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15th Annual BUY NOTHING DAY WINTER COAT EXCHANGE ~ November 25, 2011

If you have a coat to give, please drop it off.
If you need a coat, please pick one up.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 10-2PM                                                          

• State House lawn (directly across from Providence Place mall)  (rain location  St Johns Cathedral   271 N Main St Providence)
• Pawtucket Visitors Center, 175 Main St. Pawtucket

On November 25th 2011 – the busiest day in the American retail calendar and the unofficial start of the international Christmas-shopping season – thousands of activists and concerned citizens in 65 countries will take a 24-hour consumer detox as part of the annual Buy Nothing Day, a global phenomenon that originated in Vancouver, Canada.

Some see it as an escape from the marketing mind games and the frantic consumer binge that has come to characterize the holiday season and our culture in general. Others use it to expose the environmental and ethical consequences of over-consumption.  In Providence as part of International Buy Nothing Day, we hold a winter coat exchange on the lawn of the State House directly across from Providence Place mall. In Pawtucket the transfer of coats takes place at the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center. Events are also held at 4 other locations in Rhode Island. There are many partners for this event: community organizations, places of worship, civic, and environmental groups. Volunteers are needed to help with this life-affirming event.

Contact information:  Providence

 

• Greg Gerritt: 331-0529; [email protected];
• Phil Edmonds: 461-3683; [email protected]

Pawtucket -  Arthur Pitt 396-1918; [email protected] 

Other participating locations     

• Newport – St Paul's Church 12 West Marlborough St. 10 AM to Noon Maggie Bulmer   846-0966
• Wakefield --St. Francis Church, 114 High Street, 10AM to noon Tom Abbott 364-0778
• Barrington  Bayside Family YMCA  70 West St   Connie Ganley [email protected]
• Warwick  Kent County YMCA  900 Centerville Rd  8218-0130

AMC Narragansett Chapter April 2011 Events are in What Grows On in Rhode Island

What Grows On in Rhode Island lists all kinds of outdoor events, including Appalachian Mountain Club Narragansett Chapter. They have scheduled hikes, bike rides, a first aid class, rock climbing course, and several hike/socials. There's even a paddle trip! On April 8, there's a potluck social for new, current and prospective members in Providence.

Other groups that list hikes in Rhode Island's most comprehensive environment-related calendar include Rhode Island Families in Nature. Rhode Island has so many beautiful places to explore. Spend some time outside in our parks, management areas, and beaches this month.

Tour Rhode Island ~ May 1, 2010

There are still tickets left for TOUR RHODE ISLAND, MAY 1, 2010. Here is an enjoyable way to see our state from a tourist perspective. Twenty-four tours will take you to such places as

• Block Island
• May breakfast and historical locations
• Blackstone Valley
• South County
• Providence
• East Bay Mansions and historical locations
• Newport Mansions & International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Newport wineries
• Famous / Infamous Rhode Islanders' homes
• RI film locations
• Haunted sites in Rhode Island

Some tours focus on arts and culture, others on nature. The all-day bus tours are $45/per person and leave at 8:30am from the CCRI Warwick campus. See the website for further details.

2010 Eco-Depot Schedule for RI Resource Recovery Corporation

From the RIRRC Eco-Depot & e-Waste collection schedule pdf:

Rhode Islanders can schedule an appointment to bring household hazardous waste as described at the RIRRC Eco-Depot page on the following dates in 2010:

To RIRRC, 65 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI

• January 9
• February 6
• March 13
• April 10
• May 8
• June 12
• June 19
• July 10
• July 24
• August 21
• September 18
• September 25
• October 23
• November 6
• November 20
• December 11

The following off-site Eco-Depots are also scheduled for 2010:

• March 6, Barrington, location TBD
  March 27, Burrillville, Recycling yard 350 Whipple Ave
  April 3, Coventry, 1668 Flat River Road
  April 17, Middletown/Computer Middletown Second Beach
  April 24, Pawtucket/Computer, Jenks Jr. HS
  April 24, Block Island
  May 15, Narragansett Beach/Computer S. Pavilion
  May 22, Woonsocket, 1117 River Street
  June 5, Portsmouth, PHS, 120 Education Lane
  June 19, Lincoln, location TBD
  June 26, South Kingstown, 180 High Street
  July 17, Tiverton, 50 Industrial Way
  July 31, Charlestown/Computer, Cross Mills 1 & 1A
  August 14, East Prov/Computer, 60Commercial Way
  September 11, North Smithfield, location TBD
  September 25, Providence/Computer, location TBD
  October 2, Newport/Computer, 70 North Halsey Street
  October 16, Cumberland/Computer, 1464 Diamond Hill
  October 23, North Kingstown, location TBD
  November 6, Warwick/Computer, 925 Sandy Lane

*Please note that not all Eco-Depot off-site collections will accept e-waste. Only if the schedule specifically notes “Computer”, will e-waste be collected at that event. There may be other local e-waste recycling options. Please contact your municipal Department of Public Works or Recycling Coordinator.

E-Waste is accepted at the Central Landfill every day, Monday through Saturday, during our normal business hours, and at all Johnston collections listed above. No appointments are needed for e-waste drop-offs.

The Eco-Depot serves approximately 25 people every 15 minutes. Appointments are used to avoid everyone arriving at one time, thus reducing waiting times for all.

The Central Landfill is located at 65 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI, 02919. Please call 401-942-1430 ext. 241 to make an appointment for the Eco-Depot. [Or you can send email through the RIRRC website. -- ed.]

The Earth-Friendly Food Chain

Announcing the Publication of The Earth-Friendly Food Chain

Cosmick Press has just published The Earth-Friendly Food Chain, by Linda Riebel, a San Francisco Bay area environmental educator. Rhode Islanders interested in healthy eating, urban agriculture, community-supported agriculture, farmers' markets, local food, and slow food will find a great resource guide in this book.

The Contents include:

• Your 5 Most Important Decisions

    Eat Food, Not Chemicals
    Eat Lower on the Food Chain
    Eat Shorter on the Food Chain
    Eat Wider on the Food Chain
    Nude Food!

• Finding Earth-Friendly Food
• Meals at Home
• Join the Movement

    Sustainable and More Humane Agriculture   
    Food Professionals   
    Growing Your Food
    Spice Up Your Social Life

• Food for Thought

    Are the Dangers Real?
    Dueling Data: Trade-offs and the Learning Curve
    Help Endangered Species
    Animal Farm
    The Elephant in the Room
    Good Intentions

• The Win-Win-Win Situation
• Time and Money

Providence Recycling Bin Sales ~ November 21, 2009

Bins will be sold to the public from 9am – 10am on Saturday, November 21

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PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline today announced that residents will be able to purchase recycling bins from the Department of Public Works at five satellite locations throughout the city on Saturday, November 21 from 9am until 10am.   Residents still have the option of using any waterproof container from home for recycling, as long as label the container and separate the paper products from the plastic items.  For those who would like to purchase bins from the City, the limited number of blue and green containers may be purchased at the follow locations on Saturday for $5 each:   §         Joslin Recreation Center 17 Hyat Street   §         Selim Rogers Recreation Center 60 Camden Avenue Phone: 455-8854   §         Vincent Brown Recreation Center 438 Hope Street Phone: 273-2390   §         West End Recreation Center 109 Bucklin Street Phone: 461-4570   §         Department of Recreation One Recreation Way, Providence, 02904 Phone: (401) 421-7740 extension 323