In anticipation of up to a foot of snowfall between 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, the City of Ann Arbor and Recycle Ann Arbor are announcing that there will be no residential trash or recycling pickups on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Starting Wednesday, the residential trash and ...
Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center has opened a new Holiday Shoppe, featuring hundreds of holiday decorations at bargain-basement prices. Visitors to the Holiday Shoppe can shop green and save some green, while selecting from holiday ornaments, displays, lights, trees, tree stands and all other essential items needed to create the ...
Ann Arbor is a great town to live in if you're enthusiastic about recycling and saving resources. There's the recently-upgraded curbside recycling program, the state's largest community recycling Drop-Off Station, the ReUse Center, a thriving freecycle.org community site, and numerous other options for reuse.
I'm one of those people who lives for the thrill of the bargain. My best brags in recent history include a snagging complete set of '50s-era white metal porch furniture in pristine condition at an estate sale, all 10 pieces for $200; and buying an antique oriental rug for $125 ...
Are you tired of watering your annuals and perennials? Consider making the shift to landscaping your yard with native plants. These plants are adapted to the Michigan climate so, once established, they are much lower maintenance than many exotic , horticultural plants. Native plants also provide food and habitat for ...
Recently I attended a four-day sporting event held at an outdoor sports park 25 miles south of Chicago. My intention was to enjoy a few days of vacation while watching family and friends compete. What I witnessed over the four days was a shocking abuse of resources and the environment.
To help address the statewide funding crises, Ann Arbor’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins on July 1, includes plans to de-energize approximately 1,250 streetlights throughout the city. This action will allow the city to save $120,000 annually in energy costs, which are supported by the General Fund, ...
June 21 marks this year's Summer Solstice, which means the first official days of summer are quickly approaching. For many of us, though, the first "official" day of summer is marked not by the position of the sun in the sky but by that first trip to the swimming pool. ...
Recycle Ann Arbor recently recognized Ann Arbor-based Bank of Ann Arbor with its Business Recycling Leadership Award. The award recognizes outstanding recycling and sustainability efforts on the part of Ann Arbor businesses. Bank of Ann Arbor is only the fourth organization to receive the honor since its inception in 2009.
Since first starting to explore LED lighting in 2005, the city of Ann Arbor has grabbed headlines left and right, and been recognized as a world leader for our use of high-efficiency, low-maintenance, mercury-free LEDs for lights. Community feedback has been overwhelmingly positive since the start, and only a handful ...
Those of us who are not participating in an annualized utilities plan are currently basking in one of two periods each year when the cost of staying comfortable in your home is a little less painful. Spanning a couple of months each spring and fall, this in-between-heating-and-air-conditioning time means there ...
It's National Volunteer Week! Spring is a great time to work outside and to help others in need.
With identity theft crimes continuing to be a major concern throughout the nation, people continue to seek a safe, economical, and environmentally-friendly means of destroying personal data and documents. Recycle Ann Arbor is offering two, free secure document shredding events in 2010. Both events are open to all residents and ...
Every week on WEMU’s “Issues of the Environment” radio, show host David Fair interviews a local guest about a local environmental issue. The show is a collaborative effort with the Washtenaw County Environmental Health Division. (If you have ideas for guests and/or topics to discuss, please contact us!) On Feb. ...
The City of Ann Arbor Energy Office is always interested in learning about what people are doing to improve energy efficiency or use renewable energy in their homes and businesses.
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