County fairs turning green?

The Washington Times reports on the latest trend hitting county and state fairs, no it's not new foods-on-a-stick, it's going green.

But going green at places like the Illinois State Fair so far means using paper cups instead of styrofoam. And the donut vendor who does this "green" act, from a plastic and incandescent light covered trailer no less, is up for the inaugural Green Vendor Award.

The fair did introduce plastic bottle recycling bins last year however they aren't as available as trash bins.

"This year, the [Illinois] state Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity set up kiosks throughout the grounds promoting conservation. They have calculators where people can enter numbers to determine their impact on the planet and learn how to minimize it."

California and Washington State are a bit more green at their fairs; where solar panels are used for energy needs and used cooking oil is recycled into biofuel.

Read the full story: County, state fairs strive to go green