their Saturday, not playing video games, but picking up trash on the Spokane River. Employees chat, not over drinks, but over planting trees. Couples enjoy each other’s company, not at a movie theater, but collecting garbage along the river trail. It’s all a part of the Upriver Scrub, an event where members of the community come together to clean up one of Spokane’s most valuable resources. Let’s follow Aqua Duck to some of the locations to learn more about the event and the people working it.
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Spokane River Forum hits the water with Project Hope
The Spokane River Forum had the pleasure of taking the youth from Project Hope on an eco-tour paddle. These inspiring youngsters farm urban gardens and provide landscaping services in the West Central neighborhood, just minutes from the Spokane River near Kendell Yards...
EnviroCertified certified Bill’s Auto Parts builds on rich recycling legacy
Recycling is nothing new for Steve Spalding, owner of Bill’s Auto Parts. As he puts it, “Auto recyclers were the original recyclers. Even before aluminum cans, as far back as the early 1900s, wrecking yards were selling car parts for reuse.”
C & H Foreign Auto a leader in environmentally friendly business practices
EnviroCertified is pleased to recognize the five star certification of C & H Foreign Auto. Decades ago C & H President Ed Cushman recognized the importance of education in protecting our river and aquifer by helping guide businesses across the state to reduce their waste streams. For Cushman his motivation is simple: “I love where I live. I love clean water.” As a prominent member of Automotive Service Association (ASA) Northwest, Cushman helped instill practices which are now common such as recycling oil and antifreeze. In 1993 the ASA recognized Cushman as its member of the year. Today he
EnviroCertified, Aqua Duck and Maid Naturally working together to keep houses clean and the aquifer safe!
Maid Naturally’s model is simple: compounds found in nature can clean homes and businesses and then go back into nature without disruption. As a certified EnviroCertified member, their values align perfectly with our goal to provide business-friendly solutions to keep our river and aquifer safe.
Local phosphorus bans precipitate global changes
It’s been nearly ten years since Liberty Lake squared off with Proctor & Gamble (P & G) over their 2005 resolution banning phosphorus in automatic dishwasher soap. Today the David and Goliath like encounter has proven Liberty Lake to be ahead of its time. The story starts in 1989 with phosphorus being discharged from Liberty Lake Sewer and Water District causing algae blooms in Liberty Lake. To reduce phosphorus inflow to the plant, Liberty Lake passed one of the first laundry detergent bans in the nation. In 2005, they again led the way with a dish soap ban. P &