Earth Day Celebration

Saturday, April 25, 2009
11:00 am to 3:00 pm, rain or shine!
850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland
(on the parking lot at the intersection of Hungerford Dr and Mannakee Street)

• Volunteer at this event
• Download event poster (PDF, 226 kb)

Topics and activities will include:

• Take a tour of the award-winning Recycling Center
  • (Tour buses arrive/depart 850 Hungerford Drive every 15 minutes)
• Leafgro® and compost bins available at no charge while supplies last
• Make earth-friendly crafts
• Learn more about:
  • Environmentally-friendly homes, vehicles & landscaping
  • Recycling and waste reduction
  • Buying recycled products
• Special drop-offs (for Montgomery County residents only)
  • Bring your personal papers for on-site shredding provided at no charge by Office Paper Systems
    • (limit 3 paper bags or 1 office paper-sized box of paper per person)
  • Bring your unwanted jeans and denim clothing for recycling into insulation for houses in areas of need
    • a partnership between Cotton Incorporated and Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County ReStore, in collaboration with Amicus Green Building Center

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Exhibitors

• Amicus Green Building Center
• The Arc of Montgomery County
• Aquabarrel Rain Barrel
• Bethesda Green
  
• Cartridge World
  
• Chesapeake Climate Action Network
• ecobeco
• Electric Vehicle Association
  
• Green Building Institute
  
• Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County ReStore
• Herson's Honda
• HUVCO, Daylighting Solutions
  
• Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center
  
• Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
  
• Montgomery County Master Gardeners
• Montgomery County Commuter Services
  
• Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection -- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Incentives
  
• Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection - Rainscapes Program
  
• Montgomery County Public Schools School Energy & Recycling Team "SERT"
• Montgomery County Public Schools Outdoor and Environmental Education Programs
  
• Montgomery Scrap Corporation
  
• Montgomery Soil Conservation District
  
• Office Paper Systems
• Sheehy Ford
  
• Standard Solar
• Staples
• 355 Toyota
  
• Washington Gas Energy Services
  
• Waste Management, Incorporated