Date: Friday, April 26, 2013, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 27, 2013, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority located at 253 Transfer Road near the Nittany Mall off Route 26.

What: Insecticides, weed killers, pool chemicals, cleaners, poisons, corrosives, flammables, oil based paints, CFL bulbs and most other hazardous chemicals from households only.

We are not accepting latex paint, used motor oil, antifreeze, medications and alkaline batteries.
Please call with any questions.

Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority
(814) 238-7005 or wasted5@uplink.net
www.centrecountyrecycles.org

By Cathy O’Connell for the Green Team

We are lucky in this area to have so many choices for fresh, locally-grown foods, and now is the time of year that the area farmers’ markets reopen! Below is the schedule for the upcoming openings: Continue reading →

By Cathy O’Connell for the Green Team

If you do not have space or time for a garden, or if you do but don’t have the variety you would like, remember that there are many local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) offerings in the Center County area. For a list of these, please visit Buy Fresh Buy Local’s Centre County CSA List and sign up now for your weekly share of delicious and local fruits and vegetables for this year’s growing season. If you are not in Centre County, visit http://www.buylocalpa.org/ to search for fresh food in your areas.

Check back next week for information on area Farmers’ Markets!

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Submitted by Cathy O’Connell for the Green Team

It IS Easy Being Green Session
Thank you to those of you who attended our Discovery Day session, It IS Easy Being Green: Small Steps Towards a Sustainable Future. We enjoyed it and hope did, too! If you were unable to attend and would like a copy of the Powerpoint, please email the Green Team at ul-green-committee@lists.psu.edu. Continue reading →

Submitted by Megan Folmar

Ever want to try your hand at being green? The Library’s Green Team is looking for new members! You do not have to be knowledgeable about the subject, just eager to learn. We have some exciting new initiatives starting this year, so now is a great time to jump on board.

The first meeting will take place Wednesday, January 16, from 3pm-4pm, in 214 Davey Lab.

If you have any questions about the group, please contact Megan Folmar at M.Folmar@psu.edu or email the team at ul-green-committee@lists.psu.edu.