The Daylight Savings Clean Up and Green Up Event will be hosted by the Consortium and a dozen or more local area businesses that provide recycle and reuse services. The event is comprehensive, offering residents the chance to bring recyclable items to one location and at no charge for collection. Steve Adcock, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Consortium states, “We’re fortunate to have been embraced by event partners that are willing to collect practically the entire spectrum of reusable household products”.

Thirteen or more area businesses will be on site that day to process a realm of household goods that have reusable or recyclable value. American Waste; Bay Area Recycling, Rifkin Steel, L & B Recycling, Cartridge World, Goodwill, GT Profile’s Shredmonster, E Waste, Odom Reusable Building Products, Northern Michigan Garment Restoration, Evergreen Bottle Company, Team Elmer’s and Home Depot will be there. A Compact Fluorescent light bulb will be given away to the first 400 individuals that bring in items as incentive for local residents to turn out early, compliments of Home Depot. A reusable shopping bag will be offered to attendants compliments of recycling partner Goodwill Industries.

The list of items that will be accepted includes:- #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 plastics; air conditioners; all coloured glass bottles; wine bottles, aluminum; auto batteries; nickel cadmium batteries; power tool batteries; alkaline batteries; BBQ grills; bubble wrap; cameras; cardboard; cell phones; computer monitors, computer printers, scanners and laptops; clean and reusable building products; asphalt; concrete, toilets; confidential documents; curling irons; dehumidifiers; drycleaner’s bags; extension cords; fire extinguishers, freezers; hair dryers; hot water heaters; lawn mowers and edgers; compact fluorescent and fluorescent light bulbs; magazines; metal products; microwave ovens; newspaper; stoves and ovens; Styrofoam packing peanuts; paper; plastic film; plastic grocery bags; plastic landscaping pots; plastic lawn edging; toner cartridges; ink cartridges; books; shoes; reading glasses and bifocals; electric radios; refrigerators; small electronics; small household electric appliances; styrofoam - #6 PS (clean white Styrofoam); styrofoam - expanded polystyrene (EPS); toaster ovens; typewriters; VHS tapes and cassettes; washing machines and dryers; and wire hangers.

There are only a handful of items that are prohibited. Clean Up and Green Up is not set up to accept obvious trash, television sets or television monitors, single-pane windows, insulation materials, fuels or hazardous chemicals. For questions about items accepted, a comprehensive list is available for download at http://www.mgconline.org.

The March 14th Clean Up and Green Up will be the second free recycling event hosted for the community by Michigan Green Consortium. During the inaugural event last November the Michigan Green Consortium was able to divert 11,100-lbs of steel scrap; 9,000-lbs of electronic equipment; 15 cubic yards (8,600-lbs) organic waste; 8,200-lbs confidential documents; 5,753-lbs. of sheet metal; 1,306-lbs of auto-batteries; 25 cubic yards of cardboard and paper stock; 12 cubic yards of plastics; 4 cubic yards of aluminum and metal; 3 cubic yards of glass; 20 cubic yards of Styrofoam; 4 cubic yards of plastic landscaping pots; 11 cubic yards of plastic bags and mixed plastic; 37 fire extinguishers; 100 ink cartridges; 200-lbs of clothing; 20-lbs of wire hangers; 76-lbs. of Freon; 55 fluorescent light bulbs; 50 compact fluorescent bulbs and 30 rechargeable
batteries from the landfill.

Michigan Green Consortium is a trade association established in 2008 to promote and support green and sustainable businesses; to educate the business and local community on what should be done to ensure a healthy environment and provides networking opportunities for green companies. The consortium is funded solely by member dues and public contributions.
To learn out more about the Daylight Savings: Clean Up and Green Up event call (231) 947-1688 or visit Michigan Green Consortium’s website at http://www.mgconline.org.

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with Special Guest The Ryan Montbleau Band

Advance Tickets: $27* | Day of Show: $30 | Get 'em online at http://www.porterhouseproductions.com and at Oryana and City Opera House in TC

All Ages, General Admission

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The five-day conference from May 6-10, 2009, will feature numerous classes led by inspirational speakers from throughout the United States.

The conference, run by the non-denominational church, is free and open to the public. This year’s conference hosts are pastors Leslie and Sandra Appleberry of Flint.

Details: (810) 715-0543.

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An evening of live music, cocktails & dancing, awards and art auction awaits you as our guest at Perspective2 in Old Town. Expect a unique and welcoming atmosphere inspired by Jazz clubs of old. Candle-lit, linen-clad and alive with music… THE OLD TOWN STOMP will draw you into its ambiance. Proceeds from this events help sponsor more than 150 musicians booked to play at Old Town free community festivals such as Jazzfest and Bluesfest.

$50 per person, VIP tables available, cash bar

For more information, e-mail info@oldtownarts.org or visit http://event.pingg.com/TheOldTownStomp

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Talk with staff, enjoy a light lunch, and explore ways that you can be involved in the work of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy.
Location: 3860 North Long Lake Road, Traverse City

Directions: from Division Street (US 31/37), take Front Street West approximately 1 mile to Oleson’s West Plaza.

Follow the balloons to the parking area and entrance, located in the back of the Oleson's plaza.

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This is a seminar for local reunion (family, class, church, military, etc…) planners to education them on the important stages of planning a reunion, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 at Stonegate Banquet Center, 1084 N. Irish Road, Davison.

Featured speaker is George G. Morgan, author of "Your Family Reunion." The event is free, but reservations are required by March 13. RSVP to Renee Cobb at the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at (810) 232-9579.

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This is a seminar for local reunion (family, class, church, military, etc…) planners to education them on the important stages of planning a reunion, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28 at Stonegate Banquet Center, 1084 N. Irish Road, Davison.

Featured speaker is George G. Morgan, author of "Your Family Reunion." The event is free, but reservations are required by March 13. RSVP to Renee Cobb at the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at (810) 232-9579.

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