Sustainable Blacksburg
Making Blacksburg a sustainable, special place.
Let’s Talk Blacksburg!
Your community and government make better decisions when you have a voice in the process. Let’s Talk Blacksburg is part of a broader effort to make it easier for the public to engage with their local government. The Town of Blacksburg is currently putting together the 2021 Comprehensive Plan and needs YOUR feedback!
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Week 19: Shared Community Resources
These past four months, we have discussed ways in which we can wisely use our resources so Blacksburg can be a sustainable, special place. Sustainability assumes that resources are finite and must be used wisely in order to meet our needs while making sure future generations can meet their own needs. This includes decreasing our…
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Week 18 Recap: Reuse or Repair Something You Already Have Instead of Buying New
We have talked a lot about the need for a circular economy that keeps returning items, or the materials from which they’re manufactured, to the system to be used again and again, instead of the mostly linear economy we currently have in which items are manufactured, used and then disposed of. One of the key…
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Week 18: Reuse or Repair Something You Already Have Instead of Buying New
By now, hopefully it’s pretty obvious that a major component of sustainability includes careful consideration of our purchases and making sure we get the maximum life out of the “things” we use. We’ve talked about sustainable gift-giving, buying smarter, reducing our use of single-use plastics, choosing reusables, buying secondhand items, and donating items so others…
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Week 17 Recap: Donate or Give away Something You No Longer Need
To truly break away from the take-make-waste cycle we need to put things we no longer need or want back into the cycle so others can use them. Continuing to just pile up stuff in our houses makes it more likely it will end up in the landfill as it becomes outdated, obsolete, or maybe…
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While we are primarily supported by the hard work of our dedicated volunteers, your financial support is needed and appreciated. Click on any of the options listed below to learn more about how you can donate.
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- Sustainable Blacksburg
- 141 Jackson St.
- Blacksburg, VA 24060
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