The Y Promoting Sustainability

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The Y Promoting Sustainability

Promotional Video The Y Promoting Sustainability https://youtu.be/RLWGg7Stg2U 2 | The Y Promoting Sustainability | YMCA at Virginia Tech

Recycling

Recycling Information What do we Recycle? Textiles (gently used household items to include books, clothing, housewares, blankets, toys, etc.) Electronics (working and non-working) Batteries (alkaline only) Recyclables (paper, plastics, glasses, etc.) How Much do we Recycle? In 2009, in addition to sold clothing, we sent over 125 TONS of textiles, 56 tons of electronics, and 1.4 tons of batteries out for recycling. 4 | The Y Promoting Sustainability | YMCA at Virginia Tech

Thrift Store

Thrift Stores Description Locations The Y Thrift Shops are a great place to shop and donate your gently used clothing, furniture, books, housewares, electronics and more! Our thrift shops accept all household items that are then sold or recycled. All proceeds remain local and support leadership development and community programs within the NRV. We have the largest collection of used books in the region. Children's, mystery, fiction, textbooks... you'll find it all at the Y Thrift Shops Locations Blacksburg Thrift Shop 1000 North Main St. Radford Thrift Shop 7478 Lee Hwy 6 | The Y Promoting Sustainability | YMCA at Virginia Tech

Gardens

Hale YMCA Community Gardens Features ROPER SOLAR GREENHOUSE Named for its designer L. David Roper, the Roper Solar Greenhouse is used by community members to grow food all winter. Extra produce is taken to the Interfaith Food Pantry. GARDEN SPACE We rent three sizes of garden spots for your organic garden growing. Currently we host about 72 gardeners from 17 different countries. New gardeners can email jenny@vtymca.org to get on the waiting list. 8 | The Y Promoting Sustainability | YMCA at Virginia Tech

Hale YMCA Community Gardens Additional Information EDUCATION September's Potluck will feature information on garden pollinators. PARTNERS Virginia Tech Civic Agriculture and Community Food Systems Share the Spare Program Neighborhood Harvest Program Location 215 Maywood St, Blacksburg, VA 24060 9 | The Y Promoting Sustainability | YMCA at Virginia Tech

YToss Description Be a part of the Y’s premier student-led sustainability initiative, helping the Virginia Tech community keep gently-used furnishings out of the landfill and affordably into the hands of incoming students who need them. Each year, volunteer student leaders will plan and implement Ytoss Collection in May and the Ytoss Sale in August, to benefit our various programs. 10 | The Y Providing Opportunities for Student Leadership | YMCA at Virginia Tech

THANK YOU YMCA AT VIRGINIA TECH website: www.vtymca.org phone: 540-961-9622 email: ymca@vtymca.org