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Dec. 15, 2011

Mariners help King County promote Green Holidays (YouTube)
At a media event at Safeco Field for the King County Green Holidays program, fruitcake pitching helped illustrate holiday waste reduction. King County EcoConsumer Tom Watson was joined by Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge, University of Washington softball player Kelli Seguro and local youth baseball players for the event, which also highlighted Safeco Field's impressive recycling program—from KOMO4 News.

Dec. 15, 2011

Pitch for a greener holiday season
Mariners team with King County to raise awareness about reducing holiday waste

Dec. 15, 2011

King County recycling program cutting down holiday waste (video)
The holidays are especially wasteful with trash filling up our landfills. KING 5’s Roberta Romero reports on a King County program that’s helping people reduce holiday waste.

December 1, 2011

O Christmas tree, shall it be real or made in China? (PDF, 24 K)
They only show up for a few weeks every year, yet Christmas trees have still managed to become an environmental touchstone.
Reprinted with permission from The Seattle Times.

Nov. 22, 2011

Help protect your pipes – and save money – by recycling used cooking oil and fats
Partnerships offer safe, easy disposal and recycling of unwanted cooking fats

November 18, 2011

Unwrap your imagination to make Christmas really green (PDF, 24 K)
If you give numerous gifts and do lots of decorating and entertaining for Christmas or other winter holidays, it's still early enough to decide this year will be different. You can maintain the same level of holiday celebration, but instead of buying everything new you can make some gifts and decorations yourself.
Reprinted with permission from The Seattle Times.

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