How Can We Make Every Day Earth Day? (Sponsored)

Here are some family activities you can do to foster environmentalism. Sponsored by Sony.

Very few events are celebrated around the globe, but Earth Day is. This year, it’s come and gone. But we’re here to ask: What can we do to show our love of the earth on that day, and every day? On May 31st, Sony will release After Earth, an action-packed movie that takes place 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity to leave. It’s the kind of scenario that makes you want to donate to Greenpeace, recycle everything, and start biking every where, immediately. So, in honor of Earth Day, Patch has teamed up with Sony to present these ideas for making every day Earth Day. How can we make every day Earth Day? Begin with little things. Easy things. Obvious things. Things we take for granted each day, and use and/or abuse because of …

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Every Day is Earth Day: Plant the Seeds, Inspire Children

Encourage children to love the earth and all will bloom naturally. Here are some family activities you can do to foster environmentalism in Lakeville.

Today is Earth Day, which is celebrated across the entire world. What can we do to show our love of the earth on that day, and every day?     Love begins in the home and so does the love for our earth. If you teach your children to respect the earth on every level, they will continue to realize the global impact of environmentalism when they become adults. This is important for the sustainability of life as we know it.   Perhaps we can set off that spark in a child, making them want to learn more about the process and do more to help. If we've done our part, they might strive to become an environmentalist—professionally or at heart. Inspire children, plant the seeds early on, and they will flourish.  We all strive to do "acts of kindness" …

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Messages

Lakeville's Messages: Spring Cleaning? How About Winter Cleaning?

If you received new electronics for the holidays, now is a great time to recycle the old at the Dakota County Recycling Zone.

Messages is a weekly newsletter published by the city of Lakeville. Lakeville Patch has it.

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Messages

Messages: Lakeville Says Folks Need to Rethink Recycling Habits

Recycling is easier than ever–and has more impact. Recycling programs have changed as new technologies, growing markets, and new products made from recycled materials are developed.

Messages is a weekly newsletter published by the city of Lakeville. Lakeville Patch has it.

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Ask a Patch Pro: Recycling and Composting

Ever wonder what plastic bottles get recycled or how to do backyard composting? Ask our Patch Pro!

How much do you recycle at home? Perhaps you aren't sure about what could or could not be recycled? Or maybe you are wondering about composting and how easy it is? If you have questions on recycling and composting or want to learn more about them then Ginny Black of Plymouth is a great person to ask. Black, a Plymouth City Council member and a Planner Principle State for the MN Pollution Control Agency, has been involved in recycling reform and education in the state since the 1980s. Black, who refers to her work title as the "Organics Recycling Coordinator," has been working or volunteering on the state level to bring better recycling efforts and regulations in Minnesota. She currently works on legislative changes to classify composting …

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Recycling Can Equal Money

Recycling can save money, and help the country to use less gas and oil.

To the editor: Each aluminum can takes the equivalent energy of half a gallon of gasoline to make! (This is for a new can—much less for recycled can.) Each plastic drinking bottle takes the equivalent energy of a quarter of a bottle of oil! (This is for a new bottle—much less for a recycled bottle.) Several people have told me that they have given up on recycling because people always throw garbage in the recycle container. Please do not give up on recycling so easily. People who buy the recycling go through it very carefully. So when in doubt, recycle!  But it is very important to rinse things before you put them in recycling.  Harley Horsager, Lakeville

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