FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: It is with the greatest excitement and honor to announce that MECCA has been selected to receive an important grant from Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality. Funds from this grant will allow us to grow our Teacher Resource Center, a program which provides free art supplies to educators and non-profits. We will [...]
Each year, the City presents the Bold Steps Award to a Eugene-based business that operates with a triple bottom line approach. Finalists are judged on how they support their employees and their sustainability initiatives, in addition to their economic success. Yogi Tea, a local tea manufacturing and distribution company, was named the 2020 Bold Steps Award winner during Mayor Lucy Vinis’ [...]
Please click HERE to review the latest updates on the GreenLane By-Laws. These updates will be voted on for approving final changes at the October GreenLane networking luncheon. If you have any questions or comments about the By-Laws updates, there will be a 30-day commenting period between August 27th and September 26th--to comment, please email [...]
GreenLane will be taking the month of July off--there will be no networking meeting. Please join us on Wednesday, August 7th for a sustainability tour of the Lane Community College's downtown facility. More details coming soon!
The Long Tom Watershed Council is hosting a tour of three urban stormwater projects in west Eugene all along the Amazon Creek bike path, and yes, attendees can - and are encouraged - to join us by bike! Tour stops will include Mountain Rose Herbs, Essex General Construction, and Gibson Steel Basins. These three local [...]
Sourced from M.E.C.C.A.'s News Release: We couldn't be more excited to announce and invite you to MECCA's 11th annual Object Afterlife Art Challenge! This is our favorite community arts event which constantly inspires us as we watch unwanted materials become incredible works of art. Object Afterlife connects scrap and fine art while encouraging the reuse [...]
Congratulations Hummingbird Wholesale on being named the 2019 Bold Steps Award winner! In addition to their ongoing commitment to providing a wide array of organic foods, comprehensive employee benefits and thought leadership in the food industry, Hummingbird stood out because of their work to make the new Mahonia Building a very sustainable structure, complete with straw bale [...]
Hello, Nancy’s Friends - We are hosting our 9th Nancy’s Recycling Round-up! We share your concern about the changes in recycling rules. While you are all amazing re-users, we have been looking at ways to keep your Nancy’s containers out of the landfill at the end of their life. At this time, we would like [...]
Source: Product Stewardship Institute Despite our best intentions, some of the packaging we give customers will be littered. 80% of this debris is plastic. With the simple strategies outlined in the guide provided by Product Stewardship Institute, you will reduce litter, safeguard the quality of food sources, and protect landscapes and wildlife – all while saving money [...]
Come join us for the second annual Operation: Food Rescue. Operation: Food Rescue is an event to highlight the issues around our global food waste epidemic and to draw awareness to food that is wasted throughout the supply chain. This event is an effort to bring people and organizations spanning many sectors together to showcase the simple [...]
