Natural Life Magazine - Calling earth 911
Filed under: Earth 911 - January 1, 2007
www.earth911.org
Natural Life
January 1, 2007
Want to know where to recycle used motor oil in Vancouver? Or who will accept a donation of your old computer in Toronto? Or how to getrid of your Christmas tree in San Francisco? Or locate a certified green hotel in Florida? Then visit www.earth911.org or phone 1-800-CLEANUP.
This innovative public/private sector partnership supported by governments and corporate sponsors has created a massive database of information from across North America, making it a one-stop environmental web portal for community-specific recycling, reuse and disposal information resources.
With a few clicks of a mouse or a toll-free phone-call, both individuals and businesses can access over 80,000 recycling and household hazardous waste disposal location listings, organized by postal/zip code. There are also real-time beach quality alerts and information about green shop-ping, energy conservation, environmental education, composting and much more.
The service was launched in 1991 by Arizona Clean Up Inc as “Earth’s 911.” It was recently bought by Arizona-based high tech company Global Alerts, LLC, which also owns the AMBER Alert portal.