schenectady county

Not a badge of honor for a county to have, sadly it is a badge one wears in the Capital Region.

I'm stuck on this subject because it really was an exciting event for me at Schenectady County's Hazardous Collection Day  (I don't get out much).

I  honestly thought this blog was going to go a completely different direction. I thought this was going to be the biggest hassle ever - trying to to throw out my old paint cans, cleaning chemicals and the like.  But it went pretty smoothly, and I learned a few things.

That's what's being offered in Saratoga and Schenectady counties. Read on!

Yesterday I became very curious.  I took a drive to Rotterdam and the surrounding area to see if I could get some photos.  Here was the surprising result

Schenectady County is taking a really strong approach to saving the earth.  They have sent out a newsletter to fellow residents with all kinds of recycling resources. Here's just one of a SLEW of ideas - homemade gift boxes and gift wrap from "re-purposed" items.  Check it out

It started with an idea.  “Let’s have a parade thru the Town of Niskayuna, and have residents meet afterwards right smack dab in the center of town", (which was Niskayuna High).  That was 1982.  And NiskaDay is still going strong!