TIME TO GREEN UP: They’re Back! Recycling Bins to Hit The Highlands Nora Edinger October 11, 2019 Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series on the environment, today’s post checks out how area recycling programs are faring a year after China’s sudden pullback from a role as the global buyer of recyclable c...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Solar — ‘Go Big or Go Home’ Need Not Apply Nora Edinger September 9, 2019 Editor’s note: If going solar sounds intriguing, but you are worried it’s too pricey, too “panelly,” or just, well, too much, today’s Greening Up post shares the stories of two area residents who are living and...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Recycling Is Tough All Over Nora Edinger October 9, 2018 Editor’s note: As part of a continuing series, Wheeling officials recently shared the city’s recycling/garbage program may be up for changes both small and large in order to cope with a global crisis in the rec...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Mayor Says It’s Time to Make a Move on Recycling Nora Edinger September 24, 2018 Editor’s Note: In this piece in our series on the greening up of Wheeling, Weelunk sat down with city officials to talk about recycling, walkability and their vision for a greener future. Will it be cardboar...
TIME TO GREEN UP: All Greened Up But Nowhere to Go Nora Edinger September 5, 2018 Editor’s Note: As part of the capstone to a series looking at green living in Wheeling, Weelunk set out to track a typical water bottle from recycling bins at Oglebay Park to its ultimate new life. Before this ...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Oglebay Makes Greens Greener Nora Edinger August 27, 2018 As part of a continuing series on how Wheeling is greening up, Weelunk looks today at the non-profit sector. Area readers are likely familiar with Oglebay’s full-scale switch to LED bulbs for the annual Festiva...
TIME TO GREEN UP: ‘Greening the O’ at Orrick Nora Edinger July 24, 2018 Editor’s note: In a continuing series about the greening of Wheeling, Weelunk moves from the eco-efforts of individuals to what area businesses — both for-profit and non-profit — are doing to be sustainable. To...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Fifth-Graders ‘Sucked’ Into Recycling Nora Edinger July 17, 2018 Editor's note: In part two of a continuing series of stories on how Wheeling is "greening up," we look at one local teacher and how she and her students are asking area restaurants to do more for the environmen...
TIME TO GREEN UP: Merrimans ‘Bin’ There, Recycle That Nora Edinger July 16, 2018 Editor's note: Today begins a series of stories on how Wheeling is "greening up." In two stories this week, Weelunk looks at the power of one. Today, we feature uber recycler Joanna Merriman, who discusses what...
