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The neighborhood association’s Environmental Committee spearheaded a series of community workshops, events, information tables and monthly newsletter articles educating at least 4,350 residents about junk mail, recycling, hazardous and automotive waste, and non-toxic cleaning alternatives. They held a Sustainable Lyndale Waste Reduction workshop with 45 in attendance, offered a series of workshops where 275 non-toxic cleaners with English, Spanish and Somali labels were made. They distributed junk mail removal cards, automotive fluids waste disposal flyers, reusable water bottles, and reusable cloth shopping bags to hundreds of residents. LNA helped the YMCA develop a green curriculum to integrate environmental activities, including waste reduction, into their summer programming. They will continue putting monthly “Environment Tips” in their newsletter, offering waste reduction information at events, and promoting and distributing reusable water bottles and cloth shopping bags.