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GIGO Diary, for 2008-03-22: Easter is time for new beginning

Barbara Armitage has been under the weather a bit since Friday, and that's the reason for the one day hiatus in her diary. But for March 22, she forced herself to write a column in time for Easter day, with her message that Easter is a good time to think about renewal. Our best wishes to Barbara Armitage for a speedy recovery. -EW
By Barbara Armitage

GIGO Diary of a Recycler: Everyday we are going to follow my garbage to see just how close I can come to eliminating my contribution the landfills in America Today is Saturday March 22, 2008. Posted 2008-03-23. No GIGO Diary entry for March 21, 2008 due to illness. To read March 20, 2008 GIGO Diary, Click Here

I have been a bit under the weather the past few days and I would like to thank Wayne for putting up with me, I am the worst patient youve ever seen.

All day today I have been thinking about what I should write and now that I have actually forced myself to sit down at the computer all I can thank of is going back to bed.



Easter is a time that many people look on as a new beginning. Winter is finally leaving us and we can see the beginings of spring budding out around us. The earth renews its self and I would challenge you to do the same.

This year at your Easter dinner with all your family and friends take a moment to let them know that our enviroment is important and that you are commited to making the world a safer and more beautiful place for all the Easters to come.

I wish you all a Happy Easter.

FACT: 76% of Americans believe that you should eat the ears first on your chocolate bunny.

Here's what happened to the rest of the day's garbage.

Recycle
  • Junk mail
  • Aluminum cans
  • Frozen lemonade can
  • Plastic bags recycle (at Wal-Mart, 809 Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY until the Super Wal-Mart at Holladay Place opens in late 2008)
Composted
  • Tea bags
  • Apple cores
  • Coffee grounds
  • Coffee filter
  • Paper towels
  • Sweetener wrappers
  • White paper
Landfill
  • Floss
  • Kleenex
  • Wrappers from cough drops Lots of them
Today, the biggest volume of my garbage goes to compost for our Tucker's Station Garden.

The next largest will go to the Adair Recycling Center, 62 Service Road, Columbia, KY.

Only a tiny amount will go into the landfill.
REMINDER: Adair County Community Pride clean-up day is Saturday, April 12, 2008. A big day of clean up, food, fun, prizes and surprises starts at the Adair Annex at 8:00am for breakfast doughnuts, coffee and juice, pep rally, assignments and sign-in, and with a celebration lunch and Keep Adair County Clean rally at Mt. Carmel Boat Ramp at 11:00amCT. No one will want to miss one. The event is being coordinated in Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton's Office, Courthouse Annex, Downtown, Columbia, KY. Phone (270) 384-4703.

REMINDER: Recycle 101 to be offered at Adair Extension OfficeBarbara Armitage of the Garden Club and Kelli Bonifer of the Adair County Extension Service and and are collaborating to offer Recycle 101 on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:00amCT. A guest lecturer will be famed Kentucky environmentalist A.L. Sinclair. The seminar will train those who attend the ABC's of Recycling.

The purpose of the course is to train Adair County more about living responsibly by recycling and reducing energy use. It will wrap up the Earth Day celebrations in April. The course is designed to train trainers who will in turn train neighbors until everyone in Adair County is a recycler. For more information contact Barbara Armitage at (270) 250-2979 or Kelli Bonifer at (270) 384-2317. The Adair Extension Service is located at 417 Fairgrounds Street, Columbia, KY.


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