Flanked by several blue 96-gallon curbside recycling carts, Mayor Kasim Reed announced an aggressive expansion of the City’s residential recycling program. Beginning October 15, the City of Atlanta will deliver 96-gallon recycling carts to 66,000 households, at the rate of one thousand per day. The citywide distribution of carts is a key component of the […]
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no it’s grazing sheep
As part of its ongoing efforts to find green solutions to common challenges, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has brought 100 grazing sheep to airport-owned land on Riverdale Road. The test program, coordinated with Trees Atlanta and funded by an anonymous donor, is designed to bring vegetation on the one-acre plot under control without the use […]
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Ponce City Market Amazes
By Collin Kelley Editor Amazing. I think I uttered that word 20 or 30 times last month on a tour of the mammoth Ponce City Market project. I’d only been inside the historic building, which housed retail giant Sears, Roebuck & Co. from 1926 to 1987 and City Hall East from 1990 to 2010, and […]
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Pay-As-You-Throw: A new system for waste reduction
By Mary Harrington Atlantans, and anyone else who pays for curbside garbage service, should become familiar with the term Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) or Save Money and Reduce Trash (SMART) as it’s known at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Whatever name you use, it’s an idea whose time has come in Atlanta. Currently, the City of Atlanta […]
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Accountable Green: PwC opens new headquarters
By Sydia Bell Last month, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) opened its new office in Atlanta at 1075 Peachtree St. It’s just steps away from their old location, but Gary Price, PwC managing partner, said the move was, “short in terms of distance but a long way in terms of actual space.” The Atlanta office is the […]
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Georgia Telework Week is Aug. 20-24
Managing Georgia’s transportation issues has been a hot topic in 2012, but there’s one solution that everyone agrees on: telework. Approved by business leaders, politicians and transportation experts, telework is an efficient way to reduce traffic and boost economic productivity. That’s why The Clean Air Campaign and Gov. Nathan Deal are calling on employers and […]
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Volunteers needed for Chattahoochee River cleanup Aug. 25
Surfrider Foundation Atlanta Chapter and Barefoot Wine will host a public river cleanup at Chattahoochee River Park on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cleanup is part of the Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project, a longstanding partnership between Barefoot Wine and the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection […]
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Atlanta Women’s Build for Habitat for Humanity begins Aug. 18
Beginning next week, dozens of Atlanta women will come together to construct a safe, energy-efficient home for a working Atlanta family. The 2012 Atlanta Women’s Build takes place Aug. 18 – Oct. 6, continuing a growing city tradition of women building Atlanta Habitat homes for women. Led for the second year by honorary co-chairs Brenda […]
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Work resumes on Buckhead Atlanta project
By Collin Kelley Editor The cranes over the long-dormant Buckhead Atlanta project swung into action this morning as OliverMcMillan re-started construction after a three year hiatus. Buckhead Atlanta will rise on the site of Buckhead Village, which used to be the center of Atlanta’s nightlife filled with bars, clubs and restaurants. Originally conceived as the […]
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Do curbside recyclables really get recycled?
By Mary Harrington Many people are skeptical about the City of Atlanta’s recycling program. They wonder how all the mixed up recyclables collected from their curbside recycling carts and bins can actually be recycled and speculate that the mixed recyclables are really going to the landfill. The truth is, if it’s recyclable, it gets recycled […]