It's the latest fashion fad for Earth-conscious ministers: a stole made of recyclable materials and plastic snack-food bags. ...more

October 24, 2009

Thousands of congregations and other groups worldwide will take part in the Global Day of Climate Action to draw attention to climate change. ...more

October 23, 2009

A news article about the change in trash pickup days in Tarpon Springs in the June 27 North Pinellas edition of The Suncoast News, should have noted solid waste in the area west of Alt. 19 will be collected on Mondays and recyclable materials will be collected on Thursdays. ...more

July 4, 2009

A major drop in prices for recyclable materials has forced a local scrap yard and the Highlands County Recycling Department to store much of what it takes in. ...more

December 5, 2008

I'm a big lover of garden art — the funky old rusted kind you find on trash heaps. There's something about vines snaking through chipped filigree and cherub-faced pansies popping up (surprise!) from toilet bowls that I find appealing. ...more

November 21, 2008

As progressive as the city of St. Petersburg is, it's mind-boggling that it is the largest municipality in Florida not offering residents and businesses curbside pickup of recyclable materials. Instead, folks have to load up bottles, jugs and other stuff and take them to collection centers, which is a deterrent to widespread recycling. ...more

October 26, 2008

More demand for recycled materials and better technology to process them have combined to raise Highlands County's revenue from its recycling operation to an all-time high. ...more

July 18, 2008

It's a hip, environmentally friendly office space you'd expect to find at Apple, Microsoft or Google. ...more

February 15, 2008

After more than seven years as recycling coordinator, Rachel Surrency recently left the county post, Pasco County Utilities Services confirmed today. ...more

February 15, 2008

Although many details have to be worked out, Pasco County commissioners are right to finally get serious about recycling trash. Residents should buy into it as well. ...more

January 23, 2008