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Waste & Pollution February 19, 2021 Learn MoreO Christmas Tree, How Great You Are for the Planet!
December 15, 2021Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 52, Is a Christmas tree part of your holiday decorating traditions? Live trees…
Listen NowWelcome to Our Neighborhood! Importance of Community Efforts to Manage Waste Sustainably and Responsibly
September 22, 2021Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 47, Think globally act locally is never more powerful than when it…
Listen NowKeeping Your Home and the Planet Safe: Proper Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste
June 24, 2021Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 45, The Environmental Protection Agency considers leftover household products that can catch fire,…
Listen NowRecycling Basics and Beyond
April 28, 2021Down to Earth: Tucson, Episode 43, Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills, conserving natural resources, increasing…
Listen NowThe Power of Waste: Let’s Talk Poop
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 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 MoreRethinking the 3 "Rs"
Published: October 19, 2021For decades, we have been taught about the 3 Rs, Reduce, Reuse Recycle, but as we embrace the idea of Zero Waste, there are a…
Read MoreWhy Saving the Planet Starts in the Kitchen
Published: August 9, 2021[caption id="attachment_9974" align="aligncenter" width="1076"] [/caption] By Ana Bonifacio We all know that the kitchen is the heart of our home, but did you know that…
Read MoreSea Snot. Say What?
Published: July 13, 2021I don’t know about you but as of about two weeks ago, I personally had never heard of sea snot. It came up in one…
Read More6 Ways to Have a Blast this Summer While Preserving Our Planet
Published: June 17, 2021The season of relaxing is officially here! Time to kick off our shoes and grab our beach towels. Even though our brains are in vacation…
Read 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…
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