Mother Nature: Local companies helping out the environment on Earth Day
SLIPPERY ROCK — Climate change. Pollution. The mining of fossil fuels. Climbing carbon dioxide levels.
Mother Earth has been taking some lumps from us, her unruly children, but Earth Day 2018, April 22, is a chance to make some amends.
Paul Scanlon, Slippery Rock University's director of sustainability, believes that while the issues seem daunting, every individual — whether a renowned chemist or a college freshman — can contribute to the effort of making positive change.
With that in mind, the SRU President's Commission on Sustainability, of which Scanlon is a co-chair, will provide a “Community Electronic Waste Recycling Days” event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 as part of the university's Earth Day events. The event is free and open to the public. Items can be dropped off at SRU's Recycling Center at the Stores II facility on Kiester Road.
The list of acceptable electronic waste includes any type of cell phone, computers, printers, MP3 players, VCRs, keyboards, power chords, copiers, scanners, consoles and stereo equipment. Only batteries from laptops or UPSs will be accepted. Only items from residential homes will be accepted.
Participation is limited to residents of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and Westmoreland counties. Proof of residency, such as a driver's license, is required for all drop-offs.
Other organizations in Butler County are using Earth Day for restoration efforts.The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania plans a Day of Service for the Earth from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Succop Nature Park, 185 W. Airport Road, Penn Township.The society is also inviting volunteers to come out to its Todd Nature Reserve, 347 Kepple Road, Sarver, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday to help remove invasive species and return native plants and trees to the ecosystem, or help out on the reserves trails and improve green spaces for birds and local wildlife. Families and community groups are encouraged to participate.The Cranberry Sunrise and Noon Rotary Clubs and the Seneca Valley High School Interact Club planted 113 trees along a section of Brush Creek Trail last Saturday as part of Earth Day observances.“It is a day of political action and civic participation. People march, sign petitions, meet with their elected officials, plant trees, clean up their towns and roads,” Parker said.Read the full story in Sunday's Butler Eagle.
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