On Saturday, June 18th, the Charles County Government went all out for their Green Expo. People who pulled up to North Point High School were greeted with a festive array of kayaks, electric cars, bikes, recycle bins, plants, and document shredding stations.
The vendors had plenty of renewable energy technology on display and enthusiastically gave out information to interested people. Southern Solutions, a Xerox agent said Xerox is on the forefront of green initiatives for the printer industry. Unlike traditional printers, which have toner cartridges needing to be disposed of properly, Xerox is offering a solid ink multifunction printer. The toner looks and feels like a crayon and melts in the copier as it’s being used and leaves no waste at all.
Participants also had the opportunity to learn about their environment from tables representing the Southern Maryland Audubon Society, Charles County Conservancy, Mattawoman Watershed, Charles Soil Conservation District and more.
The Waste Management robot, Cycler, manufactured from recycled materials made its way around the room. It was received with laughs and smiles when its eyes lit up as it greeted participants. “I love science,” said seven-year-old Claudea Bridgett as she admired the robot.
Older sister, Andrea Bridgett is almost nine years old and said she originally didn’t like science but has been working her hardest in science since third grade. Their family is interested in recycling and all of the technology surrounding renewable energy.
Charles County Commissioner President Candice Quinn Kelly said “Young families are participating and that’s great because it’s all about the kids.” The expo planners obviously had kids in mind with kayak rides in the North Point pool, face paintings, card board cut outs to take pictures behind, samples of Rita’s ice and plenty of hugs on hand from the Chick-fil-A and Rita’s mascots.
Ken Robinson, Charles County Commissioner looked around the room and said, “The
