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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: Experts Answer Your Questions About 'Going Green'

Our panel of experts are waiting in the comments to answer your questions.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week we tackle a different topic and open up the comments section for questions. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week we're talking about "going green." How can you make your home, business or just life in general more eco-friendly? We want to help you find the answers to all your questions, but we need can't do it alone. Patch wants to help you get your questions answered, but we needed some help. We've compiled a team of experts to help us out. Meet the experts:

Wenzel & Associates Insurance

12:09 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Suffice enough to say, you both have made good points which has given me food for thought. Having snappy repartee is fun but when it gets a bit snarky it is uncomfortable to read.   more ›

Monday, April 29, 2013

Ask the Patch Pro: Seeking Experts on 'Going Green'

Patch is looking for experts who can answer readers' questions and offer advice about being eco-friendly this week.

How can you make your home, business or just life in general more eco-friendly? We want to help you find the answers to all your questions, but we need can't do it alone.  In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro" we need local experts who can answer readers' questions and offer advice about "going green."  If you consider yourself an expert and can answer these questions and more, let us know two ways. One: You can leave a comment on this post along with your email. Two: You can send an email to jordan.lanham@patch.com. We need experts to answer questions on Thursday, May 2.  Curious as to what we are looking for? Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts: So what do you say, who wants to be our expert?

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Nick from Maplewood

9:56 am on Friday, May 3, 2013

The energy efficient movement is only going to get bigger. If you are 100% certain tax payers should not have to pay to reduce our country's energy consumption and dependence on foreign oil then perhaps corporations should help pay for it? They are the ones who stand to profit from lax environmental regulation. Even if you believe global warming is an illusion this movement is not just going away…   more ›

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

MoDOT Receives Two State Recycling Awards

MoDOT made the announcement this week. One of the awards pertains to the Route 141 expansion project in West St. Louis County.

The Missouri Department of Transportation in St. Louis announced it recently received two awards for recycling. One of the awards is for the Route 141 expansion project that runs through Town and Country, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur and Maryland Heights. More details on how the department recycled during that road project are included in the following news release provided by MoDOT. The Missouri Department of Transportation in St. Louis has won two Missouri State Recycling Program awards. The department’s Route 141 project in Chesterfield won the team award for its “No Tree Wasted” plan. Frank Tidd, a maintenance superintendent in DeSoto, won the individual award for his idea of using cinders to fill edge ruts on rural roadways.  The primary…

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Keep the Day After Christmas Green with Holiday Recycling

Don't throw away your live tree or holiday lights this year when you can recycle them in Maryland Heights.

Once the holidays are over it's easy to chuck everything to the curb and get on with the long winter ahead. Before you do, consider some of the great recycling options in Maryland Heights. Don't let your tree end up in a landfill this year. It's all organic matter, so it still has plenty of use left in it. St. Louis Compost here in Maryland Heights will recycle your dead Christmas Tree for $1. Bring it by any time between 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. They're located at 11294 Schaefer Road. If your holiday lights no longer twinkle, you can contribute them to St. Louis Green's holiday recycling drive. They're accepting broken holiday lights at locations around the metro area, including Car-X here in Maryland Heights. They've kept …

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