Your World Column

The "Your World" articles appeared every Monday in the Ecology section of The Ann Arbor News,  informing readers of local environmental events, issues, and actions. The series was a collaboration between the  City of Ann Arbor's Solid Waste Department, Recycle Ann Arbor and the Washtenaw County Environmental Health Division.

Past Articles:

• Green Info Guide (GIG) Now Available
• Spring Cleaning the Healthy Way
• Winter Health
• Energy Conservation in Winter
• Have a Green Halloween!
• Bats & Windmills
• Responsible Latex Paint Disposal
• Being Green at the Supermarket
• Food Miles
• Washtenaw County's HazMat team
• Walkability in Washtenaw County
• Proper disposal of cooking grease
• America Recycles Day
• Composting fall leaves
• Replace old smoke detectors
• Dispose of sharps properly
• Battery Recycling
• Lawn care: How to solve your grub problem
• County Farm Park
• Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week
• Pharmaceuticals Disposal
• Green Info Guide
• Home Toxics Drop-Off Tips
• Developing markets for locally-grown farm products
• Genetically-engineered seeds bill
• Energy Star appliances
• "Freecycle" your leftovers
• Christmas Bird Count
• Heirloom Foods
• Brownfields redevelopment
• Winter Clean-up
• Recycle flourescent light bulbs
• Harnessing Wind Energy
• Emerald ash borer update
• Certified lumber
• Regional Waste Collection
• Energy Efficiency in Government
• Greenways
• Mercury
• Connected greenspace
• "Curb Your Car" Options
• Medications Disposal
• Water Heaters
• Rain Gardens
• Bottled Water
• Solid Waste legislative update
• Dam Removals
• Motor Idling
• Infill Development
• Shop and Grow "organic"
• Lead in Christmas decorations
• Ash Wood Disposal
• Aluminum Recycling
• Lindane
• Toxics Storage
• Holiday Greenery 
• Cell Phone Recycling
• Leaf Burning

Articles written by:

Noelle Bowman and Barbara Lucas
Solid Waste Program Assistants
(734) 222-6874