SUSTAINABILITY WEEK

Sustainability Week 2010 is the week of September 19-25 and is a collaboration of Sustainable Blacksburg, the Town of Blacksburg, and Virginia Tech. Events will entertain, educate, and highlight sustainability programs and practices working to build a sustainable campus and town. The week long event will end with the annual Community Sustainability Fair on Saturday September, 25th. The fair is intended to promote sustainable living and will feature local vendors, childrens activities, an energy efficient car show, and much more.

For more information, call the Town of Blacksburg's Environmental Manager at 540-558-0786 or email sgarrison@blacksburg.gov.

Clean Commute Day- 24th September

7-10am in the Farmers Market

Sustainability for the Arts and Music Expo- 24th September

4-10pm in the Farmers Market

Sustainability Fair September 25th 2010

10am-3pm in Blacksburg Recreation Center, Patrick Henry Drive

Cool Cities Campaign

Compact Fluorescent Lamps, printer cartridges and batteries:
Use Them, and Recycle Them Downtown

In an effort to be more Green many of us are making the switch to compact fluorescent lamps, (CFL). These lights last longer than the standard incandescent bulbs and use less energy. But, unlike incandescent bulbs, CFL's cannot be thrown in the trash. They contain a small amount of mercury, which allows the lamps to be more efficient, but mercury is toxic and must be disposed of properly.

The Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg have made it their mission to help out with the proper disposal of CFL's. Please tape the ends of your batteries or individually bag them before dropping them off at one of the collection points in downtown Blacksburg. The following businesses will accept CFL's, batteries and printer cartridges and recycle them for free:

Awful Arthur's	Campus Emporium	Capones
Champs	Colley Architects	Community Arts Information Office
Fun-N-Games	Hokie Spokes	Fringe Benefit
Homebody		She-Sha
Wireless Zone	Xanadu Home

The Bike Barn accepts used bike tires, inner tubes and metal bike parts for recycling.

The Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg committed to follow the DEQ guidelines and officially make our downtown Summer Solstice Fest a GREEN EVENT.

The Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg have also committed to follow the DEQ guidelines and officially make 3rd Annual Summer Solstice Fest a Virginia Green Event!

For information about Environmental Sustainability in Blacksburg click here.

For information about Sustainable Blacksburg click here.

For information from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, (DEQ) visit: