Nevada recycling
Carson City community to bring sustainable practices to Nevada Day
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 10:23am
The nonprofit organization greenUP!, which provides environmental education to businesses announced a group effort to make our Nevada Day parade in Carson City a more sustainable event. A Nevada Day green team was assembled to find ways to reduce waste at the event and they are seeking volunteers for the Nevada Day parade and festivities on Oct. 26.
Senator Square: First week of school a blast at Carson High School
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 08/25/2019 - 8:22am
Carson High School Principal Gavin Ward stood at the north entrance high-fiving students as they entered high school, some of them for the first time. In fact, counselors, teachers, and other administrators stood at each of the school entrances welcoming students to the best high school in the state, hyperbole aside.
Senator Square: Carson High School opens its doors and hearts to Carson City
Submitted by editor on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 6:01am
Come one, come all. Scheduled for Monday, Sept. 10 from 4:30 to 8 p.m., this once-a-year event takes the traditional back-to-school night to a whole new level as Carson High School opens its doors a little wider and a little longer.
Grants amounting to $50,000 available for Nevada recycling projects
Submitted by editor on Wed, 08/01/2018 - 9:42amCARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Recycling Program has $50,000 in grant funding available for projects to increase recycling, public awareness of the importance of conserving natural resources and for the reduction, reuse and recycling of solid waste.
Healthy Communities Coalition’s March and April Guest Speakers
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Tue, 03/06/2018 - 2:01pm
Event Date:
March 8, 2018 - 9:00am Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ hosts monthly breakfast meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. Diverse groups and community volunteers gather to share news and to collaborate on system changes that improve access to affordable, local food and to health care, and that support community-based, sustainable economic development.
Nevada recycling rate reaches historic high, Carson City inches closer to goal
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 12:19pmNevadans are recycling more, according to a report released Wednesday by state environmental officials.
In 2012, the recycling rate was 28.8 percent, surpassing the state's goal of 25 percent, according to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. In 2012, Carson City had a recycling rate of 24.9 percent.
In 1991 legislation known as AB320 set a goal that at least 25 percent of municipal solid waste would be recycled in counties that have a population of greater than 45,000.
