The public is invited to a series of meetings hosted by the Ogden Dunes Community Church on stewarding planet earth. The “Community Leadership Dialogue Series: Creation Care and Climate Stewardship, Doing Your Part” is being organized by Allison Hannon, daughter of long-time residents Laura and John Hannon, who is Midwest Regional Manager of The Climate Group. The series of meetings will all be held at Ogden Dunes Community Church from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Allison will speak at the first series get-together on Wednesday, October 28. The subject will be understanding climate change and environmental stewardship, and ways you can make a difference.
Ogden Dunes resident and State Senator Karen Tallian, as well as John Hannon, P.E., will be the featured speakers at the second meeting on Wednesday, November 4. They will provide a briefing on local, state and federal environmental policies with a special focus on water issues.
The final workshop, to be held Wednesday, November 18, will focus on ways you can reduce waste through recycling and composting at your home and/or office. The featured speaker will be Deanne Greenwood, Education Coordinator, Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County.
If you are interested in attending, please send an email to hannon.allison@gmail.com or by calling 762-6067. The series is free of charge.
The goal of the non-profit Climate Group, based in the United Kingdom, is to help government and business set the world economy on the path to a low-carbon, prosperous future. To reach that goal, they have created a coalition of governments and the world’s most influential businesses – all committed to tackling climate change. Through this coalition, they are helping to set the targets, create the policies, build the confidence, and generate the political willpower needed to make the changes the world requires by 2050.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Series of Meetings on Environmental Issues Hosted by OD Church
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Recycling Rate Increases to 33 Percent!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
ODEAB Publishes Recycling Guide
In response to residents' ongoing questions r
egarding recycling in Ogden Dunes, the Ogden Dunes Environmental Advisory Board (ODEAB) recently published A Guide to Recycling Ogden Dunes. A .pdf of the document may be found on .
http://www.ogdendunes.net/images/Guide_to_Recyling_in_Ogden_Dunes.pdf
A special feature is hypertext linking that allows you to jump to the question you want answered.
The Guide was developed through a phone interview with Jim Smith at Able Disposal, and by researching recycling information available from the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County.
One objective of the document is to increase how much solid waste in Ogden Dunes is prevented from entering a landfill. Currently, the town's diversion rate is 25 percent, which is strong for the area, but short of the nationwide average of 32 percent.
According to resident Randi Light, 75% of our trash can be recycled. Randi should know -- she used to work for the City of San Francisco in recycling education. "The benefits of recycling go well beyond waste reduction," said Randi in a recycling fun facts document provided to the ODEAB. "For instance, recycling all of your home's waste newsprint, cardboard, glass, and metal can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 850 pounds a year. Recycling one ton of paper saves the equivalent of 17 trees, enough energy to power an average home for 6 months, and 7,000 gallons of water; and keeps 60 pounds of pollutants out of the air," she said.
Take a look at the Guide and let the ODEAB know if you have any additional comments or questions. A few printed copies will be placed in the Town Hall. Recycling markets can change periodically, opening up new possibilities for increasing recycling output. Be sure to check the document periodically for new information.
Friday, November 14, 2008
November 15: America Recycles Day
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/americarecycles.aspx
From there you can take a recycling pledge and figure out how you can make an impact by tinkering with the Conversionator gadget on the website. For example, if you drag a glass jar into the Conversionator, you'll find not only what can be produced from recycled glass, but also energy savings you might achieve. Let's say you recycle 15 glass jars a week. According to the Conversionator, that saves enough energy to power a conventional light bulb for 60 hours or a compact fluorescent light bulb for 300 hours! For all the fun visit
http://www.nrc-recycle.org/theconversionator/shell.html.
The site also contains helpful information on why it's important to recycle, as well as interesting end products that are being produced through recycling efforts.
According to the NRC, recycling is one of the most successful environmental initiatives in our country's history. While there's still much to do, efforts of the past few decades are really paying off. Around half of all the people in the United States are now served by curbside collection programs. These programs, along with drop-off and buy-back centers, now help us divert about 33% of the nation's solid waste stream away from landfills.
Here in Ogden Dunes, we divert approximately 25% of our solid waste from landfills by recycling, so we know we can be doing better. To help you accomplish this, the Ogden Dunes Environmental Advisory Board is working on a FAQ sheet to show specifically what can and cannot be recycled in our town.
America Recycles Day (ARD), November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. Celebrating its 11th year, it has grown to include millions of Americans pledging to increase their recycling habits at home and work and to buy products made with recycled materials.
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