WAAY To Get Green is a community effort to "Go GREEN" in the Tennessee Valley, and we want YOU to get involved. Find out how you can win prizes for the things you do to help. You may even have a chance to win the grand prize valued over $2000
Not only is there a grand prize but at least 40 other prizes you can win by testing your green knowledge.
Green Huntsville Stories
Earth Day with the Master Gardeners of North Alabama
On Earth Day, the Master Gardeners of North Alabama volunteers led by Project Leader Al Hess planted the traffic triangles located at the intersection of Williams Ave and Lowe Street. Since 1995, the Master Gardeners have kept this downtown intersection beautiful throughout the years planting spring and fall color designs.
Adopting Miles
The Edwards are members of the Morningside Homeowners Association. The association has adopted a mile of Bailey Cove road from McGucken Park to Green Cove Road. The Edwards also pick up litter along the Aldridge Creek greenway. WAAY To Go Green!
Bicycling to Work
Huntsville is a bicycle friendly city. Greg Dukeman and Randy McFarland use our bicycle friendly roads to commute back and forth to work each day.
Greg's commute is about 20 miles a day while Randy's is around 22.
MGNA's Adopted Spot
The Master Gardeners of North Alabama(MGNA) maintain the triangles and median at the corner of Williams Ave and Church Street. They plant seasonal color beds in 2 traffic triangles and the center median. The MGNA is the largest Master Gardener association in the state of Alabama.
Cleaning Cecil Ashburn
Spring City Cycling Club (SCCC) members Vern Gibson, David Stone , Mike Bayler, Mathew Bucca, Geanine Lehmann, Barry Mathews, Dan Kruvand, and Sharon Bayler recently picked up litter on Cecil Ashburn Drive. The cycling club normally picks up about 10 to 15 bags of litter 4 times a year on this road.
This is a group picture of the November 3rd participants. Their next scheduled litter pickup is Saturday, March 29.
Your waste can have a new life
David Edgemon recycling his household waste at the SWDA facility. The Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Huntsville/Madison County holds a household hazardous waste collection at their facility on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon.
Mt. Gap Elementary reusing plastics
Mt. Gap Elementary understands that plastic containers can have more than one life. They are reusing plastic containers donated by Dunagan, Yates & Alison Cosmetic Surgeons for organizing school materials in the classroom.
The Science, Geography and Gardening Club is reusing the containers for planting and seed starting. Pictures
Don't throw those worn shoes out
Steve Carter, Manager of Fleet Feet Sports knows exactly what to do with those old shoes. When Fleet Feet receives worn shoes they will check them out to determine the condition of the shoes.
Depending of the condition of the shoes they will either be recycled or given to others in need.
Fleet feet is located at 2722 Carl T. Jones Drive, Suite B.
U.S. Paper Ends Print Edition
With print revenue down and online revenue growing, newspaper executives are anticipating the day when big city dailies and national papers will abandon their print versions.
That day has arrived in Madison,
Different Events Commemorate Earth Day
America held its first Earth Day 38 years ago. Now it's a worldwide event that raises awareness about the environment in Huntsville and elsewhere.
Sam's Club to Present Grant to Operation Green Team
Operation Green Team will receive a community grant from Sam's Club on Friday to help Huntsville leaders further the city's environmental programs
Safely Get Rid of That Old, Outdated Computer or TV
As computer companies continue to put out new and faster desktops and laptops, and other companies make more gadgets, there are real concerns about what will happen to the hardware that consumers discard in the process.
Environmental Groups Slam Door On Offshore Fish Farming
KENNER, LA- A federal proposal to open the Gulf of Mexico to offshore fish farming was blasted by fishing and environmental interests. They are worried about such things as disease, pollution and the economic
The Sludge That Threatens Skyline Mountain
SCOTTSBORO, AL- Jackson County has an environmental problem.
Officials say tons of out-of-state sewage sludge dumped at an abandoned mining area near Pisgah are posing an environmental hazard. The waste
Trashy Awards?
HUNTSVILLE, AL- Students from several valley area schools will be rewarded today for their hard work to help the environment.
Elementary students from Chafee, Mountain Gap and West Huntsville schools
TVA Urged To Go Greener
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - TVA was the first in the Southeast to develop a full-scale windfarm to turn the power of the wind into electricity. But energy experts and environmentalists say the nation's largest
Bus Powered by Vegetable Oil Stops at Huntsville School
Due to the environmental efforts of a group of students in Huntsville, a bus that runs on vegetable oil made a stop at their building last week.
Huntsville Officials Promote Cleaning Up Air Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency said the air in Madison, Morgan and four other Alabama Counties is not clean enough, and there's things that consumers to help.
WAAY to be GREEN
Founded in 1977, Operation Green Team was originally known as the Huntsville Madison County Clean Community Office. It is a city-funded organization governed by a volunteer board of directors. This board meets monthly to plan strategies and projects aimed at accomplishing its goals and objectives, which center around education and beautification efforts, maintaining a sustained litter reduction, and improving waste handling practices in the community. Operation Green Team endeavors to make Huntsville a role model for the state, region and Nation in terms of landscape beauty, cleanliness, and environmental consciousness
Operation Green Team is affiliated with Keep America Beautiful, Inc., which is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving waste handling practices in American communities. Through this affiliation, Operation Green Team is able to offer curricula that teach our youth how to manage the waste we produce, intelligently and responsibly.
Operation Green Team's Coordinator and mascots are available for appearances at schools, youth and organizational events, or corporate events. Contact our office if you or your group would like to become part of the team.
Remember Huntsville belongs to all of us, and it's up to all of us to Keep Huntsville beautiful.
City of Huntsville Environmental Statement
The city of Huntsville is committed to environmental excellence and recognizes the importance of protecting our local and global environment and natural resources. We are committed to educating our citizens about ways they can participate in environmentally sound practices in their everyday lives, thus resulting in responsible and sustainable development. The City of Huntsville will continue these practices and will remain committed to investigating trends in recycling, conservation and other environmental issues.
