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Waste & Pollution November 26, 2019 Read MoreRecycling Basics and Beyond
April 28, 2021Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 43, Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills, conserving natural resources, increasing…
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March 22, 2021Impact Earth: A Roadmap to Resilience, Episode 3, Using wastewater epidemiology, Dr. Pepper and his team of researchers…
Listen NowDo More Purple! How a Community Develops Sustainable Solutions to Waste
February 17, 2021Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 37, The City of Tucson, Arizona is moving from a glass recycling program…
Listen NowLow Waste Life: Taking a Closer Look at the 3 “Rs” of Sustainability
September 24, 2020Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 27, In this episode, Kendra Hall, Public Information Specialist City of Tucson and…
Listen NowHousehold Hazardous Waste: Partnerships that Benefit the Community
January 9, 2020Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 12 Kendra Hall is the Public Information Specialist for the City of Tucson’s…
Listen Now24 Years of Recycling Christmas Trees Back to Earth
December 5, 2019Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 8 Cristina Polsgrove is the Public Information Officer for the City of Tucson…
Listen NowOn the Streets in Tucson Arizona: Test Your Recycling Knowledge!
How well do you know your recyclables? Gina Murphy-Darling (aka Mrs. Green) and Kendra Hall, Public Information Specialist City of Tucson, took to the streets…
Learn MoreTo Recycle or Not Recycle? That is the Question!
How well do you know your recyclables? You may be surprised to learn what is truly recyclable and what is not - test your knowledge…
Learn MoreThere 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 More5 Actions You Can Take This Week
Published: November 26, 2019“Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others.” Marcus Tullius Cicero Ready to do some good for yourself…
Read MoreDisruptor for Good Spotlight Thirteen: Sue
Published: October 20, 2019Surprise Yourself When I was approached about contributing to Mrs. Green’s Disruptor for Good series, I have to admit, I felt intimidated. I’ve read all…
Read More5 Actions You Can Take This Week
Published: August 12, 2019“One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society…
Read MoreSave Our Reefs (and You): The Virtues of Non-toxic Sunscreen
Published: June 30, 2019It’s summer, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, and (hopefully) we’re all spending some more time enjoying the great outdoors. When we’re out in the…
Read MoreEvery Child. Thinking Critically. Solving Problems... Like Climate Change?
Published: March 24, 2019Our Future Children are our future – the only future we will ever have. It is wonderful to know that many of those children are…
Read More5 Actions You Can Take this Week
Published: February 11, 2019Ready to do some good for yourself and fall in love with our planet? We start now. “How did we get here? Why, of all…
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