Donating Items Is A Good Choice!
21 May 2013 | 
Written by Tori McConoughey | 
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Please consider what you throw out! Someone else may need it or want it rather than filling up our landfill!
Here is a list of a few choices North Ridgeville residents have to donate items they no longer want or need
Call for home pick ups:
Vietnam Veterans: 1-800-470-5133
Easter Seals: 1-800-708-2716
Volunteers of America: 1-800-873-4505
Salvation Army: 1-800-SA-TRUCK
Purple Hearts: 888-262-2686
Drop off sites:
Good Will: 34293 Center Ridge Road (440) 327-9944
N. Ridgeville Community Care: 34015 Center Ridge Rd.
440-353-9716, nrccare@windstr
Habitat for Humanity Restore: 214 East 34 St Lorain
(440) 244-1046 lcrestore@yahoo.com
If you have additonal organizations to add to this list let us know!
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MAY 18th
14 May 2013 | Written by Tori McConoughey | | |
Habitat for Humanity ReStore collection drive to be held at the
Senior Center parking lot on Pride Day May 18th from 9-12:00.
Green Team will be collecting items you donate for the ReStore.
The ReStore will sell items to help fund their operations.
We will be collecting
appliances
televisions
furniture
shingles
siding
pavers
tools
windows
doors
lawn and garden tools
plants
plywood
lumber
lamps
books
housewares
mattresses
sinks
cabinetry
molding
...just to name a few!
The only things they don't take are chemicals and clothing!
Bring it up and let someone reuse or repurpose it! So much better than it heading to the landfill!
Also bring up your electronics for recycling and your paper to be shreded then recycled! All this on MAY 18th 9-12 at the
Senior Center!
If you have.....
Rechargeable Batteries, DVD Players, Blu Ray Players, Portable DVD, VCRs, TiVO Set-Top Box, Digital Tuners & Converters, Home Theater Systems & Soundbars, cords, cables, ipods, MP3 Players, speakers, turn tables, cassette players, alarm clocks, GPS, Cords, digital cameras, lenses, memory cards, VHS tapes, laptops, LCD monitors, CD cases, used plastic gift cards, webcams, car chargers, playstations, xboxs, games, portable gaming, keyboards
Bring them up to the Senior Center this Saturday! 9-12 with your Habitat donations too!
Paper Shredding April 20, 2013
07 April 2013 | Written by Carol | | |
Shred Unwanted Docs. on Apr. 20 & Oct. 19, 2013
On Saturday, April 20, 2013 and Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 9 am - 12 pm, Lorain County residents will be able to bring their documents to the parking lot of the Lorain County Collection Center in Elyria and have them shredded for free on-site. The event is sponsored by the Board of Commissioners and Shredding Network Co. out of Wickliffe, Ohio.
Residents will need to bring identification showing proof of residency in Lorain County and are limited to 5 boxes / 5 blue grocery bags. They will also need drive into the facility and must take their empty boxes with them; residents should not exit their vehicles.
For more information, please call Keith Bailey, Lorain County Solid Waste Management District Director at (440) 329-5440, or email
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Educational Series
01 April 2013 | Written by Tori McConoughey | | |
Friends of the Park ~ Green Team
Living Green Educational Series
Monday Evenings in April, 6:30pm
at the North Ridgeville Library
April 15th ~ Green Basics
Information on recycling and eating local and organic
April 22 ~ Green Yard and Garden
Organic lawn options, composting and rain barrels
April 29 ~ Green Baby and Kids
Cloth diapers and kid tips
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day At The Zoo
12 March 2013 | Written by Carol | | |
The Zoo celebrates St. Patrick's Day by offering a special discount on admission to guests who bring their recyclables to the Zoo.
Guests who bring a cell phone, aluminum cans (minium one pound), a pair of athletic shoes or cookware (pots and pans) will receive a $2 discount off the Zoo's already reduced admision rate!
Volunteers will accept recyclables from 9:30 am to 4 pm on Sunday March 17 outside the Zoo's Box Office on the Main Ticket Plaza. Proceeds from the aluminum cans collected will benefit the Zoo's Cans for conservation program.
Sounds like an easy way to visit the zoo, help the conservation program, and spend St. Patrick's Day!
Remodeling? Extra parts from a project? Moving? Spring cleaning?10 March 2013 | Written by Tori McConoughey | | |
If you answered yes, then consider bringing reusable items to Habitat for Humanity ReStore collection drive to be held at the Senior Center parking lot on Pride Day May 18th from 9-12:00. Green Team will be collecting items you donate for the ReStore. The ReStore will sell items to help fund their operations.
We will be collecting appliances, televisions, furniture, shingles, siding, pavers, tools, windows, doors, lawn and garden tools, plants, plywood, lumber, lamps, books, housewares, mattresses, sinks, cabinetry, molding, just to name a few!
The only things they don't take are chemicals and clothing!
Bring it up and let someone reuse or repurpose it! So much better than it heading to the landfill! April 29 Living Green Education Series03 March 2013 | Written by Tori McConoughey | | |
Green Baby and Kidscloth diapering, healthy eating and general tips
Cloth diapering has come a long way... learn how easy it can be and how good it can be for your wallet and the environment from West Side Green Baby
Have a child who is a picky eater? Want to learn to make your own organic baby food? Lil Steps will present information on how to make baby food purees for your little ones but also teach us all how to use these purees in our everyday cooking to increase our veggies! Lil Steps will also teach us a few little steps we can do to reduce our carbon footprint while raising kids.
All this at the North Ridgeville Library
6:30
April 29
April 22 Living Green Educational Series03 March 2013 | Written by Tori McConoughey | | |
Green Yard and Garden
Come learn about the benefits of using organic lawn products on your yard from the experts at Good Nature Organic Lawn Care
Ann from Rain Barrels N'More will explain about rain barrels, the uses of rain water and benefits. As well as teach us about Composting 1-2-FREE how, when, where and whys...
All this at the North Ridgeville Library
6:30
April 22
April 15 Living Green Educational Series03 March 2013 | Written by Tori McConoughey | | |
Green BasicsRecycling and CSA
Come learn basic recycling how to's or ask the expert from Lorain County Solid Waste questions if you have specifics on what or how to recycle!
What is a CSA? Why is it good for you? Why is it good for the environment? These questions and more will be answered by presenter Fresh Fork Market
All this at the North Ridgeville Library
6:30
April 15
A Sustainable Birthday12 February 2013 | Written by Carol | | |
Everyone has a birthday, why not make it an easy sustainable one? What??? Well how about just making a few simple changes like maybe baking your own birthday cake and decorating it with icing. Or you could purchase one from your local bakery that employs our neighbprs, who spend their earnings in our town. It may mean buying latex balloons, made from a natural substance harvested from live trees, instead of plastics or polyesters derived from fossil fuel. Kids can help by making confetti from scrap paper. The Sunday comics make great wrapping paper. Inexpensive, fun and recyclable.. For the older birthday person a present of a home made gift certificate, like free babysitting, Or how about I will do the dishes tonight can be a very meaningful present. Having a great birthday party isn't any happier with plastic decorations ontop of a cake, probably made hundreds of miles away, shipped here and then tossed in the trash and forgotten. It's not happier when we drag the same decorations and wrapping paper to the curb later that week. It's made happy by spending time with the ones we love and showing them that they are appreciated.The choices that we make can benefit us in small but enriching ways. Make the right choices for a sustainable life. It's easy when you just think about it. Living Green Education Series06 February 2013 | Written by Tori McConoughey | | |
We are excited to announce that Green Team will be hosting a Living Green Education Series this April
stay tuned for more details... Adventures of Wink and Blink04 January 2013 | Written by Carol | | |
Are you trying to teach your children about Recycling? I know you set a great example, by Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repairing things around the home, but since the weather is chilly now, why not check out the wonderful resources of your local library? They have lots of books and movies to teach your little ones about trash. One movie in particular I would recommend is "The adventures of Wink and Blink: A day in the Life of a Garbage Truck." If it is not there when you visit the library, one of the helpful staff can order it. Setting a good example, reading books to your children, or watching a movie together are all great ways to spend a chilly day indoors. Near Zero Waste Seminar04 November 2012 | Written by Carol | | |
FREE seminar on Thursday, Nov 15 from 6:30-8pm. at the Community Room located in the Bay Village Police Dept building. Located at 28000 Wolf Rd. Speakers are: Kathleen Rocco, an education specialist from the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District and Brenda O'Reilly, a co-chair of the Bay Village Green Team. The seminar will cover what happens when you recyclable materials leave your curb. They will also give tips on how to become a "near zero waste" household. You can register by calling Warren Remein at 440-724-1578 or emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Lions and Tigers and Trash.....OH MY!21 October 2012 | Written by Carol | | |
Gather your bottles, catalogs, newspapers, cans and celebrate at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo! On Saturday, November 10 you can take them to the zoo and participate in America Recycles Day. In exchange you will receive one free admission with the purchase of a regular admission. The zoo will even take: junk mail, books, inkjet and toner cartridges, cell phones and accessories. Lions and Tigers and Bears and Trash....OH MY! Halloween Leftovers21 October 2012 | Written by Carol | | |
Old costumes are pretty easy to handle. If you don't plan to hang on to one, many organizations welcome the donation. Thrift stores do a tremendous business for Halloween and are great places to drop off gently used costumes. Women's shelters, children's hospitals, organizations that work with foster or needy children, hospices and even schools are usually quite willing to take a costume off your hands. With access to the internet, you can also find groups that collect and distribute Halloween attire to children who otherwise wouldn't be able to participate.
Consignment shops are a good alternative to donating.
If you don't have a suitable place to donate your Halloween goods, hold onto them until next fall. Many parents are now organizing a costume swap, with social media an excellent avenue to post what you have and what you are looking to acquire. Freecycle can also put you in touch with individuals who want your particular outfit.
While dealing with your old costumes isn't too difficult, a bigger question is what to do with pumpkins — especially the ones that have been carved and sitting outside for days or weeks. If you don't have the time or inclination to do very much with these spooky pieces of art, probably the fastest way to dispose of your pumpkins is to compost them. Let the kids smash them to pieces and add some decaying leaves on top, and you've got some great fodder for the worms and other creepy crawlies living in your compost bin. Your local waste management will also very likely be either collecting them for their own compost, or might be able to put you in touch with another avenue for recycling your pumpkins if they are not.
Another great way to add nutrients to your yard is to utilize your fake cemetery and bury the gourd. Actually, it would be best to let it decompose in the soil you plan to plant come spring, but it might give your neighbors a great post-Halloween spook to see you outside, shoveling in the moonlight and dropping a head-shaped object into a hole in your yard.
This burial method is also great if you plan to do any more last-minute planting, or live in an area where the weather isn't quickly turning harsh. Use your carved pumpkin as a planter. It can sit on the porch a few more days, then can be used just like a compostable container, and planted directly in the ground.
Animals reap great benefits from Halloween. If you live in an area where many critters roam, especially deer, chopping up the pumpkin and leaving the pieces in a nice, quiet spot away from traffic will give them a great treat. If you haven't already removed the seeds, these are also enjoyed by birds and other animals. Live in the city? Call a local farm, zoo or other site that houses animals and see if they are interested in your post-Halloween pumpkins.
If you didn't carve your pumpkin, or did so not long ago, the internet abounds with recipes using the gourd's innards, from seeds to the stringy pulp. Not only is it good for our digestive system, but our skin, as well. Pureed pumpkin makes a great face mask.
Whatever you do, be careful about cooking any pumpkin that has been carved for very long. Safety precautions exist even for feeding it to wildlife, as moldy pumpkins are hazardous and should be relegated to the compost heap. Found this artcle on the internet website for the state of Illinois. Thought I would share these Great ideas!
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