The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Management District is sponsoring Recycle Your Computer Month during the months of April and August.  Residents can recycle unwanted home computer equipment at local collection events sponsored by participating cites.  Please scroll down for a list of participating cities and collection dates.

 1The warm spells we had earlier in the season didn't seem to harm early spring flowers in Northeast Ohio. Whenever the snow melts a bit, we are getting glimpses of winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), hellebore (Helleborus spp.), snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) and witchhazel (Hamamelis). Some buds on other spring-flowering shrubs may open sporadically on warmer days, but there should be plenty left to bloom in March and April.  2Enjoy all the beautiful orchids blooming during Orchidmania, now through March 25, and get orchid care questions answered in person by the "Orchid Doctor" on Saturdays throughout the show. Orchids at home may be sending out bloom spikes now. Make sure they are getting adequate water and light, and mist them daily. 3You may notice new shoots or buds on houseplants this time of year. This is a good time to repot them in a pot no more than 2 inches larger in diameter than the old pot, using fresh potting soil to fill in the difference.

 In 2012, there will be a multi-year phase-out of incandescent light bulbs as part of the nation's move towards cleaner energy.

The Home Depot will host a series of how-to workshops at 10 a.m. every Saturday in January to educate customers about the phase out and various light bulb options as well as provide handy tips for installing specialty light bulbs, fixtures and dimmer switches. In addition, lighting department associates in all stores have been trained to answer customers' questions about the phase out and can help identify the light bulbs that best suit their needs.


WHEN:           Energy Efficient Lighting How-To Workshop, every Saturday in January at 10 a.m.

WHERE:        All The Home Depot stores


WHY:             For more than 20 years The Home Depot has carried a large assortment of innovative energy efficient light bulbs empowering customers to help make a difference in their own homes, and have less of an impact on the environment. On our shelves today we have more than 100 bulb options that use 70 percent less energy than their incandescent equivalents.

The Home Depot, the largest supplier of light bulbs in the United States, has been diligently working with our manufacturing partners to offer consumers an innovative alternative to the incandescent bulbs well before the announcement of the incandescent phase-out and will continue to develop new products to help consumers save money and energy. We have a dedicated portion of our Web site on this topic at www.homedepot.com/lightbulb <http://www.homedepot.com/lightbulb>.