Talking About Trash Forum Jan. 30 in Mill Valley
The Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club will host a free “Talking About Trash” forum on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 1pm. The event features Jennifer Selvig of Marin Sanitary Service and Jim Iavarone of Mill Valley Refuse on the current state of refuse in Marin, including dual recycling, what can and can no longer be recycled, […]
Marin haulers offer free Christmas tree disposal
Marin Sanitary Service, Mill Valley Refuse, Bay Cities Refuse, the Tamalpais Community Services District, Recology and San Marin High School volunteers are providing disposal services. Read the full Marin IJ article about Christmas tree recycling options in Marin: Marin haulers offer free Christmas tree disposal
10 ways to waste less food at Thanksgiving | TreeHugger
Plan your big meal carefully to minimize what gets thrown away. Have you started planning for your Thanksgiving meal? Check out the 10 ways Treehugger.com suggests that you can waste less food this year. Read the full article: 10 ways to waste less food at Thanksgiving | TreeHugger And remember: […]
California Legislature Passes Commercial Composting, Recycling Bill
In 2020, many California restaurants, malls and other businesses will need to change the way they make compost and recycling bins accessible to customers. Assembly Bill 827 (making its way through the California legislature now) mandates that businesses that are already required to subscribe to recycling services under AB 341 or composting services under AB 1826 […]
California Coastal Cleanup September 21
On the third Saturday in September California cleans up! California Coastal Cleanup Day welcomes more than 60,000 volunteers who will pick up hundreds of thousands of pounds of trash and recyclables from beaches, lakes, and waterways each year. It brings awareness to the marine litter problem and provides a community event for direct involvement. […]
What to do with Plastic Bags
Plastic bags, wrap, and film packaging are not accepted in our curbside recycling program and should not be placed in your recycling cart. This includes — but is not limited to — the following types of flimsy plastic (plastic you can scrunch up in your hand): shopping bags (any size or color) produce bags (any […]
Don’t Count on the Numbers
Plastic products are sometimes stamped with a number surrounded by the recycling symbol. These numbers only signify the chemical composition of the type of plastic the container is made of. The numbers have nothing to do with whether or not there is an actual market for recycling that type of plastic. Regardless of the number, […]