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« Tuesday April 29, 2008 »
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Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

Personal computers including CPUs, monitors, and printers can be dropped off at participating city service departments throughout Cuyahoga County.

 For local collection information, call your city service department or contact the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District at 216-443-3749 or www.cuyahogaswd.org

 All computers will be recycled by RET3 job corp., a local non-profit organization


Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am

You are invited to attend a media conference in Cleveland which will announce the first round of grant recipients of the ArcelorMittal Great Lakes Watershed Restoration Program launched earlier this year. Administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, this program represents a collaborative effort with federal partners U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Forest Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


Start: 10:30 am
End: 2:30 pm

The Ohio Business Council for Sustainable Development, an affiliate of the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development, presents a workshop on by-product synergy (BPS)opportunities (the practice of matching producers of by-products or waste streams with potential users).

For more information, contact the OSU Center for Resilience.

The Center for Resilience has been working with the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development , the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the City of Columbus, and other groups to develop BPS networks in Ohio.


Start: 12:42 pm

Increase your green reading power and attend the Rent Party for the Bookstore on W.25th. This independent store has weathered 32 years in Ohio City, offering an esoteric collection of books. Live folk music and poetry readings will accompany the bargains and discounts available on many of these rare books.


Start: 1:27 pm

Sponsored by Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Face painting, earth games, activities and crafts! Come and learn how to make paper! Eat hot dogs cooked from Solar Power. Learn to make a Rain Barrel to collect rain water. Pony rides available for a small fee. Learn how OUUC, a historic church built in 1847, is going green.


Start: 2:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

Buckeye Forest Council community meeting for the Greater Cleveland area at Geauga West Library in Chesterland.

The meeting will be held on April 29 with two times from 2-5 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. The meeting will cover what the Buckeye Forest Council does, current issues and how the community can help.


Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm

Richard Shatten Public Policy Competition and Awards, featuring Case students who studied the costs and benefits of rehabilitating the old Coast Guard Station on Whiskey Island. Guest speaker is Chris Warren, chief of regional development for the City of Cleveland.

Reservations and more information at 216-592-2287.