Green area you maybe haven’t thought of

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Today at 1:30, SwedishAmerican Health System will plant an 18-foot blazing autumn maple tree at corporate headquarters, 1313 E. State, Rockford.

It is a green gesture donated by Hospira Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company. According to a press release, SwedishAmerican recently started using environmentally friendly IV containers from Hospira.

The VisIV (pronounced viz-eye-vee) flexible intravenous container, or “IV bag,” helps administer medications and solution to patients and results in 40 to 70 percent less waste than other flexible IV containers.

SwedishAmerican formed a green committee this year and has recycled more than 10,000 pounds of electronic waste, recycled batteries, donated old cell phones to the troops and obtained funding so SwedishAmerican can compact aluminum, paper and cardboard waste.

I usually don’t find green news in EW or E!, but …

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Actress Jessica Biel will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in January to raise awareness of the fact that 1 billion people worldwide lack access to clean, safe drinking water.

Summit on the Summit, organized by singer Kenna, says every 15 seconds, a chid dies of a waterborne illness. The mountain is the highest point in Africa. You can donate by clicking on the Summit link.