Spring Plant Sale Apr 20-21 in Novato

Toxic Away Day May 4, 2013 9AM - 1 PM By Appointment ONLY

Home Composting Classes (Spring/Summer 2013)

Are you interested saving money on your garbage bill?  How about an interest in supplying fresh soil amendments to your garden or yard?  HERE is your opportunity!

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Zero Waste Marin, in conjunction with Sustainable Novato and Green Point Nursery have teamed up to provide composting classes to Marin County residents.  Two hour classes will teach basic composting skills such as sheet mulching, building a hot pile, and transforming food scraps with worms.

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Studens will also have the opportunity to purchase a compost bin at a discounted rate.

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The Class fee is $10, payable at the start of class.

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Training will occure at

Green Point Nursery
275 Olive Avenue
Novato,CA 94945

More information can be found HERE

DEA Drug Take-Back Day April 27, 2013

On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a number of local Law Enforcement Agencies and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your medications for disposal to any of 9 drop-off locations listed HERE.  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Last September, Americans turned in 244 tons of prescription drugs at over 5,200 sites operated by the DEA and its thousands of state and local law enforcement partners.  In its five previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in over 2 million pounds—over a thousand tons—of pills. 

More information can be found HERE

Roofs to Roads Pilot Program

International Zero Waste Week

12 Amazing Recycling and Waste Statistics

By Kathryn Sukalich

"There's a huge amount of data out there about waste and recycling, but when you hear staggering numbers without context, it can be hard to wrap your head around what exactly those numbers mean. To help make this information more digestible, Earth911 has made many fact-o-grams, which help sum up a recycling figure with a few words and an image. We've compiled a list of our most popular fact-o-grams to give you a sense of how much we waste, how much we recycle and what impact recycling can have on daily life."

Earth911.com author Kathryn Sukalich has compiled some very interesting waste and recycling data.

Click HERE To read the remainder of this amazing article

Geen Your Workday

Are you looking for way to greenify your office?  Maybe try to start an in office recycling program  or remodel the office in an eco  way?

Earth911.com author Marry Mazzony has compiled a list of over 50 way to Green Your Workday;

"The average U.S. office worker uses 10,000 sheets of copy paper each year, adding up to 4 million tons of copy paper annually for all workers combined, according to the EPA.

But not all offices recycle, meaning that valuable recyclables like paper, cans and bottles end up in the landfill instead of being made into new products.

If you’re an ardent recycler at home, there’s nothing worse than watching your co-workers toss paper and soda cans into the trash because your office doesn’t have a recycling program. But don’t get discouraged; Earth911 is here to help!

We assembled a step-by-step guide to help you set up an office recycling program that can both conserve the planet’s resources and save your organization money."

Click HERE To read the remainder of this amazing article

Energy Efficient Holiday Light Swap

Do you have holiday string lights? California Youth Energy Services (CYES), a program of the nonprofit organization Rising Sun Energy Center, will be hosting three holiday light swap events this season.

• Saturday November 10th, 12:30 - 2:30pm at Albert J. Boro Community Center (formally known as Pickleweed), 50 Canal St, San Rafael
• Saturday December 1st, 12 - 5 pm at the Northgate Mall
• Saturday December 8th, 8am - 12pm "Breakfast with Santa" San Rafael Community Center, 618 B St, San Rafael

Bring in your old incandescent holiday lights, and they will swap them for brand new, energy-efficient LED holiday lights (color and white strings), all at no charge!  We have a limited supply of holiday lights and they are available on a first come, first serve basis. You must be a resident of Marin and bring a copy of your Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) bill to participate. Both PG&E and Marin Clean Energy customers are eligible. For more information, contact Travers McNeice at mcneice@risingsunenergy.org or 510 665 1501 Ext 23. CYES is a program of the Marin Energy Watch Partnership (www.marinenergywatch.org)

Green Halloween

Earth911.Org author Marry Mazzoni has writen a great article about Tips for a Green Halloween. 

Decorating your home for the spooky season doesn't have to take a toll on the planet. Opt for creative, reusable decor to cut back on holiday waste;

When purchasing decor items, choose high-quality products that can withstand years of reuse, instead of single-use, disposable decor. For example, this handmade cloth banner from Etsy seller TheCharmingCart can be reused year after year, unlike those disposable plastic banners that tend to break after only one season.

Or forgo purchased decorations altogether and use fall’s bounty to garnish your home: autumnal leaves, apples, pumpkins and gourds. These natural items can adorn your abode through Thanksgiving and are compostable when the two fall holiday are over.

For added reuse flair, you can also recycle your trash into Halloween decor - turning old coffee and soup cans or milk jugs into jack-o-lanterns.

Check out even more reusable decor ideas, along with loads more tips for a sustainable holiday, at Earth911.

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