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Illinois Appliance Rebate Program
at University of Illinois Extension located at 330 S. 36th St. Come Join US!
Green Business Roundtable March 9th 1:00-2:00pm Quincy Public Library- Conference Room Has your business or industry been trying to go green, but are not sure where to start? Or Is you company creating green practices that are unique or are leading the way in innovation? Then come join the Adams County Green Coalition in a business roundtable to discuss what is working, get ideas, and share knowledge about how to help your business go green. Please bring ideas, suggestions, or questions so we can help your business go green. Holiday Recycling St. Jude's Ranch is once again taking holiday and all occasion cards to be recycled. St. Jude's is currently accepting cards from Nov. 15, 2009- Feb. 28, 2010. For details on how to recycle your cards and where to mail them to go to http://stjudesranch.org/help_card.php St. Jude's also sells Christmas cards 10 for $10 to raise money. Need to get rid of old Christmas lights? HolidayLEDs is offering a free Christmas light recycling program. All you do is load your Christmas lights in a recyclable box and drop them in the mail to the company. Deadline end of Feb. 2010. Then they will send you a 15% off coupon so that you can buy new LED lights to save this season. Check it out at http://www.holidayleds.com/holidayledscom_christmas_light_recycling_program According to the U.S. department of Energy, if all conventional incandescent holiday lights in the US were replaced with L.E.D. lights, annually energy savings would total 2 billion kilowatt-hours-enough to power almost 200,000 homes for an entire year. LED lights are also cooler and have a longer life-time. History The Adams County
Green Coalition, formed in 2008, grew out of an initiative spearheaded by the
League of Women Voters of Adams County to encourage citizens and city/county
officials to be environmentally proactive. The organization is comprised
of League members, the University of Illinois Extension Office, the City
Planning Office and area citizens that want to assist Adams County, Illinois in
becoming a more environmentally conscious county. The organization is comprised
of four different sub-groups that are working in the following areas to
promote responsible green living.
1. Building & Development 3.
Education 4.
Our MissionThe mission of the Adams County Green Coalition is to provide leadership and contribute practical solutions to ensure a thriving community where people and nature flourish. The Coalition will promote and encourage the use of environmentally responsible actions and strategies throughout Adams County. We will further educate and support residents in taking action to practice more environmentally sustainable lifestyles and work with individuals, companies, schools, non-profit organizations, religious groups and government agencies to conserve natural resources.
Contact InformationThe Adams County Green Coalition is always looking for new ideas and resources to further our mission within our local community. If you are interested in joining the organization or would like to tell us what you are doing within Adams County to help the environment please contact me at jearnold@quincyil.gov or visit our feedback page!
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