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[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

Spotted: A serious case of wishcycling! We don't know who needs to hear this, but car bumpers do NOT go in the recycling bin. If you're unsure how to handle large items like this, contact your city/town for instructions: https://t.co/wtIyrUSm4t

[NWS Wakefield @NWSWakefieldVA]

GOES satellite imagery shows mostly clear skies across the area with a bit of wildfire smoke aloft. This should result in decent comet viewing conditions this evening. Look west 45 min or so after sunset. The comet should be about two fists at arm's length to the right of Venus

[NWS Northern Indiana @NWSIWX]

If you're seeing the Northern Lights tonight, here's an explainer of how the different colors can appear! We are currently seeing a vivid display of pinks and greens here at the office!

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

Do you know the answer to this recycling question? 🤔 Find out with our Recycling Quiz 2.0! Level up your knowledge of recycling in MA: https://t.co/yrPJHQA9D3

Let us know in the comments what you think the answer is. And don't forget to challenge a friend to beat your score!

[National Snow and Ice Data Center @NSIDC]

Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 17.16 million square kilometers (6.63 million square miles) on 9/19. The 2024 maximum is the 2nd lowest in the 46-year satellite record. The record low maximum occurred in 2023. https://t.co/vkClk6H9aj

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

For National Custodial Workers Recognition Day, let's give a big shoutout to these workers for all they do—including supporting recycling and composting in MA's schools! Custodial staff play a big role in championing these efforts and making them a reality. 👏

📷 Melrose HS

[New Scientist @newscientist]

A striking fish that lives at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean has evolved legs – but not just for walking. These appendages are a novel sensory organ like a tongue, which they use to find prey buried in the seabed. https://t.co/s6UeuuwOhe

[Esri Training @EsriTraining]

In 6️⃣ minutes, learn how to create an app using ArcGIS Instant Apps by watching this video ➡️ https://t.co/RrCaSrlkVS

🌟If you want to learn even more about Instant Apps and have no-cost access to it, join our upcoming MOOC on September 25 ➡️ https://t.co/v9SseSQJ3m

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

Meet the circular economy: a concept that sees existing materials as treasure that can be reused, repaired, and recycled over and over again. Learn how the story of our stuff could be a never-ending loop instead of a one-way street that ends with trash: https://t.co/aJ1acLjkJZ

[Birds of The World: The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld]

Did you hear about this new feature yet?

[N.C. Coastal Reserve @NCReserve]

Meet the incredible Purple Sea Urchin! This creature loves to call the southeast rocks and docks its home, grappling waves with its sharp spines and suction-like feet. Dinner? Algae and encrusting animals. #WildlifeWednesday #NatureLovers #SeaUrchin

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

With #WorldConservationDay coming up, #DYK the R's in the waste heirarchy help conserve our natural resources? 🌎 When you rethink your consumption habits and take actions to reduce waste, you help conserve raw materials that make new products. Learn more: https://t.co/gs44AzMSQ8

[N.C. Coastal Reserve @NCReserve]

Mystery Monday! Do you know the scientific name of this species?

🌿 This green algas unique thick and spongy appearance, with finger-like fronds, earned it the intriguing nickname 'Dead Man's Fingers'. Let us know if you've spotted this curious alga at one of our reserves! 🤔

[MASC-SchoolCommittee @MASCSchoolComm]

Here’s what is required to pass the high school MCAS tests — and graduate

https://t.co/6GEyoJfUOD

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

Not sure what to do with your old air conditioner? Keep your cool, and do NOT wish-cycle it! ACs do not go in the recycling bin. Check with your city or town to see if they have drop-off options, or search "large appliances" on Beyond the Bin: https://t.co/Y5O2z4O3yx

[օ×ѵէ @OX_VT]

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Hokies 48-14 win over BC in 2009 with 48 days remaining till #BeatVandy

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

Sweet news for strawberry season: 🍓 Both pulp paper berry baskets AND plastic clamshell berry containers ARE recyclable in MA. Reuse them if you can, and then put empty containers in your recycling bin.

When in doubt, search the Recyclopedia: https://t.co/ezYi5INmYi

[N.C. Coastal Reserve @NCReserve]

The answer to #MysteryMonday is the Lettered Olive snail, Oliva sayana!

Fun fact: The olive shell is the state shell of South Carolina! Maybe their state snail too?

#WildlifeWednesday #oliveshell #southcarolina #northcarolina

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

#PlasticFreeJuly is here! Sometimes it might feel like single-use plastics are everywhere—but when we choose to REFUSE them, our efforts add up. How do you plan to choose reusables and skip single-use plastics?

Join the challenge: https://t.co/ls8dXuJ3lT

📷 @PlasticFreeJuly

[Recycle Smart MA @RecycleSmartMA]

Tomorrow is the #FirstDayofSummer! It would bug us 🦟 if we didn't remind you: Aerosol containers, like bug and sunscreen sprays, are NOT recyclable. Put empty aerosol containers in the trash.

When in doubt, search the Recyclopedia: https://t.co/ezYi5INmYi