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- The EPA's guide to CFL bulb recycling (includes drop-off points)Find a retailer near you at this Web site. Ikea's free take-back programOther sources for recycling options include this site or this siteGet background on the Henry Vilas Zoo Cell Phone Recycling ProgramFor more information about the EPA's "It's An Easy Call" Recycling Campaign and other collection points, visit this Web site or this siteIan's PizzaHarvestTo find a restaurant committed to the concept of eating locally, visit this Web siteThere's a farmers' market every day of the week. Find one in your area at this Web siteDane County Farmers' Market, the largest producer-only farmers' market in the country.To find and order from a community-supported agriculture farms serving greater Madison, Milwaukee, Dubuque, the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, visit this Web siteRead more about the Slow Food MovementRead Dr. Jonathan Patz bioPatz is a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and shared the Nobel Peace Prize awarded with former Vice President Al Gore.Environmental Change & Our Health, a tool for teachers and studentsJoin the virtual march to stop global warming by visiting this Web siteNewenhouse is the founder of Community Car, a growing car sharing service and Full Circle InteriorsNewenhouse is president of Madison Environmental Group, a consulting firm helping individuals and businesses live reduce their carbon footprints, and she was named one of Madison Magazine's Best Places to WorkShe was named one of Madison Magazine's "Eco-Heroines"To learn more about the Environmental Action Teams, visit this Web site. To read its "green gift ideas," available in PDF format, visit this Web siteSome green watchdog Web sites include Greenwashingindex.com; Greenwashing.net; and Corpwatch.orgOther communities or organizations taking a pledge to help the environment include Madison and Bon Appetit Management Co.To calculate your carbon footprint, read tips to becoming carbon neutral and take action, visit this Web siteTo learn more about the Fort Atkinson Diet, visit hereFor basic information about electronic waste, how and where to recycle it at this EPA Web siteFor information about digital television transition and how to extend the life of an analog TV set or recycle it, visit this EPA Web siteThe city of Madison now has a year-round drop off recycling of computers, TVs and consumer electronics. They aren't accepted at the curb. Visit Madison computer pickup Web siteTo learn more about state Sen. Mark Miller's proposal to keep e-waste out of Wisconsin landfills, visit here
