Category — RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Log on to the Summer Butte County Recyling E-Newsletter  for information on how to keep Butte County clean and green.

This month newsletter deals with:
- RECYCLING ON THE TRAIL, in the boat or tubing on the river
- ONCE IN THE BIN, THEN WHAT ?   The path your curbside recycled materials take
- SPECIAL WASTE: recycling USED OIL & OIL FILTERS
- RECYCLING PROFILE: Chico State Assoc. Students Recycling program

Read the full newsletter at :  http://www.buttecounty.net/RecycleButte.aspx

Questions, comments, suggestions ?  E-mail us at < recycle@buttecounty.net

The Spring 2010 Recycling E-newletter is now available.   Get the latest on what is happening to reduce waste in Butte County.

In this issue:
- IN THE HOME: the proper disposal of pharmaceuticals
- AROUND THE COUNTRY: Illegal dumpings, the causes & the cures
- COUNTY NEWS: Butte County’s Recycling Report Cards
- MORE COUNTY NEWS: New road recycling and waste facility update
- RECYCLING PROFILE: an interview with a recycling leader

http://www.buttecounty.net/~/media/County%20Files/RecycleButte/E-News_Spring_2010.ashx

Chico State’s 13^th Annual Eco-fest, hosted by E-ARC (Environmental Action Resource Center), will be held this year on Saturday, April 17^th on the Kendall Lawn at CSU Chico from 11am to 6pm.

This year, the students open Eco-Fest wide and large to all GREEN BUSINESSES and ORGANIZATIONS in and around Chico.   Seize this opportunity to increase your local visibility; meet a larger audience and network with friends and potential partners in the field of sustainability.

There will be speakers, vendors, exhibitors and bands playing all day long. Local groups and businesses will all be there highlighting their sustainable practices. This is a FREE community event with activities for all ages. There will be food vendors and information booths covering everything from water conservation to farm animal protection.

A large, indoors back-up facility has been reserved in case of rain.

EcoFest will be broadly advertized outside campus in the local media.   So it really is a unique opportunity to promote sustainable products and practices, reach out to new clients and supporters and participate to a collective efforts towards increasing the momentum of the sustainability movement in our city.

If you would like get involved please contact E-ARC at (530) 898-5676 or email earc@csuchico.edu

Environmental Action and Resource Center, AS E-ARC
CSU Chico
(530) 898-5676
www.aschico.com/earc

Come and join Take Back the Tap for the premier viewing of the newest bottled water documentary, Tapped, for FREE on CSU Chico Campus.  

When?  December 10th, 7pm

Where? CSU Chico- Ayers Hall, 106

By the makers of “Who Killed the Electric Car”, Tapped is still circulating in Indy theaters across the U.S.

The film examines the role of the bottled water industry and its’ effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil. Is water a human right or a commodity, that should packaged and shipped across the world?

“As Mark Twain once said.. Whiskey is for sipping, and water is for fighting. And there is going to be a lot of fighting soon to come.”

**Following the film, there will be a panel discussion led by local water experts/activists.

For more info, see the Tapped website:
http://www.tappedthemovie.com/

or check out the trailer! Great Soundtrack too…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72MCumz5lq4

Home by Yann Arthus Bertrand

http://www.youtube.com/homeproject#p/a

This is an amazing Planet Earth esque film that brings you on a journey of our Home, Earth.  Amazing aerial footage along with strong factual knowledge makes this a must see for everyone!

I came across this amazing documentary as I was searching some of my favorite blog and information sights.  I hope you all enjoy this documentary as it is totally free to the public, has no copyright infringements, which means it can be shown at any function without needing permission or rights.  The creator of this film wants this to be shown in every venue across the globe, so help him out and refer a friend!  I believe everyone owes it to themselves to view this film.

Enjoy!

-Alan Rhoades

“Be the change you want to see in the world” -Ghandi