Christmas TreeCycling!

Let us recycle your Christmas tree by turning it into mulch! Bring it to Norwood Fontbonne Academy (SUNSET AVE parking lot) on Sunday January 6th between 9:30am and 12:30pm.
We are requesting a $5 donation per tree which funds GRinCH's Green Warrior Student grant program.

GRinCH and Eldredge Geothermal Solutions presents YIMBY (Yes, in my Backyard!) This event is proudly hosted by friends of the earth Mickey and Rena Harris. Marvel at how Mother Earth helps efficiently heat and cool their restored 1938 Flourtown home.
Place: 117 E Mill Rd.
Date: Sunday Jan. 13th
Time: 3-5pm refreshments provided
RSVP: chefamybeth@gmail.com (limited to the first 30 people who rsvp)

A hearty THANK YOU to all of the citizens who brought their EWaste to our Weird Waste Day on November 10th! We diverted over $12,000 pounds of electronic waste from landfills and developing nations by responsibly recycling with EForce Compliance.
We would also like to thank the volunteers that helped us direct traffic and to Norwood Fontbonne Academy for use of their parking lot.
We collected over $2,000 in donations that will fund GRinCH's Green Warrior Student grant pilot program which will be rolled out in January.

Items to bring to Weird Waste Day (Responsible EWaste Recycling Event) Nov. 10th  1-4pm. (see flyer below)

Old electronic items: Anything with a plug - computers, televisions, laptops, DVD/VCR players, printers, faxes, telephones, cell phones, gaming consoles, etc. plus remote controls video tapes, audio tapes, CD’s, flash drives...Air conditioners ($15 each)

Donations of $5-$20 requested and tax deductible. Donations fund GRinCH's Green Warrior Youth grant program.

Our next EWaste event is right around the corner! Empty your house out before Thanksgiving so you can squeeze more people in the guest room!
All donations to GRinCH are tax deductible and proceeds will go directly to our Green Warrior Youth Grant Program.

Another successful FreeCycle!

GRinCH organized a clothing FreeCycle during the Chestnut Hill Business Association's Trail of the Lorax event last Saturday September 22nd. Hundreds of citizens participated by donating bags upon bags of clothes, shoes and accessories. Our sponsor, Valley Green Bank, allowed people to drop off their donations at the Chestnut Hill branch 3 days prior to the event.
Hard working volunteers Janna McAndrews, Rena Caref, Mansura, Gayle and GRinCH board members Noreen Spota, Alix Rabin, Linda Rauscher, Lana Corrales, Zeta Cross and Amy Edelman hauled 4 carloads of clothing to the Magarity space that was generously donated for the event by Bowman Properties.
By the end of the event 4 carloads of clothing dwindled to 1 carload which was taken to Meenal Raval's FreeCycle at the Mt Airy Village Fair! 
The concept of the FreeCycle--to pass on and "reuse" things you no longer want is central to the idea of conservation and environmentalism in Dr. Seuss' The Lorax. 

Clothing FreeCycle! --Sat Sept 22nd

Clothing Free-Cycle Event: Things People Need (not Thneeds!)
Part of the CHBA “Trail of the Lorax” Event
Saturday, September 22, 12 to 4:00 PM
8200 Germantown Avenue (formerly Magarity Ford)
Rain or Shine!
 
Due to the over whelming success and participation of our Book FreeCycling event at the Garden Fest GRinCH (GreenINChestnutHill) is organizing a clothing FreeCycle! What a better way to espouse the main idea of Dr Seuss' book The Lorax than to share things People Need--Not Thneeds!

Let’s be honest: many of us have a lot of clothing we don't need!! We love getting our clothes and shoes for cheap , but we don't want to be part of the problem of over consumption and its environmental consequences. FreeCycling is a great solution especially since many secondhand stores have trouble keeping up with all of the clothing we discard.
If you want to free-cycle your clothes, shoes, and accessories, bring your donation items (clean and in good condition please) to the Chestnut Hill Valley Green Bank, 23 W. Highland Avenue on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, September 19, 20, and 21 between 8 AM and 6 PM.
If you enjoyed book free-cycling at the Home and Garden Festival, you’ll love this clothing free-cycle event! Join us between noon and 4 PM on Saturday, September 22 at 8200 Germantown Avenue (formerly Magarity Ford) – rain or shine – and help yourself to whatever strikes your fancy!
We’ll need help sorting and transporting on the day of the event. If you’d like to volunteer, contact me at chefamybeth@gmail.com
Thanks in advance to Bowman Properties for use of the Magarity space and to Valley Green Bank for use of their lobby space.

FREE informational seminar about Voter ID--Tuesday August 21st at 1pm at the Chestnut Hill Hotel (Bombay Room) 8229 Germantown Ave.
PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!

More EWaste Recycling!!

RECYCLING!
Weavers Way Community Programs, Weavers Way Environment Committee, and the Peace And Social Concerns/Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting are teaming up for an exciting day of RECYCLING!
Saturday, June 23 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting 100 E. Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118-3507
WHAT TO BRING:
Old electronic items: Anything with a plug - computers, televisions, laptops, DVD/VCR players, printers, faxes, telephones, cell phones, gaming consoles, etc. plus remote controls video tapes, audio tapes, CD’s, flash drives...
Certified and secure electronic recycling by eForce Compliance. All items collected will be responsibly reused or dismantled instead of being thrown in a landfill. Suggested donations from $5 to $20 will support the Weavers Way Environment Committee’s Community Grants program and Peace and Social Concerns Committee Community Projects.

Eco Alley at the Garden Fest May 6th, 2012

FreeCycle Super Success!

We will post plenty of pictures of Eco Alley and the FreeCycle at today's Garden Fest in Chestnut Hill but I wanted to waste no time in thanking everyone! 
Thank you to all of the citizens who donated books, dvd's and cd's. We estimate 1,500-2,000 pieces were brought to Valley Green Bank over the past 3 days-- WOW!
Thank you to Valley Green Bank for allowing their Chestnut Hill branch to be a FreeCycle drop off point for 3 days!! (and Nick for helping haul them onto Eco Alley)
Thank you to all of the excited festival goes who rummaged through boxes and boxes of FREE books and left with nearly everything!
Our first foray into FreeCycling proved such a huge success we plan to do a "full on" FreeCycle event very soon, independent of festivals.
Keep checking back for details!

Eco Alley at the Garden Fest this Sunday May 6th from 11am-5pm!

Eco Alley returns for its 3rd year at the Chestnut Hill Home and Garden Festival Sunday May 6th from 11am-5pm. In addition to the hottest small businesses around like Philadelphia Salvage, Stable Tables and EcoQuette, there will be live music and kiddie yoga! Yoga instructor Deirdre Kilkenny of Nature Yoga will be leading a yoga session for 5-8 year olds at 12:00--it's FREE and first come, first served! Local musicians Urban Drawl led by Jason Fifield will be jammin' out the New Grass tunes. The little ones especially love their knee slappin' music.
And NEW this year: A FreeCycle event. See info on the post below.

FreeCycle on Eco Alley at the Garden Fest!!

Free-Cycling Event!!
New this year on Eco Alley at the CH Garden Festival
Sunday, May 6th, 11a-5p
A Free-cycle event is like a yard sale where everything is free. The idea is to give away what you no longer want or need; it’s the "reuse" part of "reduce, reuse, recycle" taken to the next level! It’s about giving and receiving.
Green in Chestnut Hill will be hosting our first Free-cycle on Eco Alley this year. Local contributions of Books, CD's and DVD's (only those three types of items, please) may be dropped off in advance of the event at the Chestnut Hill branch of Valley Green Bank on Thursday or Friday, May 3rd or 4th, between 8am and 6pm or Saturday, May 5th between 9am and 1pm. Valley Green Bank is located at 23 W. Highland Avenue in Chestnut Hill.
We hope you will stop by the Free-Cycle tent on Eco Alley on May 6th and help yourself to some treasure! For more information, please contact: chefamybeth@gmail.com

Weird Waste Day last Saturday was a huge success! Supportive residents from Chestnut Hill, Mt Airy and beyond came with carloads of Electronic Waste to be recycled. GRinCH helped divert over 16,000 pounds of EWaste which will be dismantled responsibly by EForce Compliance a local recycler. Thanks to our new partnership with Norwood Fontbonne Academy we had a smooth drop off process. And thank you to Joan, Brenda, Lana, Zeta, Linda, Lee, Noreen, Alix and our student volunteers!

 In the vein of recycling, GRinCH is hosting Chestnut Hill's first FreeCycle event! FreeCycling is passing things on "yard sale style" but everything is free! There will be free books, dvd's and cd's.

It will take place on Eco Alley at the Chestnut Hill Garden Festival on Sunday May 6th. Eco Alley is located on West Highland Ave.

 Local contributions of Books, CD's and DVD's (only those three types of items, please) may be dropped off in advance of the event at the Chestnut Hill branch of Valley Green Bank on Thursday or Friday, May 3rd or 4th, between 8am and 6pm or Saturday, May 5th between 9am and 1pm. Valley Green Bank is located at 23 W. High- land Avenue in Chestnut Hill.

Weird Waste Day Sat.--RAIN or SHINE!

What: Responsible Electronic Waste Recycling
When: Saturday April 21,2012
Where: Norwood Academy Germantown campus parking lot at 8891 Germantown Ave. Chestnut Hill
Time: 1 pm-4 pm

Suggested donation: $5 to $20 (all proceeds benefit GRinCH and are fully tax deductible)

FREE RAIN BARRELS!!

Rain barrels are storage containers that collect rainwater from downspouts. The water can be used for purposes such as gardening, washing down patio furniture, and lawn watering. They also reduce the flow of water into the sewage stream. We recently learned that the Energy Coordinating Agency and the Philadelphia Water Department are providing free rain barrels to Philadelphia residents at two upcoming workshops next week. The details for each event are below. By attending either workshop you can sign up to receive a free rain barrel, which will be delivered and installed at your home! There's no need to register--you can just show up.

Monday, April 9 from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
at True Light Church, 6400 Ardleigh Street

Thursday, April 12, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
at Auditorium at Center in the Park, 5818 Germantown Avenue
(parking available at 36 West Rittenhouse Street)

For questions or additional information, contact Ashley Schmid at 215.844.8100 or ashley@ttfwatershed.org

Items Accepted for Electronics Recycling at Weird Waste Day (no recycling fee)

Desktop Computing

desktops, mini-towers, laptops and handhelds, notebooks, tablets, hard drives

Printers

laserjets, deskjets, thermal, dot matrix, line printers, plotters, paper trays

Peripherals

keyboards, mice, power supplies, cables, speakers, external drives, etc.

Monitors

CRTs, LCDs,WYSE terminals, etc.

Office Equipment

copiers, scanners, fax machines, typewriters

Audio/Video Equipment

tv's and displays, vcr/dvd players, projectors, video and audio conferencing systems, smart/electronic white boards

Mobile Devices

cellular phones, Blackberry/PDAs, pagers

Telecom Equipment

telephones, switches, PBX, voice mail and VoIP systems, voice stations headsets

Storage Equipment

video tapes, audio tapes, CD's tape, hard, thumb flash and zip drives, data backup systems, disk arrays, SAN

Mainframes

mid-range and servers, power conditioning/UPS systems cabinets, relay racks

Networking Equipment

hubs, cables, routers, switches, bridges

Household:

microwaves, dehumidifiers, air-conditioners, vacuum cleaners, metals- aluminum, steel, copper, cameras, video games, ipods, iphones, ipads

Parts

AC adapters, memory, motherboards, network, sound and video cards, CD/DVD drives

Healthcare Equipment

All non-biohazardous equipment: defibrillators, EKG machines, mobile carts/workstations, patient monitors

Banking

currency and coin counters, transaction drawers, check encoders and scanners, receipt printers, ATM machines

Point-of-Sale:

POS systems/registers, barcode scanners, receipt and barcode printers, card readers, touch screen monitors

Other Items Accepted for a small charge:

Household batteries--you may recycle up to 2 lbs of batteries at no charge. Each additional lb. will be charged at $0.75/lb.

Florescent bulbs (compact and regular)--you may recycle up to 3 bulbs at no charge. Each additional bulb will be charged at $0.50/bulb

Weird Waste Day!!!

Spring Clean Out! Celebrate Earth Day! Empty out your basement and garage of all those old
electronic items you didn’t know what to do with. Bring your cpu’s, tv’s, printers, faxes, cell phones etc, on Apr. 21 and all will be responsibly reused or dismantled instead of being thrown in a landfill. This event is being organized by Green in Chestnut Hill (GRINCH).

What: Responsible Electronic Waste Recycling
When: Saturday April 21,2012
Where: Norwood Academy Germantown campus parking lot at 8891 Germantown Ave. Chestnut Hill, PA
Time: 1 pm-4 pm

Suggested donation: $5 to $20 (all proceeds benefit GRinCH and are fully tax deductible)

Green in Chestnut Hill (GRinCH) and Smart Green Realty invite you to an informational presentation and discussion about The Energy Works program

Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Time: 6p to 7:30 pm**
Location: Chestnut Hill Public Library 8711 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19118

Join us for an informative slide presentation and Q & A to learn about:
Special limited time reduced-cost home energy audits
Very low interest (less than 1%) loans for energy efficient improvements for your home or business
How you can take advantage of this regional program and lower your energy costs
Energy Works is a comprehensive energy solutions program for home and commercial or industrial building owners. Energy Works experts help owners find ways to reduce their building’s energy use, and Energy Works’ low-interest loans help them pay for the upgrade.
Energy Works is a program of the Metropolitan Caucus, a coalition of Commissioners and Council members from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties and the Mayor of Philadelphia. It is supported by a grant from the US Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Program.
**with Night Kitchen goodies and Top of the Hill sandwiches too!

For more information
www.energyworksnow.com
Or call Zeta Cross at 215 669-3660