If you want to walk in the shoes of our country’s first president, try composting. None other than George Washington was an avid believer in the practice; he kept a diary of what scraps were added daily.

That historical nugget and a similar passion for saving the Earth — in this instance, the soil — are shared by Kay McKeen of Wheaton, Ill. She is founder of the Glen Ellyn, Ill.-based School and Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education, or SCARCE.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will hold two community meetings on July 31 regarding the Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility.

The meetings will be held at noon and at 6 p.m. at the auditorium of Tuscarawas Valley High School at 2637 Tuscarawas Valley Rd. NE in Zoarville, the U.S. EPA said.

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. At a time when the housing market remains in a slump, consumer demand is growing for energy efficient homes that are kinder to the environment. And it's not just individual homes that are going green. Increasingly, it's entire neighborhoods.

With its mix of single-family, duplex and 4-unit buildings, organic farm, shared office space and common house, the Nubanusit Neighborhood here is an earth-friendly cohousing community, where residents own their own homes but share common space.

In a stinging letter Friday, garbage disposal company Republic Services Inc. rejected a $6.19 billion unsolicited takeover offer from larger rival Waste Management Inc., announced earlier this week.

Republic, the nation's third-largest waste hauler, instead wants to stick with an agreement announced June 23 to buy No. 2 Allied Waste Industries Inc., a deal worth $6.07 billion when it was unveiled in June.

The brass valve in a propane cylinder will be damaged if it comes in contact with anhydrous ammonia. This deterioration will lead to cracking of the valve body or its components and can ultimately result in a violent, unexpected expulsion of the valve from the cylinder, causing personal injury or death.

Background and Recommended Action

It has come to the attention of the National Propane Gas Association that propane cylinders are being used in the manufacturing of Methamphetamines. This drug is commonly referred to as 'crank'. Manufacturers of this illegal substance are using propane cylinders for the storage and the use of anhydrous ammonia. These cylinders have been found in many states at cylinder exchange and refilling locations as well as in hotel rooms and mobile laboratories, where the manufacturing of this illegal substance takes place.

PIKE TWP. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has formally accused the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facilities of violating eight environmental regulations, some of which are related to the discovery last month that solid waste has migrated out of the permitted waste area.

The agency also said that an underground fire at the landfill, as of December, “is neither controlled nor extinguished,” according to a notice of violation sent to the landfill Monday, which was accompanied by pictures of the waste.

State environmental officials say they found garbage and liquid outside the allowed boundaries for waste at Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility in December, and they released a notice Monday that the East Sparta landfill is violating landfill regulations and an agreement with the state. The landfill’s manager, however, said the conditions that sparked the notice are nothing new, and he questioned some of the state’s findings.

State environmental officials say they found garbage and liquid outside the allowed boundaries for waste at Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility in December, and they released a notice Monday that the East Sparta landfill is violating landfill regulations and an agreement with the state.

The landfill’s manager, however, said the conditions that sparked the notice are nothing new, and he questioned some of the state’s findings.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is citing a Stark County landfill for having buried trash where it's not supposed to be.

The agency today released eight violations against the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township.

On Dec. 7, three EPA staffers and a state consultant were present at Countywide when drilling uncovered evidence of buried trash about 10 feet outside of Cell 6A on the south side of the 258-acre landfill, the EPA said.

The drilling of a soil gas probe also turned up evidence of leachate or liquid runoff and landfill gases in that area, the agency said.

CANTON “I loved my time there and have recommended the Computers Again organization to several of my friends,” said Patty Stephens of Canton. “I learned a lot from the class. I can’t wait to go through this program again.”

Computers Again, formerly known as the Northeast Ohio Computer Exchange, is a nonprofit agency which accepts corporate and individual donations of computers, refurbishes them using volunteers, and sells them for $75 each to nonprofit agencies, schools, and low-income families. It serves Stark, Summit, and Tuscarawas counties.