Special Events
Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010
Location: Dunham's Sporting Goods parking lot, 3301 E. Michigan, Lansing
Time: 9am - 3pm
Cost/Details:
Earth Machine compost bin: $40.00/each - 80 gallon capacity, easy snap together construction, convenient harvest door, locking lid, fits any vehicle.
Systern Rain Barrel: $50.00/each - 55 gallon capacity, mosquito screen locked into lid, spigot for easy retrieval of water, overflow hose.
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FREE Document Destruction Day
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Time: 8am-12pm
Location: Friedland Industries, Inc. 405 E. Maple St. Friedland Industries is located on Maple St. between Grand River Ave. and Oakland St. west of Cedar St. in Lansing’s Old Town Neighborhood. Destroy sensitive documents at this free, regional, residential use only recycling event.
Recycle your obsolete bank statements, canceled checks, insurance documents, monthly credit card and mortgage statements and student school work. In fact, recycle any residential paper or junk mail that you want. This is the perfect opportunity to clean out your files while protecting your identity and positively impacting the environment. The paper will be shredded and recycled into other products. This is a free event and the document destruction is guaranteed.
This event is sponsored by the Old Town Commercial Association, Friedland Industries, Lansing Public Service Waste Reduction Services Department and the City of Lansing.
Contact the Old Town Commercial Association office at 485-4283 for additional information.
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Free Earth Day Celebration
Date: April 22, 2010
Time: 10am - 2pm
Location: Lansing City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave.
Music, activities, refreshments, giveaways and more!
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Master Composter Class
Date: April 27-May 25 (five Tuesdays)
Location: Fenner Nature Center, 2020 Mt. Hope, Lansing
Cost: $20.00
To Register: Call Ingham County MSU Extension at 517/676-7207. Class size is limited to first 50 people who register.
The Master Composter training is an excellent way to improve your composting knowledge. The program will cover the decompostion process, composting containers and methods, a nutrient analysis of compost, troubleshooting tips and more.
Computer & Electronics Collection
Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010
Time: 8am - 12pm
Location: Lansing Recycling Transfer Station, 530 E. South St., (Directions from S. Washington Ave: Turn East on South St., just North of the RR tracks. The Transfer Station is at the corner of South and Beech Streets)
Fees:
Telephones, Cell phones, Laptops and small items such as coffee makers, vacuum cleaners and toaster = No Charge
Stereo w/speakers = $4.00
Stereo w/o speakers = $2.00
VCR’s, printers, scanners = $2.00
PC computer w/ keyboard & mouse = $5.00
Monitors <19” = $5.00
Non-console TV’s = $8.00
Console TV’s = $15.00
Large screen Projection TV’s = $20.00
Microwave Ovens = $8.00
Large copy machines = $40.00
Personal copy machines = $5.00
