North-central and northeast Oregon residents can drop off for free their unwanted televisions, computers and monitors for recycling at a collection event form 9a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday at the Morrow County Fairgrounds, 74473 Highway 74-Lena, in Heppner.

Read all about it at The East Oregonian website!

This weeks contents:
Fuels From the Farm
Researchers Track Trash
Glass Roads
Choice Compost
Ads
The End

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Fuels From the Farm

Join us for the upcoming WRED event. It will be held in the farming community of Snohomish County.  Participants will enjoy a hands-on presentation of the Snohomish County biofuel production process, learn about the recycling of agricultural plastics, tour the Qualco Energy anaerobic digester and Werkhoven Farm.

• Day/Date:                   Friday, October 30th, 2009
• Time:                         10:00 - 2:00
• Location:                    Snohomish County Cathcart Facility - 8915 Cathcart Way, Snohomish WA  98296
• Member Cost:          $65 includes lunch
• Non Member Cost:   $80  includes lunch

More Information and Registration Forms available:

http://www.wsra.net/events/details.asp?Evid=77

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Researchers Track Trash

In Seattle, hundreds of volunteers are tagging their garbage to see where it finally ends up.  This study out of MIT is using cellular technology to track, in real time, our waste.

Read the article for The Chief Engineer

http://www.chiefengineer.org/content/content_display.cfm/seqnumber_content/3996.htm

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City Using Crushed Glass for Road-Building

The City of Spokane is grinding up glass for use in roadbeds.  The newly paved section of Market Street is the first project to use glassto make up 12 to 15 % of the roadbed.

Read the article form the Spokesman Review.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/02/city-street-paved-in-crushed-glass/

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Choice Compost

Eugene-based Market of Choice is putting in “Green Waste” bins in an effort to keep organic compostable materials out of the landfill and eventually end up in the garden.

The Register Guard has the full story.

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/business/20199161-41/story.csp

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