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Sponsored Post – from MOD Bikes Looking for a new way to get around town (without a car)? Now’s the time to try out an electric bicycle because MOD Bikes is running a special Valentine’s Day offer. Now through February 17th, they’re giving away a date night (which includes a
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Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery This one’s for all you entrepreneurs out there! Want to put your business skills to good use by making money and helping the environment? Then the [Re]Verse Pitch Competition is just the thing for you. Cohosted by the Austin Young Chamber
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Written by Natalie Betts In the Zero Waste world, we often talk about used items that are about to be tossed into a bin. Making sure that as many of these items as possible go into
Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Austin Creative Reuse and Rethink Contest. Throughout the month of January, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of…metal.
Sponsored Post – from Smart Charge America On the hunt for a new charging station for your electric car? Want one for free? In honor of the new year, Smart Charge America is giving away two free electric car charging stations. All you have to do to participate is
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Written by Ashley Pace We’ve made it through another trip around the sun, and now it’s time to think about what we can do in the next year to help live a more Zero Waste lifestyle.
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability It’s that magical time of year when we take stock of what we’ve accomplished and make a list of New Year’s Resolutions to (hopefully) keep in 2019. If the idea of a more
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy,
Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery Written by Thomas Nguyen This holiday season, join the City of Austin in a winter wonderland of fun ideas and memorable gifts that have the added bonus of being Zero-Waste friendly! What does it mean
Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Austin Creative Reuse and Rethink Contest. But this month, they’re doing things a little differently. Instead of choosing a specific material for the challenge, Austin Creative Reuse is simply asking
Sponsored Post – from Public Citizen Texas Capital Metro’s Project Connect system plan is heading for a vote with the board of directors on December 17. The idea is to adopt a system plan and identify routes to submit for funding to the Federal
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Office of Sustainability staff sat down with Tom Gleason, Senior Planner at Austin Resource Recovery, to learn more about the organics diversion component of the Universal Recycling Ordinance. The URO requires all food establishments