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19 02, 2019

Let the good times roll GREEN this Mardi Gras

By |2019-02-19T17:45:01+00:00February 19th, 2019|Blog|0 Comments

Get your catching arms ready for Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast! Some fantastic family-friendly Mardi Gras parades are on the schedule for Orange Beach and Gulf Shores. We all love to join in the revelry, but Mardi Gras can provide challenges to keep our beaches and roadways clean. Below are some things you can do to help Leave Only Footprints this carnival season. Do not leave any structures or lawn chairs after your departure from the parade route. Keep [...]

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2 01, 2019

Start the new year with a resolution to go green at the office

By |2019-01-02T16:17:49+00:00January 2nd, 2019|Blog|0 Comments

The effort to keep our environment clean doesn’t end when you leave the beach. When you go green back home, you’re helping reduce waste in our landfills, as well as reducing or eliminating trash that can end up in our waterways. And that rings true whether you practice good stewardship at home or at the office. Need some tips on going green at your workplace? We’re here to help. First, create a “no plastic” zone with only reusable eating utensils, [...]

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21 11, 2018

How recycling at home can help keep our beaches clean

By |2018-11-21T15:15:42+00:00November 21st, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

We appreciate visitors following Leave Only Footprints rules while visiting our beaches, but there is more you can do even when you return home. Going green is a way of life. Recycling your bottles, cans, metals and paper products is one way to do that. Nationwide, our recycling efforts have improved greatly. In 1980, recycling and composting kept about 15 million tons from landfills. By 2013, that number was up to 87.2 million tons. Our hope is that it will [...]

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19 06, 2018

Tips to go green when you’re not at the beach

By |2018-06-19T20:58:46+00:00June 19th, 2018|Blog|0 Comments

It’s easy to go green at the beach. We even put receptacles out for you to recycle those plastic bottles. But did you know little changes even back home can make a big difference to the environment? The first step is simply to throw away less. You’ve seen the slogan “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” How? Simple. Buy used. Everything from clothes to building materials to furniture can be bought at consignment shops. And when you get ready to get rid of [...]

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18 10, 2017

How you can help protect the Alabama coast

By |2017-10-18T13:54:17+00:00October 18th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

You love visiting the beautiful Alabama beaches for a vacation, so why not help protect it even when you’re back home? You can do that when you use environmentally-friendly practices all year long. Check out these small choices that can make a difference by reducing your carbon footprint. First, use canvas bags instead of plastic ones when you shop at a grocery store or dollar store. Shoppers use 500 billion (that’s billion with a “b”) plastic bags each year. It’s [...]

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27 09, 2017

Say no to the straw

By |2017-12-20T04:33:14+00:00September 27th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Little things can make a big difference. Take, for example, the simple plastic straw. We all use them, sometimes multiple times a day. You pretty much have to make it a point to say you don’t want a straw in the drive-thru line or at a restaurant. In fact, it is estimated that each day consumers use 500 million straws. That’s enough to fill more than 46,400 school buses each year with straws. Statistics show each person in the United [...]

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20 09, 2017

Recycling program improves water quality, helps oysters grow

By |2017-09-20T14:30:19+00:00September 20th, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Do you ever wonder what happens to those shells after you finish off a dozen oysters at your favorite seafood restaurant? Many of those eateries are taking part in an oyster recycling program started last year by the Alabama Coastal Foundation and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Republic Services collects the shells that would have previously been thrown away and delivers them to a site where they are stored outside. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources then loads them onto barges [...]

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23 11, 2016

Meeting the Clean Coast challenge as a community

By |2016-11-23T14:39:50+00:00November 23rd, 2016|Blog|0 Comments

When the business community, local residents and visitors all get on the same page to keep a clean island, good things happen! So, what can the community do? Glad you asked! First is to ensure your business and home are “green.” That means using recycled paper and glass products, recycling your waste and reducing energy consumption. In addition, take public transit when you can, carpool, or even walk or bike when it’s safe to do so. Does every member of [...]

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