by Marianne Peters | Oct 22, 2019 | Director's Blog
A few weeks ago, the City of Plymouth’s recycling and waste hauler, Republic Services, announced that it would be picking up trash weekly, but recycling was going to every other week with new routes. (See the conclusion of the column for relevant route information)....
by Marianne Peters | Sep 24, 2019 | Adult Outreach, medicine, sharps
A few weeks ago, I decided that my bathroom cabinets were not “sparking joy” (thanks, Marie Kondo!). Besides the usual crusty nail polish and past-its-prime mascara, I found a collection of accumulated medication. Since some of the old rules of drug disposal had...
by Marianne Peters | Mar 21, 2019 | Director's Blog, Sustainable Living
What’s “sparking joy” for you lately? Have you heard of the KonMari Method? Personified by Marie Kondo, an impossibly petite Japanese lady obsessed with organization, this method teaches that decluttering is not just a way to line up your socks, but a path to joy. ...
by Marianne Peters | Jul 23, 2018 | Adult Outreach, Director's Blog, Environmental Education, Recycling, Reduce, Trash/Waste
By now, you may have heard the U. S. recycling industry has hit a speed bump. In the last couple of years, our biggest recyclable materials importer, China, has shifted a lot of its manufacturing to other Asian countries. It no longer requires as much raw material as...
by Marianne Peters | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
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