Tulsa’s Best Composter

Golden Shovel Awarded To Tulsa’s Best Composter Posted: May 05, 2013 10:33 AM CDT Updated: May 05, 2013 1:40 PM CDT Dee Duren, NewsOn6.com TULSA, Oklahoma -Not all dirt is created equal, and the only way to decide who has the best is with the Cherry Street Farmer’s Market second annual “compost competition.”The Metropolitan Environmental Trust, Tulsa Master Gardeners and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service got down and dirty to crown the “Green Country Master of Composting” on Saturday. James gardens at “Crossroads Clubhouse” where...

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2013 Compost Contest

Compost contest and bin sale at Cherry Street Farmers’ Market, May 4 Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:00 am From Staff Reports | http://catoosatimes.com The Metropolitan Environmental Trust, along with Tulsa Master Gardeners and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service are holding the 2013 Spring Compost Contest from 7-9 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Cherry Street Farmers’ Market. This is an exciting event where Tulsans bring their own dirt to be judged by the masters of composting. Anyone is free to submit a sample of their compost in a cut-off milk jug or small container without...

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Enviro Expo

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Go Green

Go Green With Spring, Enviro Expo Posted: Apr 17, 2013 5:51 AM CDT Updated: Apr 17, 2013 5:54 AM CDT Posted by: Kim Jackson The Metropolitan Environmental Trust is inviting you to go green with spring.  This year is the 15th annual Enviro Expo. But it is also a chance for you to continue becoming more environmentally aware and responsible. For instance, Americans use 25 billion styrofoam cups every year.  One aluminum can save enough energy to run a TV for three years. At the M.E.T. recycling centers, they say Tulsans are doing much better with recycling. The M.E.T. is pushing the idea of...

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Get Rid of Waste

Get Rid Of Household Pollutants Posted: Apr 13, 2013 11:53 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 13, 2013 11:53 PM CDT Posted by: Jennifer Cope, Assignment Editor - email Midtown - It’s time for spring cleaning and the Tulsa Metropolitan Environmental Trust is offering a place to get rid of toxic household items. This weekend at the Tulsa Fairgrounds, you can drop off cleaners, yard-care products, pesticides, medication and more. Latex paint will not be accepted. Volunteers will be set up at Gate 7 just off 15th St. Sunday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Workers are expecting up to 2000 cars over the...

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Recycling Day

County residents get recycling day Posted: April 11, 2013 By: Salesha Wilken, Claremore Progress CLAREMORE — Claremore residents will have the opportunity to dispose of household pollutants when the MET recycling program hosts a  collection event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Expo Square in Tulsa.Residents can dispose of household chemicals and toxic hazards in a safe manner at the event by delivering items to the fairgrounds from the 15th Street entrance through Gate 7. The MET will be accepting household cleaners, toxins, yard-care products, pesticides, acids, caustics,...

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