What fun my littlest guy and I had riding the bus downtown!
Graham and I sat on the bench and caught the CARTA bus at 9 a.m. The bus was on time, so our wait was minimal. We boarded, paid $1.25, and rode route 40 downtown. Graham was comfortable and quiet on my lap, until we […]

I just got a note from Jason Cronen, founder and chief executive guzzler of Green Drinks Charleston. There has been interest in forming a new chapter of this international organization on Daniel Island. The Charleston Battery are hosting Go Green Night on this Friday, so if any of you D. Islanders want to get out […]

It’s official. After living in Mt. Pleasant for almost eleven years, I had yet to use a form of public transportation. No longer - I introduced myself to CARTA via bus route 40. I am officially becoming a bus rider.
I consulted the website for CARTA, and was dismayed by the lack of working […]

The 2008 Earth Day Festival in Park Circle was a great event, and we’d like to thank everyone for coming out and seeing us. We spoke to 463 people (I had a counter in my pocket), and I feel like our interactive waste-free booth was in perfect alignment with the event. Visitors seemed to be […]

The 2008 Charleston County Earth Day Festival is this Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Park Circle, and Go Green Charleston will have a booth in the “Recycle and Litter Management” tent. We’d love it if you stopped by and said hello.
This year’s festival is calling for interactive, waste-free participation. To this end, we […]

World…meet the Charleston Green Living Map - the latest offering from the tech department at Go Green Charleston. We’ve combined all of our former green maps into one ginormous über map. Like all Google-based maps, you can zoom in or out, pan the map North/South/East/West, and click and drag for optimal exploration. To take a […]

On April 19, Charleston County Recycling will be hosting the 2008 Earth Day Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Park Circle in North Charleston. Last year, more than 5000 people enjoyed over 75 exhibitors and food venders, and this year it will be even bigger.
The festival is focusing on interactivity and sustainability, […]

I noticed something wrong on my recycling bin the other day, and an email to Charleston County Recycling confirmed it — this info was out of date.
It says, “No Packaging Boxes (i.e. cereal, laundry, or soda can boxes)”, noting that cardboard can be taken to drop site. Because my bins were made before February 2007, […]

There is an article in today’s Post & Courier that shares information about the area’s hazardous waste disposal sites:
From “Charleston County sees light on recycling bulbs“:
Here’s where you can throw out your compact fluorescent bulbs and other household hazardous waste in Charleston County:

Bees Ferry Road Convenience Center, 1344 Bees Ferry Road.
Adams Run Convenience Center, 8326 Old […]

I was up on 17 North, so I stopped by the Charleston County Recycling drop site located at the Berkeley Electric Co-Op. I have to say, I was less than impressed. I was only out there to take a photo for our Green Maps section, and thank goodness because it isn’t a recycling-friendly […]

Kicking off the new year, Concerned Citizens of the Sea Islands will be holding a Design Charrette (I had to look it up too) aimed at finding alternatives to the expansion of I-526. The collaborative sessions will be lead by Glatting Jackson, experts in progressive transportation solutions, and explore better ways to use the […]

I just ran across a post over at Get Inspired Charleston about Charleston’s Reality Check. Hosted by the Urban Land Institute, the December 3rd event brought together local elected officials, developers, and business owners to discuss the 265,000 new residents and 186,000 new jobs that will be added to the Charleston-area over the next […]

35% of our municipal waste is paper, almost all of which is recyclable. If you really want to reduce what you’re sending there, get vigilant about recycling your paperboard. You’ll be amazed at how much paperboard you go through…check out what my family collected in 2 weeks. Give it a shot, but remember - […]

Have you seen these signs in your neighborhood? I live in Longpoint, and the Friday before our Monday recycling pickup, one appears near our entrance’s message board. I wondered how they were getting there, so I called Charleston County Recycling.
With a couple of committed volunteers, they launched the program in 2004 in the North […]

Wanna get your feet wet with a little environmental cleanup? Check out the 2007 Sea Grant Beach Sweep/River Sweep on September 15, where volunteers from around the lowcountry remove aquatic debris from local beaches, rivers, lakes, and marshes.
Since launching in 1988, it has become South Carolina’s largest one-day volunteer cleanup event. And on […]

If you really want to make a positive impact on the environment and reduce the amount of garbage you send to the landfill, then this post is for you.
Paperboard packaging containers are everywhere…at least everywhere our modern lifestyle takes us. You’ll find them at grocery stores, Target, gas stations, Home Depot, and drug stores. […]

Yesterday there was a surprise on my front porch - brand new phone books! They were so nice and clean, with not a folded corner or ripped cover in sight. Since I don’t like clutter, I immediately removed last year’s books from the shelf, and replaced them with the new ones. Done deal, […]

Quoted from today’s Post & Courier:
Town Council voted Tuesday to negotiate to buy 43 acres on the northern side of Shem Creek from developers who plan a marina and condominiums on the property.
As a resident of Mt. Pleasant, I’m happy to see Town Council actively working to preserve land; especially water front property. Even […]

One side effect of my personal greenification is that I now question everything I use, own, and buy. Did I really need this? Can it be reused? Can it be recycled? Did my weed eater just melt a glacier? It’s really quite nerve racking.
Because of this, I often find myself looking for recyclables […]

The Charleston County Council is meeting tonight to review spending proposals from the Green Belt Program. Meetings are held on the second floor of the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston.
You can read more at: Green Belt Program Proposals