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The Go Green Columbia! Challenge
Tree City USA
1. Columbia is honored to have its designation as Tree City USA, recognizing the importance trees play in an urban setting. Which one of the following items is a NOT a standard necessary to keep this status?
Forestry budget of at least $2 per capita
Arbor Day proclamation or celebration
20% tree canopy in municipality
Public Tree care Ordinance
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Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
2. Impervious land increases stormwater runoff contributing to pollution in our rivers and streams and eventually our bays and oceans. That’s why stormwater planning is so important to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. How many acres of impervous land is in the bay’s watershed?
820,000 acres
1,900,000 acres
5,200,000 acres
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Cleveland Cliffs
3. The United States is a world leader in Electric Arc Furnaces like the Cleveland Cliffs furnaces in Steelton and Coatesville. Old steelmaking technology uses 10-13 % recycled material and the remainder iron ore dug from the ground while EAFs use a much higher percentage of recycled steel like the metal processed at Sahd Metal Recycling. What percentage of recycled materials do these Electric Arc Furnaces use?
50%
90%
70%
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LCSWMA's Waste-To-Energy
4. LCSWMA’s Waste-To-Energy plant is a closed loop system that reduces the volume of our landfill waste by 90%, extracts metals that would have been landfilled, powers and dries product for the Perdue soybean plant next door and supplies energy to the grid. How much energy does our trash generate? Enough to power:
2,000 homes
One in 5 area homes
The town of Columbia
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Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association
5. The Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association’s vision is to ensure drinkable, fishable, swimmable water on the Lower Susquehanna River and raise community awareness for current and future generations on the ecological and economic value of the Lower Susquehanna Watershed. Since 2009 how much waste have volunteers pulled from our waterways?
230 tons
120 tons
700 tons
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Lancaster Conservancy
6. Lancaster Conservancy has preserved thousands of acres of land for natural usage and wildlife habitat in our community. Which of the following is not the name of a preserve that future generations can enjoy?
Cuff's Run
Climber's Run
Craig's Run
Falmouth Forest Garden
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Penn State Extension of Master Gardners
7. The Penn State Extension of Master Gardners provides wonderful resources for any natural gardening needs. They have a passion for native plants because of the importance they serve to our habitat and food chain. Monarch Butterflies can only lay eggs on the native Asclepias family of plants, more commonly known as:
Asters
Milkweeds
Thistle
Goldenrod
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Acorn Acres
8. Acorn Acres, like Raven Ridge specializes in rehabilitating wildlife. What animals do they NOT specialize in nursing back to health and a return to the wild?
Racoons
Squirrels
Bunnies
Woodchucks
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PA Wind and Solar
9. PA Wind and Solar is one of the many local renewable energy companies that offer renewable energy programs. These programs give credit for the energy generated and sold back to the grid. What is the name for these credits?
RNWs
SRECs
SOLCs
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Susquehanna NHA
10. Susquehanna NHA celebrates the rich tradition and heritage of all of the lands around the mighty Susquehanna. The various blog pages and stories on the website give a background of all that has come before us. One of the many individuals for whom the river played a role in their contribution to history as a member of the Underground Railroad is?
Rodney Armstrong
Benjamin Jones
William Whipper
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Congratulations on completing the Earth Day Challenge. Please submit your information and we will send a followup email with the voucher soon. See you soon!
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Acceptable Materials
Appliances including:
Stoves
Microwaves
Washers and Dryers
Dishwashers
FOR A $20 FEE—Air Conditioners
End of Life Items Including:
Hot Water Heaters
Machinery (all fluids,pans and cylinders removed)
Farm Equipment
Farm Machinery
Lawnmowers
Cast Iron Patio Furniture
Cast Iron Outdoor Railing
Sheet Metal
Steel Wheels
Steel
Nonferrous Scrap:
Aluminum
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum Pots and Pans
Aluminum Siding/Gutters/Downspouts
Aluminum Patio Furniture
Aluminum Wheels
Aluminum Wire
Auto Batteries
Brass Fixtures/Lamps Decorative items
Cable, Fence and Wire
Christmas Lights
Copper
Copper and Brass Plumbing Pipes
Copper and Brass Plumbing Valves and Connectors
Copper Tubing
Copper Wire
Electric Motors
Insulated Wire
Radiators
Screen Doors/Windows (glass removed)
Stainless Steel
Prohibited Materials
Any Scrap Containing Refrigerants (CFC or HCFC). This includes Freezers and refrigerators. Air Conditioners are accepted for a $20 fee
Acetylene Cylinders
Asbestos or Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM)- applies to both fibrous and solid materials
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT/tube-style computer monitors or televisions)
Closed Compressed Gas Cylinders – high pressure cylinders with valve intact
Combustible or Flammable Materials – fuels, paints, degreasers, unpunctured aerosol cans
Corrosive Materials – highly acidic or caustic materials (battery acid, caustic soda, etc.)
Explosive Materials, Munitions, Shell Casings – includes suspect military scrap
Free Flowing Liquids (including water)
Hazardous Waste – toxic or poisonous materials or wastes
Infectious Materials – blood-soaked or biohazard items
Liquids or Scrap Containing Free Flowing Liquids – fuels, antifreeze, oils, hydraulic fluid, paints
Mercury Containing Materials – mercury-containing thermostats, switches or fluorescent light bulbs
Non-Metallic Items – concrete, wood, asphalt, dirt, debris, tires (more than 5 per auto)
PCB-Containing Materials
Whole tanks uncut
Radioactive Scrap – anything exhibiting radiation levels above background
Scrap with Small Capacitors that contain 50 ppm of PCBs
