Wired Waste Day!

Ewaste Event March 17th!

Our next Ewaste event is right around the corner! Bring your CPU's, laptops, old phones, etc to be responsibly recycled by PAR Recycle Works. 
PAR-Recycle Works is a nonprofit electronics recycler that provides transitional employment to people returning from prison. They deconstruct electronics and destroy data to generate revenue and pay their employees.

Green Warrior Grants open!!

We have officially opened our Green Warrior Student Grant program and the deadline is Jan 31!

Plenty of time for your kids to plan student led projects such as raised garden beds for a science and environmental project. Grants for as little as $100 and up to $1,000 will be awarded in the early spring.
We have opened the grant applications to all Chestnut Hill students, church groups plus Henry and Houston Schools!
I have attached the application and flier with info. The projects need to be student driven and applied for by the student.
The review process is about 6 weeks.
Please reach out if you have any questions.

Next EWaste Recycling announced!

GRinCH and Weavers Way are partnering again next Saturday the 25th of March to bring responsible Electronic Waste Recycling to the community! Click on the flier for all of the details! And thank you for Recycling!

Christmas TreeCycling!!

GRinCH and Weavers Way are bringing you Christmas TreeCycling! Save your naked tree to be chipped and drive it or drag it to the SUNSET AVE. entrance of Norwood Fontbonne (all the way down SUNSET) on Sun. Jan. 8th from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Suggested Donation of $10 supports both orgs grant programs.
Happy Holidays to all!

Another awesome e-cycling day!

 On Saturday, Sept. 25, community members and businesses once again came to Norwood-Fontbonne Academy to recycle their electronic waste. We collected 20,236 pounds of computers, TVs, small appliances, peripherals, and other electronic waste that will be responsibly recycled instead of ending up in a landfill or being sent to a developing nation. Since 2009 we have collected almost 100 tons of electronic waste!

We would like to thank the following people who helped make this event, organized by Green in Chestnut Hill (GRinCH) and the Weavers Way Environment Committee, such an amazing success: Norwood-Fontbonne Academy for donating the use of their driveway, eforce Compliance (eforcecompliance.com) for their responsible recycling services, our volunteers, and especially all of the community members and businesses who came to recycle their electronic waste. (We especially appreciate everyone's patience as they waited in line, and we're working on ways to reduce waiting times.)

So many people made a donation to support community environmental projects too. Thank you!

Amy Edelman, President
Green in Chestnut Hill (GRinCH)
Sandy Folzer, Chair
Weavers Way Environment Committee

SCH is visited by the Dept. Of Education!

I had the pleasure of touring SCH's environmental initiatives during a tour last week. GRinCH help to fund a few of their projects and it was great to see both their commitment to sustainability in action as part of the school's culture as well as a couple of projects that we helped to fund! 
 --Amy

Read about it here:
 http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/2016/10/04/u-s-dept-of-education-tour-showcases-sch-environmental-efforts/

This Saturday from 9am-12pm at Norwood Fontbonne in Chestnut Hill! 
Thanks for responsibly recycling!

The NEXT Weird Waste Day!

September Electronics Recycling/Weird Waste Day in Chestnut Hill

Saturday, September 24th
9 am to Noon Norwood-Fontbonne Academy (circular driveway)
8891 Germantown Avenue
Weavers Way Environment Committee and GRinCH (Green in Chestnut Hill) are co-sponsoring this collection.  We'll take take computers, televisions, keyboards, cell phones, etc. — anything with a plug!  Materials collected will be responsibly recycled, adhering to strict recycling regulations.

We will suggest voluntary donations of $10 to $20.  Household batteries will be accepted for $1 per pound (no lithium batteries, please).  There will be a required charge of $30 for TVs and monitors (CRTs) and $10 for air conditioners, microwaves and dehumidifiers, which covers the costs of recycling.  Donations received will benefit the Weavers Way Environment Committee's grants program and GRinCH's Green Warrior Student Grant Program.
Please help us spread the word by passing this email on to those who might be interested.  Request a PDF file of the event flyer by replying to this email.
Save the date. We hope to see you there!

Girls Climate Summit!

If you have a daughter who is civic minded and interested in participating in a Climate Change discussion, this is for her!
Click on the flier below for more info.

FrreCycle recap!

 GRinCH organized a huge FreeCycle event last Sunday and it was a big success!
For those unfamiliar, a FreeCycle is like a giant yard sale but everything is free. It's an awesome concept that promotes sharing and community and keeps "one man's treasure" out of landfills!
It was a true community effort: citizens donated unwanted clothing, toys and books to the drop off points at both neighborhood Valley Green Univest Banks, GRinCH and Weavers Way Coop volunteers hauled the "booty" to the space at 8514 Germantown Ave., donated by Bowman Properties, and volunteers sorted through the donations to display for the Sunday event. Hundreds of people came by and left with amazing stuff.
Donations received at this fundraising event fund GRinCH's Green Warrior Student grant program. GRinCH has funded several green projects that students of various Chestnut Hill schools have embarked upon. To date we have given over $4,000 in grants for projects such as A Girl's Climate Summit at Springside, an organic garden at OMC and Teenagers Inc's native plant garden project.

HUGE FREECYCLE SUNDAY APRIL 10th!!!

Here is the flier for our upcoming FreeCycle on Sun. April 10th!
If you have donations like gently used clothing, accessories, books and toys, the drop off info is on the flier (click on it to enlarge)
  

GRinCH and Weavers Way team up for the next Ewaste event!

People have been asking about our next Ewaste event and here it is! We are teaming up with Weavers Way's Environment Committee to bring responsible Recycling to Norwood Fontbonne on Sat. January 16th from 10am-2pm.
Donations fund GRinCH's Green Student Warrior grant program.

Hazardous Waste Drop off!

The annual Haz Mat collection is nearby!  If you have things in your basement or garage  you wish to  safely dispose of, here are details:

Household Hazardous Waste Events

Northwest Transfer Station, Domino Lane & Umbria Street

June 13th 2015   9am - 3pm
http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/hazardous-waste

Eco Alley at the Garden Fest!

 Eco Alley, organized by Green IN Chestnut Hill (GRinCH) and the Business Association, will have a live band called Ernie and Neal, an activity making Recycled planters, Mt Airy's own Philadelphia Salvage and a Book FreeCycle! Bring your gently used books, cd's and dvd's to the Chestnut Hill Valley Green Bank to donate today through Saturday then swing by Eco Alley on Sunday to pick FREE books! Eco Alley will be located on Southampton next to the Chestnut Hill Hotel.

Eco Alley at the Chestnut Hill Garden Fest!

Eco Alley, the green branch of the Chestnut Hill Garden Fest, is coming up on Sunday May 3rd! In addition to new vendors like The Resource Exchange and veteran favorites like Philadelphia Salvage, we will have a new band! Ernie and Neal are a family friendly high energy rock band and favorite of Kid's Corner's amazing host Kathy O'Connell! Plus recycled planter making with GRinCH board member Lana Corrales and her darling daughter Miriam and a solar demo with Linda Rauscher! 
Plus the Book FreeCycle!! Donate your gently used books, cd's and dvd's to the Ch. Hill Valley Green Bank up until Friday May 1st at 6pm. Then take what you want from the Book FreeCycle on Eco Alley!

Stop by our green branch of the fest next to the Chestnut Hill Hotel, Sunday May 3rd from 11am-5pm! 

Girls Climate Summit!

If you have a daughter or friend who is 11-18 years old and interested in Climate Change and its environmental impacts please pass this info along to them! GRinCH grant winner Rekha Dhillon-Richardson, an inspiring student at Springside CHA, is organizing an amazing Girls Climate Summit on Sat. April 25th. Click here for more info: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/girls-climate-change-summit-tic…

Next Ewaste Event April 25th!

Solar for the Home--workshop!

In an attempt to rapidly increase rooftop solar in Philadelphia, Clean Air Council and the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia are offering a special opportunity to residents of northwest Philadelphia. From now through March 2015, homeowners can use collective buying power to get solar systems for their properties, resulting in greatly reduced costs.

The next workshop will be held at Chestnut Hill Library located at 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, January 17th, between 3:30 and 4:30. Register Here. Start your Saturday with a solar home tour in Flourtown at 1:30. 48 College Ave, Flourtown, PA  19031. Register Here.