Keen is Green

*Bear with me as I digress from my usual, earth-friendly topics (although this isn’t too far off).

I am sure I have mentioned before how much I love my city.  Cincinnati is a burgeoning flower on the crest of excellence, and it’s right here, right now that we’re finally seeing the fruits of everyone’s hard work.  In a recent post on Soapbox Cincinnati, there is mention of so many exciting things I can barely see straight or type fast enough!  Reading the article makes me somewhat regret my recent migration across the river, out of the heart of all this excitement.  Not only is Over-the-Rhine being completely revitalized, but some really outstanding shops, restaurants, bars, and venues are opening and once again shining a good light on Cincinnati.  In the article, Dan Korman (owner of Park + Vine, which will be moving over to Main Street in September) notes that “the neighborhood is becoming the ‘natural living’ or ‘organic business’ corridor of the city,” and I think he just might be right.

On another hysterically exciting note, Cincinnati has launched the RecycleBank program!  The city went from almost canceling the free, regular recycling pickup program to becoming the largest Midwest city to participate in this program.  RecycleBank, if you aren’t familiar, is a program in which you basically get paid to recycle (you accumulate points per pound of material and receive gift cards and rewards).  It’s a fantastic way to get people who wouldn’t regularly recycle to do so (up to 30% more per household), and reward them for it.

Recycling is contagious, I’ve found.  My mom and sister are avid now, as is my boyfriend.  I caught it when I was a nanny, from the mom who was the director of Waste Management for the city we lived in at the time.

So, my advice to you is to get out there and get someone sick with recycling!

Tags: natural, organic, recycling, revitalize

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