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DC Urban Trail Project
The trail is to be built on the old Railroad ROW that was used to transfer trains from the Hudson Line to the former Maybrook Line (WRSDRT, Walkway over the Hudson and now Empire State Trail). It will start by the Sewage Treatment plant, just south of Marist, run up into the Former Hudson River…
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A Zero Waste Meal
Recently, my family gave me a wonderful birthday gift of a zero waste meal. At least it was zero waste for us. There was certainly some waste from the processing of the food before it got to us. But, we deposited nothing into the trash from the meal, which was a great feeling. There was…
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Tips to Reduce Food Waste
Each year, nearly 40 million tons of food is discarded by Americans. Equating to more than $161 billion, food waste accounts for approximately 30-40% of the U.S. food supply. While cutting down on food waste reduces methane emissions from landfills and conserves energy – preventing pollution involved in the growing, manufacturing, transporting, and selling food…
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Climate Conversations: Climate Hope for the Hudson Valley
The first in Sustainable Hudson Valley’s fall series of climate conversations looks clearly at the quickening pace of climate change and growing risks faced by our communities, combined with the just-as-fast acceleration of movements taking direct, positive action to transform the way we live and work. Every other Friday from noon – 1:15 PM starting…
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How to Compost in an Apartment
The benefits of composting While you may not have peonies demanding a steady diet of nutrient-rich fertilizer, composting has other benefits. Not only can apartment dwellers use that black gold to feed house plants and patio containers, you can also reduce household waste and save yourself a trip to the dumpster.
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CCE Earth Day STREAM-A-THON
Cancelled Earth Day activities have you feeling blue about being green? Cornell Cooperative Extension has the answer! CCE Dutchess County is partnering with CCEs across the Hudson Valley to bring you the Earth Day STREAM-A-THON! CCE educators and staff will be taking to social media to provide a day chock-full of short presentations pertaining to plastic recycling…
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Help Protect Your Garbage & Recycling Workers from COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) have both issued guidance associated with the Coronavirus and waste management. Do your best to help protect your local garbage and recycling workers who continue to serve as an essential function in our communities and collect our waste on a weekly basis.…
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Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Event
The March 28 event is now cancelled. The next two events will be June 20th and September 19th. Registration for the June 20th event will open May 20th. Registration and pre-payment for this HHW event is mandatory. We must receive your $10.00 registration fee no later than the Wednesday prior to Saturday’s event. No monies will be accepted…
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Help Us Prepare for New York State Compost Awareness Week
As we prepare to celebrate New York State Compost Awareness Week in conjunction with International Compost Awareness Week, May 3 – 9, 2020, we’re interested in hearing from you! Email organicrecycling@dec.ny.gov with any compost related events (composting workshops, volunteer opportunities, etc.) happening in your community throughout April and May. Leading up to Compost Awareness Week, we will be sharing these…
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9th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep
WHEN: May 2, 2020 (Postponed. Contact sweep@riverkeeper.org for further info) WHERE IN DUTCHESS COUNTY: Beacon: Denning’s Point Cleanup Beacon: Riverfront Park Cleanup Poughkeepsie: Waryas Park Shoreline Cleanup Poughkeepsie: Kaal Rock Park Cleanup Staatsburg: Mills Historic Site Cleanup Tivoli: Cleanup of the Hudson River at Tivoli Landing Wappingers Falls: Lower Wappinger Creek Cleanup by Kayak/Canoe and…