Is it green there yet?

[alleycat]

I'm not sure what your visit entails, but if you decide you want to walk around and enjoy the greenery, you can visit Radnor Lake, Centennial Park, Warner Parks, Montgomery Bell State Park, Bicentennial Mall, the natural areas around the larger lakes, or any of the other state or Nashville parks. If you want a drive to enjoy the scenery, you can drive down the Natchez Trace Parkway (run by the National Park Service).

As I mentioned earlier, most of the flowering trees will be done by late April, but the dogwoods and redbuds might still be in bloom. Even now there's flowers in bloom all around town.

[toristamps]

That's so funny, I thought the same thing (going green!). I'm also originally from CA. It will definitely be gorgeous by the time you get here.

As for "going green" - we're WAY BEHIND California in regards to recycling, etc. Obviously, it depends on where you end up moving, but in each area I've lived in, you have to take your recycling to the "convenience center."

I still wouldn't trade it for the world - every SPRING & FALL, 7 years later, I'm in awe of the beauty of this area. If you don't have anyone helping you find a house, let me know. I'd love to help out another CA chick!

[groovamos]

Originally Posted by toristamps

That's so funny, I thought the same thing (going green!). I'm also originally from CA. It will definitely be gorgeous by the time you get here.

As for "going green" - we're WAY BEHIND California in regards to recycling, etc. Obviously, it depends on where you end up moving, but in each area I've lived in, you have to take your recycling to the "convenience center."

I still wouldn't trade it for the world - every SPRING & FALL, 7 years later, I'm in awe of the beauty of this area. If you don't have anyone helping you find a house, let me know. I'd love to help out another CA chick!

Well one of the reasons they want you to take your recyclables to a depository is because curbside recycling is extremely energy inefficient. And seriously money losing in most places unless landfill fees are exorbitant like in NY, CA or Seattle. I think in SanFran you have to sort your recyclables. In Texas, Austin has a weekly curbside program which loses money. In Houston we have a biweekly curbside pickup which loses money, and is only available in the closer in more dense areas, maybe 1/3 of the city area. The trucks squander so much fuel that the money from selling recyclables doesn't pay for fuel costs. This is even worse in lower population density cities like Nashville and 'burbs because of the distance between pickups. Houston was losing intolerable money from this when it was weekly, so they changed to biweekly. Unless you're in an area where land for landfills is extremely tight, and pop. density is high like in major cities on the coasts, curbside recycling is window dressing, a "feel good" solution causing more waste than saving. It's not a matter of Nashville being behind San Jose at all, just reasonable economics for the local situation. The political entities there are saying to you to combine a trip to the store with a trip to the depository and save fuel. I do this with glass since Houston does not take glass at the curbside.

[Caligirl24]

Anyone know how to make a new post? I see the option for "quick reply" to respond to a thread (such as this), but I don't see an option for making a new post.

BTW, I'm from California also and had the same ideas about "green" that everyone else did

[alleycat]

Originally Posted by Caligirl24

Anyone know how to make a new post? I see the option for "quick reply" to respond to a thread (such as this), but I don't see an option for making a new post.

BTW, I'm from California also and had the same ideas about "green" that everyone else did

Just go to the main page for either the Tennessee or Nashville or other forums and you'll find an option for "New Thread" at the bottom left of the page.

[irreplaceable]

Originally Posted by groovamos

Well one of the reasons they want you to take your recyclables to a depository is because curbside recycling is extremely energy inefficient. And seriously money losing in most places unless landfill fees are exorbitant like in NY, CA or Seattle. I think in SanFran you have to sort your recyclables. In Texas, Austin has a weekly curbside program which loses money. In Houston we have a biweekly curbside pickup which loses money, and is only available in the closer in more dense areas, maybe 1/3 of the city area. The trucks squander so much fuel that the money from selling recyclables doesn't pay for fuel costs. This is even worse in lower population density cities like Nashville and 'burbs because of the distance between pickups. Houston was losing intolerable money from this when it was weekly, so they changed to biweekly. Unless you're in an area where land for landfills is extremely tight, and pop. density is high like in major cities on the coasts, curbside recycling is window dressing, a "feel good" solution causing more waste than saving. It's not a matter of Nashville being behind San Jose at all, just reasonable economics for the local situation. The political entities there are saying to you to combine a trip to the store with a trip to the depository and save fuel. I do this with glass since Houston does not take glass at the curbside.

Thanks groovamos, I never thought about it like that before. Now I have to find a place close to me to bring them to and I will be sure to do it in a combined trip to save fuel.