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Waste & Pollution November 12, 2018 Read MoreTis the Season to Treecycle
December 6, 2018Join the Treecycle movement! The City of Tucson’s Christmas tree recycling program is in its 20th year. This…
Listen NowRecycling & The China Effect: Separating Fact from Fiction
October 4, 2018Since the bans adopted by China earlier this year around what plastic they will accept, the ripple effect…
Listen NowWaste: One of America’s Biggest Challenges
September 11, 2018Waste Management is the largest environmental solutions provider in North America, serving more than 21 million municipal, commercial and industrial…
Listen NowMission Possible: Reduce Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles
July 24, 2018Klean Kanteen® is on a mission to reduce our egregious overuse of plastic water bottles. A family-owned company,…
Listen NowGoodwill: Rooted in Sustainability
April 12, 2018At Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona sustainability is an everyday practice. They literally divert millions of pounds of…
Listen NowWho’s Watching Our Food & Water?
April 3, 2018Food & Water Watch champions healthy food and clean water for all. They stand up to and take…
Listen NowThere is No "Away" - What is Going in Our Landfills?
Mrs. Green visits a local landfill and provides a glimpse into all the useable materials that end up there. What will happen when there are…
Learn MoreThe Silent Killer: Plastic Bags
We use 380,000,000,000 plastic bags every year! They are made primarily from petroleum and natural gas. They never biodegrade. They are the Silent Killers. They…
Learn MoreBest thing you can do for the planet? Reduce your consumption!
We all know the 3 R's...reduce, reuse, recycle! REDUCE is truly THE most important thing we can do to combat climate change. Mrs. Green, who…
Learn MoreCarpool Dating? Yes, You Heard That Right!
Join Mrs. Green as she chats with Genine Sullivan of Pima Association of Governments about Carpool Dating and other fun things you might learn on…
Learn MoreGot E-waste? Donate and Have a Positive Community Impact!
Electronic waste, or e-waste, refers to all items of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and its parts that have been discarded by its owner as…
Learn MoreMrs. Green talks Aquaponics
Mrs. Green talks Aquaponics with Stéphane from Local Roots Aquaponics. Aquaponics is an extremely efficient and productive method of food production that combines aquaculture (raising…
Learn More5 Actions You Can Take this Week
Published: November 12, 2018Ready to have some fun this holiday season and keep the health of the planet in your celebrations? Here are 5 actions you can take…
Read MoreThe 4th "R" - REFUSE
Published: June 4, 2018We know reduce, reuse and recycle – but what if the 4th “R” was refuse? Doing the good thing may mean refusing to do something,…
Read MoreThe Silent Killer: Plastic Bags
Published: May 31, 2018Did you know that Americans use 100 billion plastic bags a year, which require 12 million barrels of oil to manufacture? The average American family…
Read MoreImagine a World Without Oceans
Published: May 20, 2018Of course, I don’t mean literally. What I mean is imagine a world without oceans we can swim, fish, sail, surf and play in. Imagine…
Read MoreSunscreen Chemicals Are Destroying Coral Reefs
Published: May 18, 2018Sunscreen chemicals are destroying our coral reefs? We had no idea! Oxybenzone and octinoxate, chemicals found in many common sunscreen products, are known to kill…
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