SHAKE YOUR PEACE! and Sonya Cotton, two bicycle-touring bands from San Francisco, will be coming through Park City on Thursday, May 13th, and playing in the Cole Sport parking lot in City Park at 6:00 pm. The band will be traveling half of the state, from Logan to Provo, and carrying all of their own gear on their bicycles. They will play into a bicycle-powered PA system (audience volunteers pedal to create power for the amps.) Come check out sustainable musicianship in action, and listen to the sweet folk tunes of Sonya Cotton myspace.com/sonyacotton and SHAKE YOUR PEACE! myspace.com/shakeyourpeace  Hope to see you there!

PARK CITY, UTAH – Recycle Utah will hold a prescription medicine collection event on Saturday, May 3rd from 9 to 11 am at the community recycling center, 1951 Woodbine Way.

Members of the Summit County Sheriff’s department will collect unwanted prescription medicines, over the counter medicine, and vitamins. Drop-off of medicines is free.

Prescription medicines should never be flushed down the toilet; neither should vitamins or over-the-counter medicines because they enter the water supply and harm fish and wildlife.

Recycle Utah is holding this prescription medicine event because the new permanent household hazardous waste collection facility at the Three Mile Canyon Landfill in Wanship does not accept prescription medicines.

The County hazmat facility accepts the following household hazardous materials every day the landfill is open:

• Paints, solvents and woodworking supplies including paint thinners and strippers, stains and finishes

• Automotive products including antifreeze, used oil, brake and transmission fluid, car batteries, tires, gasoline, diesel, and fuel additives, solvents, and degreasers

• Household cleaners including polishes and cleaners, drain openers, oven cleaners

• Fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides • Rechargeable batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and neon tubes

• Pool and spa chemicals

• Mercury-containing items including switches, thermostats, smoke detectors and thermometers

• Propane and white gas fuel cylinders • Film developing chemicals, acids insect repellents

• There is no charge for residents to dispose of hazardous waste materials.

The Three Mile Canyon landfill is located off of State Route 32 opposite the Rockport Reservoir and is open Monday-Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm. The landfill is closed Sundays and New Years Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Electronic and computer waste continues to be accepted at Recycle Utah at 1951 Woodbine Way in Park City, seven days a week from 10 am to 4 pm. Recycle Utah is closed the same holidays as the landfill.

For more information contact Recycle Utah at 649-9698 #.

PARK CITY, UTAH – Doing business, living, buying or selling homes in the area known as the wildland urban interface is becoming a hot topic. Recent fires in South Tahoe and Southern California have made it clear to homeowners and realtors alike that wildland fire issues must be addressed.

The Park City Board of Realtors Environmental Issues Committee will sponsor a presentation on “Wildfire Concerns and Your Home.”

This free lecture will be held on Thursday, April 24th at 10:30 pm at the Park City Board of Realtors office, 1889 Prospector Avenue.

Dave Ferguson, a wildland urban interface specialist, will discuss defensible space, fire-wise native plants, insurance issues, and building codes.

The program is free and open to the public. Due to the popularity of these free lectures, reservations should be made by calling 200-6900.

PARK CITY, UTAH – The Park City Board of Realtors will sponsor a presentation called “Get Some Green to Green Your Home” on Thursday, March 27th at 10:30 a.m. at the Park City Board of Realtors office, 1889 Prospector Avenue.

Kevin Emerson and Sara Baldwin of Utah Clean Energy will discuss tax credits and incentives available to homeowners and builders for making energy-efficient home improvements. The lecture is free and open to the public.

“We wanted to offer this presentation to all residents because so many people aren’t aware that there are significant dollars available for their home investments,” said Tom Ward, Chair of the Environmental Issues Committee of the Board of Realtors.

The presentation will cover utility incentives for better insulation, heating and cooling systems, appliances and lighting. A discussion of federal tax credits is also included. For more information, call 649-4112.

PARK CITY – The EPA reports that the majority of U.S. citizens do not know how to recycle cell phones. “If all of the 100 million cell phones ready for end of life management in the U.S. are recycled, we could save enough energy to power more than 194,000 U.S. households with electricity for one year. More…

PARK CITY – Recycle Utah will hold two evenings of free consultation for residents who want to incorporate green building techniques into their new construction and renovations.

The Green Building Consultation evenings with experts will be held on Wednesday, February 13th and Wednesday, March 12th beginning at 5 pm at the Recycle Utah, 1951 Woodbine Way in Park City. More…

COALVILLE, UTAH – Two new resource recovery facilities will be available for use by county residents at the Three Mile Canyon landfill.

Summit County is constructing a new public drop-off center for residents just inside the entrance to the municipal landfill. More…

PARK CITY, UTAH – On-demand water heaters save energy and provide piping hot water. To find out if on demand hot water heaters are right for your home or office, the Park City Board of Realtors Environmental Issues Committee will host a program on Thursday, December 6th.

The free program is open to the public and will be held at 10 am at the Park City Board of Realtors office, 1889 Prospector Ave.

Larry Wilkins from Envirotherm will give a presentation explaining the capabilities of on-demand water heaters, also called “tankless” water heaters, non-chemical water treatment systems and solar applications. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Recycle Utah at 649-9698.

PARK CITY, UTAH – Your carbon footprint can be slashed by new technologies that reduce energy consumption. That will be the message of presenters at the energy workshop for businesses on Tuesday, October 23rd at The Lodges at Deer Valley from 1:30-5 p.m. More…

Advance Registration opens for Business Workshop on Saving Money by Reducing Energy Consumption; Co-Sponsored by Recycle Utah & Park City Board of Realtors

CITY, UTAH – Advance registration is open for the third in a series of carbon footprint workshops for Summit County businesses offered by the Park City Board of Realtors and Recycle Utah. More…