[Sqg-program] FW: Earth 911 November 2004 Newsletter

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Earth 911 News - November 2004

In this Issue:
National Christmas Tree Association Repeat Sponsor Of Earth 911 =
Christmas
Tree Recycling Section
Earth 911 Green Holiday Section
Earth 911 Business Web Site Update
Earth 911 Web Site Upgrades

National Christmas Tree Association Repeat Sponsor Of Earth 911 =
Christmas
Tree Recycling Section
For the last several years, the National Christmas Tree Association =
(NCTA)
has graciously sponsored the Earth 911 Green Holiday Section. Earth 911 =
is
happy to announce that the NCTA is back as a repeat sponsor once again! =
Last
year, Earth 911 posted over 3,800 Christmas tree recycling/collection =
sites
across the US and we hope this year will have even more.  For more
information about the NCTA sponsorship, see the article link below =
entitled
"Earth 911 Green Holiday Section ".=20

In addition, NCTA and the new holiday movie, The Polar Express, have =
aligned
with each other to promote one common message - that the spirit of =
Christmas
is alive, as long as you believe.  The NCTA hopes that children and =
parents
across the country will slow down and spend family time together seeing =
The
Polar Express and selecting and decorating a fresh, real Christmas tree =
this
holiday season. Christmas tree consumers can receive a discount on the
purchase of their fresh, real Christmas tree this holiday season at
participating retail lots and choose-and-cut farms if they bring their =
ticket
stub from The Polar Express movie.  To search for a participating =
Christmas
Tree retail lot, please go to the National Christmas Tree Association =
(NCTA)
Web site, http://www.christmastree.org/home.cfm.

NCTA's association with The Polar Express is expected to increase =
traffic to
the NCTA Web site and in turn increase traffic to the Earth 911 =
Christmas
tree recycling postings linked from the NCTA site.  Please join us in
increasing the number of Christmas tree recycling locations on Earth 911 =
this
holiday season so that visitors to Earth 911 and the NCTA Web sites will =
have
the information they need to recycle their Christmas trees.=20

Please be sure to share this posting information with your local =
recycling
coordinators as well:=20

Now is the time to post Christmas tree recycling events and locations on
Earth 911, www.Earth911.org and www.CLEANUP.org. By using the Earth 911 =
User
Interface (UI), you can post your future Christmas tree recycling =
collections
by making sure to fill out the "Event Start and End Date" info just
underneath the "Location Notes". Your events will be posted two business =
days
after you enter them through the UI and will let residents know the =
start and
end dates along with all your other event details.  Christmas tree =
recycling
events posted through the UI will show up for residents in the "Reuse =
and
Recycling Services" area, and in the special Earth 911 Holiday section =
(see
item below) and will remain on the Earth 911 system until the "End Date" =
you
designate when they will roll off the system automatically.=20

Access the Earth 911 User Interface here,
http://www.earth911.org/dataentry/login.asp=20
National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) Web site,
http://www.christmastree.org/home.cfm
Polar Express Web site,
http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/flash/index.html

Earth 911 Green Holiday Section
It is that time of year, and the annual Earth 911 Green Holiday section
featuring helpful holiday waste reduction and reuse and recycling tips, =
Tree
Tags, PSAs and other helpful holiday links is here!  The Earth 911 =
Holiday
section also features Earth 911's collaborative efforts with the =
National
Christmas Tree Association and all of the States in posting Christmas =
tree
recycling locations (see Christmas tree recycling article above).  There =
are
even Holiday Web Link Locators and Banners that you can add to your own =
Web
site.=20

Access the Earth 911 Holiday section here,
http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=3Dmisc&a=3Dmisc/xmas/Holiday.htm=
l

Earth 911 Business Web Site Update
www.Earth 911Business.com is rolling out nationwide. Having made its =
debut in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts this past Spring, this new network for
small business is now up and running in Maine and Arizona, and is being
finalized in the following states:=20

*	Alabama=20
*	Connecticut=20
*	Florida=20
*	Georgia=20
*	Kentucky=20
*	Maryland=20
*	Mississippi=20
*	New Hampshire=20
*	North Carolina=20
*	New Jersey=20
*	New York=20
*	Oregon=20
*	Pennsylvania=20
*	Rhode Island=20
*	South Carolina=20
*	Vermont=20
*	Washington=20

EPA Region 5 and 6 states can now begin adding their data and links to =
Earth
911 Business.   By Earth Day, www.Earth911Business.com will be available
nationwide. www.Earth911Business.com focuses on helping businesses =
reduce
waste, create a comprehensive waste reduction plan and implement a =
recycling
program. It was developed through a partnership with the Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP) and Staples, Inc.  If =
you are
a state that is interested in having the free services of
www.Earth911Business.com up and running for your business program use, =
please
contact Anne Reichman at areichman@earth911.org.

Visit Earth 911 Business, http://www.Earth911Business.com.

Earth 911 Web Site Upgrades
The Earth 911 team is always busy with updates to the Earth 911 Web site =
and
there is always much more in the works! Below you will find the scoop on =
the
newest items to be found online:

New Houston-Galviston Area Council Paint and E-Waste PSAs added to the =
Earth
911 PSA/Multimedia Library - Four new items have been added to the Earth =
911
PSA/Multimedia Library courtesy of the Houston-Galviston Area Council.  =
Two
radio jingles and two print PSAs dealing with paint and E-waste =
management
are now available for ordering to assist you with your public education =
and
outreach efforts.

=20

Access the Earth 911 PSA/Multimedia Library here,
http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=3Dpsa&a=3Dpsa/psa.asp

Missed information on updates to the Earth 911 User Interface or =
information
about new programs or features??  Check out our Earth 911 News Archives,
http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=3Dabout&a=3Dpartners/update/archive.=
asp.

www.EARTH911.org or www.CLEANUP.org/1-877-Earth911 or 1-800-CLEANUP

Anne E. Reichman, Director
Earth 911
E-mail: areichman@earth911.org
Phone: 480-889-2650/FAX: 480-889-2660
=20
Meryl Klein, Director of Outreach
Earth 911
E-mail: mklein@earth911.org

Thanks for Making Every Day Earth Day!
Also visit www.PETS911.com or 1-888-PETS911=20

If you would like to be removed from the Earth 911 News monthly E-mail
newsletter, please reply to this E-mail with the subject changed to =
"Remove".

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<h2><b><font size=3D5 color=3D"#ff9900" face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;color:#FF9900'>Earth 911 News - November =
2004</span></font></b></h2>

In this Issue: 
<a
href=3D"#xmas">National Christmas Tree Association Repeat Sponsor Of =
Earth 911
Christmas Tree Recycling Section</a> 
<a href=3D"#holiday">Earth 911 Green Holiday Section</a> 
<a href=3D"#update">Earth 911 Business Web Site Update</a> 
<a href=3D"#upgrades">Earth 911 Web Site Upgrades</a> 
 
 
<a name=3Dxmas></a>National Christmas Tree Association Repeat Sponsor Of =
Earth
911 Christmas Tree Recycling Section 
For the last several years, the National Christmas Tree
Association (NCTA) has graciously sponsored the Earth 911 Green Holiday
Section. Earth 911 is happy to announce that the NCTA is back as a =
repeat
sponsor once again! Last year, Earth 911 posted over 3,800 Christmas =
tree
recycling/collection sites across the US and we =
hope this
year will have even more. &nbsp;For more information about the NCTA
sponsorship, see the article link below entitled &quot;Earth 911 Green =
Holiday
Section &quot;. 
 
In addition, NCTA =
and the new
holiday movie, The Polar =
Express,
have aligned with each other to promote one common message - that the =
spirit of
Christmas is alive, as long as you believe. &nbsp;The NCTA hopes that =
children
and parents across the country will slow down and spend family time =
together
seeing The Polar Express =
and
selecting and decorating a fresh, real Christmas tree this holiday =
season.
Christmas tree consumers can receive a discount on the purchase of their =
fresh,
real Christmas tree this holiday season at participating retail lots and
choose-and-cut farms if they bring their ticket stub from The Polar Express movie. &nbsp;To =
search
for a participating Christmas Tree retail lot, please go to the National
Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) Web site, <a href=3D"http://www.christmastree.org/home.cfm"
target=3D"_blank">http://www.christmastree.org/home.cfm</a>=
. 
 
NCTA's association =
with The Polar Express is expected to =
increase
traffic to the NCTA Web site and in turn increase traffic to the Earth =
911
Christmas tree recycling postings linked from the NCTA site. =
&nbsp;Please join
us in increasing the number of Christmas tree recycling locations on =
Earth 911
this holiday season so that visitors to Earth 911 and the NCTA Web sites =
will
have the information they need to recycle their Christmas trees. 
 
Please
be sure to share this posting information with your local recycling
coordinators as well:

Now is the time to post =
Christmas tree
recycling events and locations on Earth 911, www.Earth911.org and
www.CLEANUP.org. By using the Earth 911 User Interface (UI), you can =
post your
future Christmas tree recycling collections by making sure to fill out =
the
&quot;Event Start and End Date&quot; info just underneath the =
&quot;Location
Notes&quot;. Your events will be posted two business days after you =
enter them
through the UI and will let residents know the start and end dates along =
with
all your other event details. &nbsp;Christmas tree recycling events =
posted
through the UI will show up for residents in the &quot;Reuse and =
Recycling
Services&quot; area, and in the special Earth 911 Holiday section (see =
item
below) and will remain on the Earth 911 system until the &quot;End =
Date&quot;
you designate when they will roll off the system automatically. =

Access
the Earth 911 User Interface here, <a
href=3D"http://www.earth911.org/dataentry/login.asp">http://www.earth911.=
org/dataentry/login.asp</a> 
National
Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) Web site, =
<a
href=3D"http://www.christmastree.org/home.cfm" =
target=3D"_blank">http://www.christmastree.org/home.cfm</a> 
Polar Express Web site, <a
href=3D"http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/flash/index.html" =
target=3D"_blank">http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/flash/index.htm=
l</a> 
 
 
 
<a name=3Dholiday></a>Earth 911 Green Holiday Section 
It is that time of year, and the annual Earth 911 Green =
Holiday
section featuring helpful holiday waste reduction and reuse and =
recycling tips,
Tree Tags, PSAs and other helpful holiday links is here! &nbsp;The Earth =
911
Holiday section also features Earth 911's collaborative efforts with the
National Christmas Tree Association and all of the States in posting =
Christmas
tree recycling locations (see Christmas tree recycling article above).
&nbsp;There are even Holiday Web Link Locators and Banners that you can =
add to
your own Web site. 
 
Access
the Earth 911 Holiday section here, <a
href=3D"http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=3Dmisc&amp;a=3Dmisc/xmas=
/Holiday.html">http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=3Dmisc&amp;a=3Dmi=
sc/xmas/Holiday.html</a> 
 
 
 
<a name=3Dupdate></a>Earth 911 Business Web Site Update 
www.Earth 911Business.com is rolling out nationwide. =
Having made
its debut in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts<font=

size=3D2 color=3D"#515151"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'> this past
Spring, this new network for small business is now up and running in =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 color=3D"#515151"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'>Maine</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3D"#515151"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'> and </span></font><font
  size=3D2 color=3D"#515151"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'>Arizona</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3D"#515151"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'>, and is
being finalized in the following states: </span></font></p>

<ul type=3Ddisc>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Alabama</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Connecticut</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Florida</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Georgia</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Kentucky</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Maryland</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Mississippi</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>New =
Hampshire</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>North =
Carolina</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>New =
Jersey</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>New =
York</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Oregon</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Pennsylvania</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Rhode =
Island</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>South =
Carolina</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:#515151'><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"
       face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Vermont</span></font><font
     size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#515151" face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
       =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'>Washington</span></font><font
     size=3D2 color=3D"#515151"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'> </span></font></li>
</ul>

EPA Region 5 and 6 =
states can
now begin adding their data and links to Earth 911 Business. =
&nbsp;&nbsp;By
Earth Day, www.Earth911Business.com will be available nationwide.
www.Earth911Business.com focuses on helping businesses reduce waste, =
create a
comprehensive waste reduction plan and implement a recycling program. It =
was
developed through a partnership with the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (MA DEP) and Staples, Inc. &nbsp;If you are a =
state
that is interested in having the free services of =
www.Earth911Business.com up
and running for your business program use, please contact Anne Reichman =
at <a =
href=3D"mailto:areichman@earth911.org">areichman@earth911.org</a><=
/font>. 
 
Visit Earth =
911
Business, <a
href=3D"http://www.Earth911Business.com">http://www.Earth911Business.com<=
/a>. 
 
 
 
<a name=3Dupgrades></a>Earth 911 Web Site Upgrades 
The Earth 911 team is always busy with updates to the =
Earth 911
Web site and there is always much more in the works! Below you will find =
the
scoop on the newest items to be found online:

New Houston-Galviston Area Council Paint and E-Waste PSAs added to =
the
Earth 911 PSA/Multimedia Library - Four new items have been =
added to the
Earth 911 PSA/Multimedia Library courtesy of the Houston-Galviston Area
Council. &nbsp;Two radio jingles and two print PSAs dealing with paint =
and
E-waste management are now available for ordering to assist you with =
your
public education and outreach efforts.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Access the
Earth 911 PSA/Multimedia Library here,</span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3D"#515151"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:#515151'> </span></font><u><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblue><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><a
href=3D"http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=3Dpsa&amp;a=3Dpsa/psa.asp">h=
ttp://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=3Dpsa&amp;a=3Dpsa/psa.asp</a><br>
<br>
</span></font></u></p>

Missed information on updates to the Earth 911 User Interface or =
information
about new programs or features?? &nbsp;Check out our Earth 911 News =
Archives, <a
href=3D"http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=3Dabout&amp;a=3Dpartners/upd=
ate/archive.asp">http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=3Dabout&amp;a=3Dpar=
tners/update/archive.asp</a>.

www.EARTH911.org or www.CLEANUP.org/1-877-Earth911 or
1-800-CLEANUP 
 
Anne E. Reichman, Director 
Earth 911 
E-mail: <a =
href=3D"mailto:areichman@earth911.org">areichman@earth911.org</a> 
Phone: 480-889-2650/FAX: 480-889-2660 
&nbsp; 
Meryl Klein, Director of Outreach 
Earth 911 
E-mail: <a =
href=3D"mailto:mklein@earth911.org">mklein@earth911.org</a> 
 
Thanks for Making Every Day Earth =
Day! 
Also visit www.PETS911.com or 1-888-PETS911 
 
 
If you would like to be removed from the Earth 911 News monthly E-mail
newsletter, please reply to this E-mail with the subject changed to
&quot;Remove&quot;.

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