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Hello Coop Members and Friends of The Environmental Committee,  Those in support of TerraCycle please make an effort to go to the GM on MAY 30th and vote in favor on continuing this project.  Here is the wording of the proposal to be voted on.  Given the success, popularity, and continued requests for the plastic film collection we are making the following VOTE PROPOSAL: —Establish a baseline annual budget of $5000 to continue an ongoing TerraCycle Fee Based Zero Waste Plastic Film collection with a caveat of up to an additional $1500 in  bridge money as approved by the General Coordinators dependent on growth of the collection.  —Any permanent increase in the yearly budget will be taken up with the membership as needed given use, demand, and/or expansion of the Plastic Film collection. *Please Make Note: Schedule Of Collection Change: the Saturday May 27th TerraCycle collection has been moved up to Saturday the 20th due to the Memorial Day weekend.  ...

Hello and Welcome to the Environmental Committee Blog.  It's spring time and EARTH DAY is approaching.  Due to the emergency nature of U.S. threats to the world’s efforts to reduce climate change, rather than do educational tabling for Earth Day, this year the Coop Environmental Committee is joining the “Stop Climate Change” rally in New York and asking all interested Coop members to stand with us behind the Environmental Committee banner. If you would like to be part of our presence at the Earth Day Climate Change Rally, please meet us in front of the Coop at 11:15 on Saturday, April 22 so we can travel together to Folly Square.

Happy New Year! It's 2017 and time to look at how we can make our shopping trips more Eco friendly to the planet. From the "Form Healthy Habits" website :  Opt for Reusable Products Reusable products are less likely to end up in landfills, reducing your impact on the environment. Plus, despite their upfront cost being slightly higher, this type of product will save you money in the long-run. Ditch the paper plates, plastic cups, and disposable grocery bags and opt for reusable items instead. Look for Recyclable Packaging    You can, of course, make your shopping trips greener by looking for products packaged in recyclable or reusable packages. As far as recycling goes, take a look at the packages you are buying and look for the “recyclable” icons on the plastic or can– then make sure you actually remember to recycle when you're finished with the product. In terms of reuse, glass jars and plastic containers can be used to store buttons, craft supplies, and ...

Hello Coop Members! Environmental Committee's Tip of the Month:  Try Non-Toxic Cleaning Products Combine baking soda and vinegar for kitchen and bathroom cleaning.   Vinegar alone is great for cleaning glass windows and mirrors, as well as for getting cat odors out of fabric, wood floors or anything else. Go online for tons of tips on cheap, nontoxic cleaning.

The TerraCycle Collection is expanding and needs YOUR help! We currently have two work shifts, which fall on the second Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 6:30p.m., and the fourth Saturday of the month 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. If these shift times do not work for you to become a squad member, we still want to hear from you as we are very interested in adding new collection times . Dedicated FTOP workers are also welcome. If you can be on a shift more times than not, we would definitely welcome you on shifts as much as you can schedule with us. Info about the shift: *Shifts are very stable, 12 shifts per year, no moving around the calendar based on work week A, B, C. or D. Shifts are set for a particular day/time of the month and do not change. *Enjoy working your shift with like-minded environmentally conscious Coop members, members you work with and members who drop off their recyclables. *This shift is a very feel good shift knowing you are making a difference and helping members to make a...

Where: Outside of the Coop except during inclement weather when collection will be held inside the Coop Times: 2nd Wednesday of the month 3:45-6pm 4th Saturday of the month 1:45-4pm (Please try to come at least 15 minutes before the end of the shift.) New expanded plastic collection for Coop members only!  Please be ready to show your membership card.  New items collected: Plastic bags/wrapping/packaging from most Coop items (both food and non food items.) Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop. Thin plastic film wrapping from items such as cheese, meat, toilet paper, tea boxes etc.  NO foil backed packaging is accepted at the moment. The regular TerraCycle collection is still available to Coop and non-Coop members! Ongoing community collection items: Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, any brand and size. Baby food pouches and caps, any brand Energy bar wrappers (any brand but only energy bars) Brita and other similar water filters Plastic food storage zip loc bags, cl...