Tampa is doing a great job with collecting and promoting recycling efforts to households and large companies, but the small businesses are getting lost in the mix.

‘The New York Times’ recently covered an inspiring story about a couple of unlikely environmental superstars: Gloria Allen and Sarah Martin, elderly residents of New York City’s General Grant Houses public housing project.

Simply put, a public plaza gives people a place to sit and hang out. It’s an open area, often filled with plants and fountains, along with other outside decor. They are mostly found in bigger cities, but a few have found their way into up-and-coming cities.