Sustainable Blacksburg
Making Blacksburg a sustainable,
special place.
2026 Grant proposals currently under review! In 2026, we will award up to four grants of $500 each. The spring grant proposals are under review and we hope to be announcing the recipients soon.
Arlean Lambert, this year’s Dave Roper Sustainable Citizen Award!
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Week 21 Recap: Reduce the Amount of Waste You Send to the Landfill
The U.S. Environmental Agency estimates that we generate 4.9 pounds of trash per person per day and about half of that ends up in the landfill! Although many aspects of our system work against us, we have a lot of control over the amount of waste we generate in our own homes. We have covered…
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Week 21: Too Much Waste in our Landfills
A little over a month ago I briefly touched on the amount of waste sent to our landfills when discussing “Choosing Reusables.” The numbers are so staggering though, I think it warrants another look. The EPA collects data on how much trash (or as they refer to it, municipal solid waste) is generated each year and where…
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Week 20 Recap: Reduce Your Home Energy Use
Sobering statistics on the contribution of U.S. home energy use to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions: “According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average home in America consumes about 11,000 kWh (kilowatthours) per year, which accounts for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in the country. If considered a country, these emissions would…
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Week 20: Home Energy Use
According the the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average home in America consumes about 11,000 kWh (kilowatthours) per year, which accounts for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in the country. If considered a country, these emissions would be considered the world’s sixth largest GHG emitter, comparable to Brazil and larger than Germany. The…
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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.
Donors at the $15 level are eligible for an upcycled t-shirt or tote bag with our logo. Donors at the $50 level are eligible for one of those, plus an adorable children’s book by our Board member Ginger Dakin: Tippy Toes Hot or Stuck on the Bench with Stench.
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- Blacksburg, VA 24061
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