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Archive for 2011
New feature profile on Maxi Co…
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011New feature profile on Maxi Container Inc. from the good people over at IQSDirectory.com http://fb.me/NhEw6kTK
Check out this new featured pr…
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011Check out this new featured profile about us on IQSDirectory.com http://fb.me/Q5Z3CLZd
Working on the July enewslette…
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011New Product: Recycling Contain…
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011New Product: Recycling Containers are here! All of our recycling containers are made from 35% recycled material…. http://fb.me/ZArFhnwa
Cayenne peppers have started t…
Monday, June 20th, 2011Cayenne peppers have started to grow! http://fb.me/IAuZj2V4
First signs of healthy red col…
Monday, June 20th, 2011First signs of healthy red color on our strawberry planter!!! http://fb.me/HBERRJcR
Check out our “Back-Saver” Rai…
Thursday, June 16th, 2011Check out our “Back-Saver” Rain Barrel… http://t.co/BDrhR1K
http://t.co/fMWyRCq How To Bui…
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011http://t.co/fMWyRCq How To Build A BBQ Smoker [out of a 55-gallon steel drum] via: @GrillCompanion
June enewsletter is out… htt…
Monday, June 13th, 2011June enewsletter is out… http://t.co/muoRxe4 #reuse #gogreen #detroit #greennews #recycle #recycling #green
Protecting the World’s Northernmost Coral Reef
Monday, June 13th, 2011
While vacationing with my wife Gail and daughter Michelle in Israel, I had the unique opportunity to snorkel among one of the most spectacular coral reefs I have ever seen. In the Gulf of Eilat, or Gulf of Aqaba (near the Israeli resort city of Eilat) lays the northernmost end of the Red Sea’s coral reefs.
The water’s high salinity and the relative isolation of the area from other marine ecosystems, helps to make this coral reef unique. Though they are at the northernmost range for coral reefs, these reefs in the Gulf of Eilat have some of the highest coral species diversity in the world.
Coral Reefs are extremely fragile ecosystems and these like many others have been degraded over the last 30 years. However, Israel created the Coral Beach Nature Reserve to preserve the reefs.
The Reserves staff limit the number of visitors, have marked no swimming areas, placed protected buoys and taken many other actions to limit damage to the coral, while making it available for both casual snorkelers and proficient divers.
We spent two wonderful days at the Coral Beach Nature Preserve. After renting snorkel equipment on site, we all had a chance to see the amazing diversity of coral and fish. In the clear blue water, the visibility was astonishing. The vibrant colors of the fish and coral and the variety of marine life were wonderful to see.
I give both the Reserve Staff and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority high marks for protecting this valuable marine resource and still making it accessible to the public.
Below are some photos of these stunning coral reefs, enjoy!
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First strawberries have appear…
Friday, June 10th, 2011First strawberries have appeared on our 30-gallon planter! http://fb.me/ZXfDNexG
Check out our newest addition …
Friday, June 10th, 2011Check out our newest addition to our product line… Recycling Bins! http://t.co/hCDszyf #recycle #recyclingbins
#FF @Organicbug @Waste_Managin…
Friday, June 10th, 2011#FF @Organicbug @Waste_Managing @onic200 @RM_Downey @BBBSeed Follow / Friend Fridays ROCK!!!
Introducing our new “Back-Save…
Thursday, June 9th, 2011Introducing our new “Back-Saver” Rain Barrel…even when placed on the ground you can fit a watering can under it…. http://fb.me/H181DDV3
June eNewsletter is out! Take …
Thursday, June 9th, 2011June eNewsletter is out! Take a look, lots of cool green info in this issue plus all our upcoming events and how… http://fb.me/zxmntUOP
GreeningDetroit.com and Maxi C…
Thursday, June 9th, 2011GreeningDetroit.com and Maxi Container Inc. team up for the Green School Awards… Oakland Schools Reports… http://fb.me/12tyapqWO
@marksbarrelcomp Thank you for…
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011@marksbarrelcomp Thank you for all the support… Being green is a lot of work these days! We are very proud of the redesigned enewsletter
June eNewsletter is out… htt…
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011June eNewsletter is out… http://t.co/ZMY7Xey #enews #green #michigan
Our first tomatoes have starte…
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011Our first tomatoes have started in our upside down hanging tomato planter… The Maxi container garden is doing great! http://fb.me/zIAMQCwM
Our new reusable coffee mugs l…
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011Our new reusable coffee mugs look great! Check it out…http://t.co/M6kafkU #stainlesssteel #coffee #reuse #reusable #starbucks
GreeningDetroit.com and Maxi Team Up for Green School Awards
Monday, June 6th, 2011
This past May 25th Joshua Rubin from Maxi Container met up with GreeningDetroit.com at the Green School Awards in Pontiac, MI. Maxi has been a member of their online community for about a year now and have met many people through there green network. We often see each other at green events throughout the spring/summer season. That is how this collaboration came about, at the Plymouth Green Street Fair we decided to work together and donate a compost tumbler to the Michigan Green Schools at there upcoming award ceremony.
Maxi believes that education is key if you want to make a positive change for the future. (see our articles about recycling in the classroom and Michigan’s Green Schools.) This was our chance to get directly involved and meet representatives from different Michigan Green Schools. We delivered a fully assembled Compost Tumbler with custom spray painting of GreeningDetroit.com and Maxi’s Logos (plus a flat black finish on the wood frame to boot). The donation of the composter was announced during the ceremony and schools were asked to sign up for it if interested. It would be raffled of a lucky school and then handed around to others. Hopefully the schools will need more composters soon! Maxi loves to be involved with our local schools, helping students to learn about the many benefits of composting.
Check out the Facebook photo album here.
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Monday, June 6th, 2011if you havn’t already please find us on #FB http://t.co/r6d2ZfH
Dozen 5 gallon pails and herb …
Saturday, June 4th, 2011Dozen 5 gallon pails and herb garden… Maxi’s official container garden is doing well. http://fb.me/YUSNVW9R
Smart Business – New article a…
Friday, June 3rd, 2011Smart Business – New article about Maxi… our web strategy and more… http://fb.me/RQJZgXxa
