Christmas TreeCycling!

When: Sunday January 5th
Where: Norwood Fontbonne (SUNSET Ave. Entrance just off Germantown Ave)
Time:  9:30am-12:30pm


The tree must be free of tinsel and ornaments.
A $5 donation per tree funds GRinCH's Green Warrior Student grant program.

January EWaste Event!

January Electronics Recycling in Chestnut Hill

Saturday, January 11th from 10AM to 2PM Valley Green Bank - Chestnut Hill branch
23 West Highland Avenue (in the parking lot behind the bank)
The Weavers Way Environment Committee is sponsoring this collection.  We'll take  take your computers, TVs, keyboards, cell phones, etc. — anything with a plug!  Materials collected will be responsibly recycled by eForce Compliance, a metro Philadelphia electronic recycling company that adheres to strict recycling regulations.

We will suggest a voluntary donation of $10 to $20.  There will be a required charge of $15 for TVs and monitors (CRTs), which goes to eForce to cover their costs.  Donations received will benefit the Weavers Way Environment Committee's grants program, which provides financial assistance to help community groups establish gardens, beautify our neighborhoods, and educate residents about environmental issues.

Weird Waste Day Saturday!

Another FREE rain Barrel workshop this Sat. Oct. 26th!

Join us this Saturday October 26th from 2-3pm at the Chestnut Hill Library at 8711 Germantown Ave. for a rain barrel workshop. There is a 15 minute video presentation then you can sign up for the rain barrel with FREE installation at your convenience.
This event is presented by the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) and Green In Chestnut Hill (GRinCH)
 

FREE Rain Barrel and workshop this Saturday!!

GRinCH and the CHCA present: Rain Barrel Workshop and FREE Rain Barrel this Saturday from 10-11am. Click here for more info http://chestnuthill.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/rain-barrel-workshop-and-more-from-the-chca?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001&evar4=picks-3-post&newsRef=true

Another Weird Waste Day set for November!

Weavers Way EWaste Event!

Saturday, September 28th electronics recycling!

Electronics Recycling Saturday, September 28th from 10 to 2 p.m. Valley Green Bank - Chestnut Hill branch 23 West Highland Avenue (in the parking lot behind the bank) The Weavers Way Environment Committee is sponsoring this collection.  We'll take  take your computers, TVs, keyboards, cell phones, etc. — anything with a plug!  Materials collected will be responsibly recycled by eForce Compliance, a metro Philadelphia electronic recycling company that complies with strict recycling regulations. We will suggest a voluntary donation of $1 to $5 for most items. There will be a required charge of $20 for TVs and monitors (CRTs).  Donations received will benefit the Weavers Way Environment Committee's grant program. Please help us spread the word by passing this email on to those who might be interested. Reply to this email if you'd like a PDF file of our event flier. We hope to see you there!

What a gorgeous day for Eco Alley at the Chestnut Hill Garden fest yesterday! The "Alley" was busy all day with kids participating in Kiddie Yoga thanks to Deirdre of Nature Yoga, all ages enjoying the New Grass tunes of Urban Drawl, the Eco Friendly wares from Philadelphia Salvage, Stable Tables, EcoQuette and Dop Dop Designs as well as Philly Cow Share and Happy Cat Farms.

The popularity of the Book FreeCycle has destined it to become an annual event on Eco Alley! Thousands of books were donated via our friends at Valley Green Bank and taken for FREE on Eco Alley yesterday. 

Thank you to all volunteers, citizens that donated books and shoes and all for coming out to say hi!

Book FreeCycle and Shoe Recycle this Sunday

Book FreeCycle and a Shoe Recycle

GReen IN Chestnut Hill (aka GRinCH) is adding a Book FreeCycle and a Shoe Recycle to this year's Eco Alley at the Garden Fest! Back by popular demand, the Book FreeCycle was a tremendous success last year. About 1,500 books were donated by residents and then taken for free on Eco Alley by anyone interested. And throngs of people were interested! 

This year we are adding a Shoe Box Recycle fundraiser. ShoeBox Recycling collects gently used shoes for reuse. These shoes are ‘worn, but definitely not worn out.’ The company works hard to give your shoes a new life by:

* Providing affordable shoes to those in need
* Creating micro-enterprises for individuals throughout the world, thus fueling local economies here and abroad
* Keeps them out of the landfills, creating a cleaner, greener planet
Books and Shoes can be dropped off at the W. Highland Ave branch of Valley Green Bank beginning May 1st; this Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8am-6pm and Saturday 9am-1pm. 
Then stop by Eco Alley, the Green Branch of the Garden Fest on W. Highland Ave, this Sunday May 5th to help yourself to interesting books for FREE!

Thanks to all of the residents and business people who brought their Weird EWaste last Saturday! We collected over 14,000 pounds of toxic electronics for responsible recycling while raising funds to support our Green Warrior Student grant program!

Our next Electronic Waste event is Saturday April 20th

Just in time for Spring cleaning! GRinCH's next EWaste event, also know as Weird Waste Day, is Saturday April 20th at Norwood Fontbonne Academy. Bring your CPU's, TV's, cell phones--anything with a plug--to 8891 Germantown Ave, Norwood's Germantown Ave. entrance between 1:00 and 4:00.
EForce will responsibly recycle your electronics. A donation of $10-$20 to GRinCH is requested and tax deductible. Money raised is used for GRinCH's Green Student Warrior grant program.It's win win!

Green Party monthly meeting

Chris Robinson, 215-843-4256 requested that we post this for anyone who is interested.

Green Party of Philadelphia

www.gpop.org

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Green Party Monthly Meeting, 2/27, 7:00 pm

The monthly meeting of the Green Party of Philadelphia, www.gpop.org, will take place on Wednesday, February 27, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be open to the public at the Chestnut Hill Friends Meetinghouse, http://www.quaker.org/chestnuthill/, 100 East Mermaid Lane in Chestnut Hill,Philadelphia. Greens will elect a new City Committee for a one-year term. For more information please telephone 215-243-7103 or emailgpop@gpop.org.

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GRinCH's Green Warrior Student grant program is open!

GRinCH's Green Warrior Student grant program is now open and accepting applications for students and residents living in the 19118 zip code. Click below for more information.

http://chestnuthilllocal.com/blog/2013/01/23/grinch-green-in-chestnut-hill-announces-the-green-warrior-student-grant-program/ 

 

Weavers Way EWaste event!

The Weavers Way Environment Committee is sponsoring an Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, January 12.  From 10 am to 2 pm, the recycling will be in the parking lot behind the Valley Green Bank in Chestnut Hill at 23 West Highland Avenue.

You may bring in anything with a plug.  This includes printers, telephones, televisions, computers and much more.  It is important to recycle electronics responsibly so that these items are not sent to third world countries where children often dismantle the toxic chemicals, endangering their health as well as the environment.  Whatever you bring will be dismantled here in Philadelphia and reused.

The event is free but donations are very much appreciated.  The Environment Committee uses the donations to help fund their Grant Program.  Last year recipients included Chestnut Hill Garden District, Ogontz Library, Hope Garden at Stenton Family Manor and E. Mt. Airy Community Garden, among others.