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 Come to our free Compost and Vermicompost Workshop:
Next available workshop:
Saturday, May 18, 2013
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
2929 E. Willow Street
- Turn yard waste into a beneficial soil amendment
- Turn food scraps into a valuable fertilizer
- Discount bins available
Register by email HERE or
call (562) 570-4694
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 Recycle Your Paint (free)
Recycling unused and leftover paint is now easier and more convenient. Residents can drop off paints, stains, varnishes and more at these participating Long Beach stores:
- Vista Paint
- Sherwin Williams
- Dunn-Edwards
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 Read Your Parking Meter. Memorial Day is Monday, May 27th, 2013.
Parking meters and time zones that state "Except on Holidays" will NOT be enforced on Monday, May 27th. Refuse and Recycling WILL be collected on its normal schedule.
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 New Interactive Map
Ever wondered where you can take used motor oil and filters, batteries, cell phones, recyclables or other types of waste? Check out our new, interactive map.
ESB supplies participating schools with classroom recycling containers, purple curbside recycling carts and bins for cardboard. In addition, ESB provides technical support (recycling and composting) to school staff and student green teams, as well as special in-school and PTA presentations.
- 94% of schools in Long Beach participate in curbside recycling
- 27 schools in Long Beach have on-campus composting programs
- 900 tons of recyclables are collected from Long Beach schools annually
- Traveling Recycling Education Center (TREC)
ESB operates a Traveling Recycling Education Center (TREC) – a mobile classroom with interactive displays designed to teach 4th grade students important lessons about recycling, composting, litter abatement and the proper disposal of hazardous materials.
All TREC lessons align with California Content Standards and reinforce the concepts of personal responsibility and environmental stewardship. ESB provides 80 -100 TREC visits to LBUSD elementary schools each year.
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Next Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Saturday,
June 8th
9am to 2 pm
The City of Long Beach partnered with public/private agencies to open a local and permanent Environmental Collection Center for disposing of household, universal and electronic wastes. Open 2nd Saturday of every month.
EDCO Recycling and
Transfer Collection Center
2755 California Avenue,
Signal Hill, CA 90755
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 Free:
No More Junk Mail Kits
Tired of credit card offers, endless catalogs and unwanted coupons? Long Beach, CA residents can order a free junk-mail kit to help reduce junk mail and preserve our planet's resources.
ESB supplies participating schools with classroom recycling containers, purple curbside recycling carts and bins for cardboard. In addition, ESB provides technical support (recycling and composting) to school staff and student green teams, as well as special in-school and PTA presentations.
- 94% of schools in Long Beach participate in curbside recycling
- 27 schools in Long Beach have on-campus composting programs
- 900 tons of recyclables are collected from Long Beach schools annually
- Traveling Recycling Education Center (TREC)
ESB operates a Traveling Recycling Education Center (TREC) – a mobile classroom with interactive displays designed to teach 4th grade students important lessons about recycling, composting, litter abatement and the proper disposal of hazardous materials.
All TREC lessons align with California Content Standards and reinforce the concepts of personal responsibility and environmental stewardship. ESB provides 80 -100 TREC visits to LBUSD elementary schools each year.
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 Tote for a Litter-free LB
Retailers in Long Beach no longer distribute plastic bags. Customers are encouraged to bring reusable bags to help reduce litter on our streets and preserve landfill space.
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 Mandatory Recycling (Multi-family and Commercial)
A new State law (AB 341) makes recycling mandatory for any multi-family residential property with five or more units and any business or public entity that generates four or more cubic yards of commercial waste per week.
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 New Recycling Rewards Program
Recyclebank is an incentive program that rewards residents for recycling. All LB residents with City recycling service (purple cart) can participate.
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