Eilene Harrington
Orange, crimson, blue, what color are you? Go green and join the green team. Hi i’m Eilene Harrington with the City of Edmond. Be aware of what you put in the streets and drainage ways. Dumping grass clippings and swimming pool water into drainage ways is bad for the environment and illegal. It’s easy to make positive changes for a greener tomorrow. I’m on the green team, are you?
Mayor Cornett
Hello, Oklahoma City. I’m Mick Cornett, mayor of our great city. I’m also an Everyday Environmentalist and do whatever I can to reduce, reuse or recycle, which includes filling my Little Blue bin with paper, plastics, glass and aluminum each week. Please join me in eliminating unnecessary trash in landfills and preserving natural resources. I’m an Everyday Environmentalist. Are you?
Did you know that a single full-grown tree supplies enough oxygen for two living adults for a lifetime? Trees help scrub our atmosphere of carbon dioxide and provide breathable air for us all. Almost 20 percent of the world’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest. So plant a tree today. It’s good for you, and good for the environment.
The City of Oklahoma City and the Central Oklahoma Storm Water Alliance (COSWA) are partnering to encourage residents to conserve water and reduce pollution through the use of rain barrels.
The organizations are offering a discounted rain barrels online at www.upcycle-products.com starting $61 plus $2.50 online handling fee. Residents should click on “order forms” on right side of web page and choose “Oklahoma City.” The deadline to order is March 15.
“Rain barrels collect water that drains from your home’s gutter system,” Environmental Protection Manager Raymond Melton said. “Watering with rain water is better for your plants and it’s free.”
The City’s urban agriculture ordinance allows a maximum of two 85-gallon rain barrels in the front yard. Any number of rain barrels can be placed on the side or back of property as long as they are not visible from the street. The containers must be securely covered and any openings must be covered with a screen that prevents the infestation of insects and other pests.
Rain barrels ordered online can be picked up between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on March 20 or between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on March 21 from the City’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 1621 S. Portland.
For more information about this special event contact Raymond Melton, Environmental Protection Manager, at 297-2179 or [email protected].
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