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Use your canvas grocery bag at more than the grocery store! Get in
the habit of using them all over. 1.14 million disposable grocery
bags are used in the US every hour. Healthy Yards Expo March 27th, 2010 Lenexa Conference Center
Prairie Village Earth Fair April 17, 2010 Shawnee Mission East HS
Electronic Recycling Collection Events Second Saturday of each month (April - October) at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. By appointment only: 913-715-6900.
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Check out our new recycling video! See where your recyclables go when they leave the curb.
Free Backyard Composting Classes
Would you be interested in something that would make your lawn greener and more
resistant to the summer heat or something that would fertilize your
flowers and allow for less watering? It’s not a hoax; it’s not an
infomercial…its compost!
Thanks to a grant through the America Recovery Reinvestment Act, the Johnson County Environmental Department and the Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Office are working together to teach Johnson County citizens how to turn leaves, grass and other organic materials into dark rich compost. Your lawn can provide you everything you need to produce compost that will do all this and more! Composting in your backyard is simple once you get familiar with the 5 Rules of Rot.
Read MoreHow Green Does Your Garden Grow?
Find out how green your garden grows by taking the “Kansas Healthy Yards and Communities” assessment at www.kansasgreenyards.com! This online assessment allows you to discover how environmentally friendly your lawn care practices are and find out if you are a beginner environmentalist by “Waiting to Sprout” or an expert that is “Blooming with Green.”
The Kansas Healthy
Yards and Communities is a state-wide initiative by K-State Research and
Extension to educate the public on environmentally friendly lawn and
garden care techniques. Following the Healthy Yards Program will create
a healthy, beautiful yard, enhance your neighborhood and community, and
protect the environment.
The Healthy Yards strategies include 1) Building a healthy soil, 2) Right plant, right place, 3) Water wise, 4) Mulch, 5) Grasscycle and Compost, 6) Stormwater runoff and water quality, and 7) Songbirds and Butterflies. The Kansas Healthy Yards and Communities website is full of valuable resources, including tips and demonstration videos, all designed to help you have an environmentally friendly yard.
Locally, the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program and the cities of Overland Park and Lenexa have partnered with Johnson County K-State Extension to host the first Kansas Healthy Yards Expo at the Lenexa Conference Center (11184 Lackman Rd.) on March 27th from 9 am -3 pm. This green lawn and garden show will feature vendors who can help you “green” up your lawn care practices. For more information on the expo, please visit www.johnson.ksu.edu and click on the “Johnson County Healthy Yards Expo” link.