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Austin Earth Day Festival
EcoBits
Austin Earth Day Festival

Austin Earth Day Festival

Sponsored Post – from the Austin Earth Day Festival The Austin Earth Day Festival 2016 is now booking exhibitors, food vendors and sponsors! Sign up now and get priority spacing for what will be the largest Earth Day celebration Austin has seen. The festival will

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Fruit Trees
EcoCalendar
Amy Stansbury

EcoCalendar Podcast

All You Need to Know About This Green Week in Austin AEN Editor Amy Stansbury runs down the list of great green events going on this week in Austin. Give it a listen! MP3 Link

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Tree Hugger
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Your Green Week Ahead: Free Trees & Eco Happy Hours

[Happy Hour] Friday, January 22nd from 5pm to 7pm the Austin Area Tree Huggers are having a happy hour at the Roaring Fork on Stonelake Boulevard. All tree lovers are welcome to attend for a night of networking and fun. More info>>   [Tree Giveaway] Saturday, January 23rd from 9am to

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Christmas Tree Recycling
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Recycle Your Christmas Tree

Now that the holidays are over, give your decorations a second life by following these quick tips: Bring broken, burned-out holiday lights to the Recycle & Reuse Drop-Off Center. More info>> Recycle your tree! Austin Resource Recovery curbside customers can simply place their tree at

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Austin Recycles Games
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

The Austin Recycles Games Have Begun!

The Austin Recycles Games have begun! From now until March, Austin Resource Recovery will be calculating the average pounds of recyclables collected per household in each of Austin’s10 city council districts. Each district will then compete for two prizes – most overall recycling and most improved. The winning districts will receive

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