Title: Rock N’ Grow
Location: Sullivan Hall 214 Sullivan St. btw. Bleecker and W. 3rd St.
Description: Concert from Council on the Environment to promote Educational programs for NYC school children.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-03-03
Kick off CENYC’s 40th Anniversary by watching great bands for a good cause: education programs for NYC school children.
Wednesday, March 3 at 8:00 PM
Sullivan Hall (214 Sullivan St between Bleecker & W. 3rd St).
Rock N’ Grow Benefits:
Learn It, Grow It, Eat It: (LGE) educates teens on the connection between food, health and the environment. Working in four South Bronx high schools, LGE youth learn how to grow herbs, fruits and vegetables at three local community gardens and develop an array of skills ranging from botany, research and data collection to cooking, carpentry, team-building and leadership development. In summer, LGE interns run their own farm stand and teach community members about nutrition and its relation to health and the environment.
Environmental Education: Middle and high school students learn about the resources that sustain our planet: water, air, trees, wildlife and realize that their actions and behaviors have consequences. Every day in schools across NYC, students participate in service learning programs ranging from monitoring subway noise and leaks to planting hundreds of trees to protect the watershed, creating a greener, healthier world,one block at a time.
Youthmarket: 8 youth-run urban farm stands are staffed by teens from the communities in which they are located and co-organized by CENYC and a local community group. Teens serve up healthy, local produce while learning entrepreneurial skills for future career choices. They are bringing healthy food to their communities, which are selected for their lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables and their high prevalence of overweight, obesity,and diet-related health problems. In the process they create vibrant community hubs.
Greenmarket Education: connects city children with farmers and enables them to experience food as a joyful journey that starts with a seed and ends on their table. Elementary schoolchildren are introduced to the fresh,locally grown food system at the Union Square Farmers Market. Children receive hands-on experience and supplemental materials that build an understanding of how food choices impact their bodies, the environment and their communities. Last year we launched a school-visit program that brings farmers and Greenmarket staff to NYC classrooms, and developed curricula and materials to enhance the experience.
Whether you approve of Wal-Mart or not, you have to appreciate their efforts to recycle, reduce, and reuse.
Wal-Mart has teamed with Pratt Industries to recycle corrugated waste from its stores into recycled boxes for its private-label pizza line. See video :WAL-MART Closes the loop
“We’ve totally and literally closed the loop using a retailer’s own boxes to go through our paper mill and then to make corrugated boxes out of those same boxes again,” said Myles Cohen, Pratt’s Recycling Division President. “Quite frankly, the program is groundbreaking. It’s the future.”
The genesis of the project began when Pratt was approached to help Wal-Mart improve the sustainability of its pizza boxes. Wal-Mart’s Director of Packaging Procurement – Private Brands, Chet Rutledge, had a vision to create a closed-loop operation utilizing old corrugated containers (OCC) from their stores. After receipt of the OCC, Pratt manufactures 100% Recycled Containerboard which is then converted at our Valparaiso, IN box plant into pizza boxes used to package pizzas prepared by Walmart’s partner, Great Kitchens of Illinois.
Rutledge had this to say about the initiative, “Innovation can often be found in the simplest of things. We encourage our supply partners to look for creative solutions that are efficient and effective. Being sustainable doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s as simple as looking for opportunities to be more efficient in all stages of the supply chain. By working together with our supply partners we can deliver the most cost effective products for our customers.”
Wal-Mart estimates this measure alone will save 8600 tons of waste from landfills. Additionally, it will reduce the need to consume the equivalent of 40 million gallons of water and 125,000 trees. Wal-Mart wants to reduce packaging in its global supply chain by 5 percent by 2013.
The following article is reprinted from CENYC (Council on the environment of NYC) and Solar One – Green from the Inside Out.
Green from the Inside Out is a traveling presentation series for residences that focuses on energy efficiency, recycling, and rooftop possibilities. This series is geared towards individual homeowners, coop/condo board members and building managers. It is intended as an educational and motivational piece to have the decision makers implement the green measures suggested in the presentations.
ROOF APPLICATIONS. Hear about the economic and quality-of-life implications of four rooftop applications that make sense in NYC: solar thermal technology, photovoltaics, green roofs, and white roofs. Presentation by Chris Neidl of Solar One.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Lower your utlility bills by improving your building’s energy efficiency in lighting, appliances, and heating systems. Find out what incentives are available for your building. Presentation by Max Joel of Solar One.
RECYCLING. Come test your recycling knowledge and hear about new recycling laws and old misconceptions. Learn about other ways to reduce waste, recycle more, and help make NYC a little greener. Presentation by Christina Salvi of the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education.
These events are free and open to the public. Upcoming FREE Events in Staten Island, NY.