Beginning November 1st Target will give a 5¢ discount for every reusable bag customers use to pack their purchases. Over the next three weeks CVS will also roll out a similar program in its stores. Participating CVS customers will receive $1 cash bonus on their CVS card every four times they buy something but don't request plastic bags. Smaller retailers such as Trader Joe's, Hiller's and Whole Foods have been offering financial incentives to re-use bags for some time. With large retailers like Target and CVS following suit the two programs could keep billions of plastic bags out of the environment and nudge other big retailers to take similar steps.

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The Curious Garden by Peter Brown is one of our new picture books, located on the new shelf in the children's department. It is about a young boy named Liam who decides to grow a small garden in the midst of a new cement filled city. Before he knows it the whole city is becoming greener as his garden grows and his efforts inspire others to grow their own gardens. The pictures are busy and fun to look at again and again. This is a great book about spring, gardens and making a difference in the environment.

Canton Public Library

Acceptable items for recycling are newspapers, magazines, catalogs, school and office paper, shredded paper (in bags) and mail. Please, no cardboard, phonebooks, glass, metal, plastics or trash. Look for the recycling bin in the far southwestern corner of our staff parking lot. For more information, call (734) 397-0999

Moving? The library may have boxes available for your next move. If you need boxes, ask a library staff person at the check out desk if there are any available. We are happy to have them reused!

Local

Canton Computers - will recycle or repurpose unwanted computer equipment (excluding CRT monitors).

Green Pages

• Recycling
• Buy Green

Save $, Energy, and More

Alliance to Save Energy - offers information to help you save money, increase comfort, and reduce pollution through energy efficiency

Canton Farmers Market - a variety of home-grown foods and hand-made goods

Eco-Wise Living - a local company that provides residential RESNET-accredited Home Energy Ratings, plus Thermal Imaging Weatherization Assessments and Home Performance Audits

GreenerThinking - environmental articles and tips on how to save the environment and some cash along the way

RideShare - free c

Just in time for Earth Day, the first release from the Disneynature series opens today.

Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education - Inspires young people to think about the world, their relationship to it, and their ability to influence it in an entirely new way.

Eco-Labels - This site by Consumer Reports allows consumers to find out what the labels on their favorite green products really mean.

EcoGeek - EcoGeek devotes its pages to exploring the symbiosis between nature and technology.

Co-Op America - Learn the basics about socially responsible investing.

Dine Green - Find certified green restaurants in Michigan (such as Amici's Pizza in Berkley, MI and the Draft House in Lansing, MI) and in other states. Restaurant owners can also find out how to become certified.

Eco-Friendly Paint - Benjamin Moore's Aura paint meets the toughest VOC rules in the country. Click on the link above for a store location near you.

Energy Star - Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.