Community Cleanups and Recycling Events

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River Days Cleanup and Graffiti Paint Out

Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9:00AM - 12:00noon

Location: Volunteers will meet on Pacific Highway, past the overpass above the SD River. Parking is available along Pacific Highway before the intersection with Rosecrans. There will be a registration table at the top of the trail starting at Pacific Highway near the overpass. Directions available here.

I Love A Clean San Diego will be hosting one of San Diego River Park Foundation’s cleanup sites for River Days, an event celebrating the San Diego River.  Help ILACSD rejuvenate the natural beauty of the segment of the San Diego River that runs beneath Pacific Highway along the bike path to Ocean Beach.  Volunteers will remove trash along the river and bike trail, and additionally paint out graffiti that interferes with the natural beauty of the landscape.  Take part in this unique cleanup that will help restore the health of the San Diego River! Take in and enjoy the scenery while improving the purity of San Diego’s watershed!   

All volunteers will need to sign a waiver of liability in order to participate. Please remember to print it out and bring with you to the cleanup!

Contact Natalie Roberts by phone at 619-291-0103 ext. 3014 or by email at nroberts@cleansd.org if you would like to participate of if you have any questions.

REI and ILACSD Free e-Waste Event

Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Location: REI's Kearny Mesa location at 5556 Copley Drive, San Diego, CA 92111

ILACSD and REI invite you to do some spring cleaning and clear out old electronics such as computers, monitors, TVs, printers, copiers, fax machines, and more to be disposed of properly and recycled. Not only will you make extra room in your home, but you will help raise funds for ILACSD! Call Tim Szlachetka at 858-279-4400 if you have any questions about the event, or view the event flyer for more details.

Heritage Escrow, ILACSD, & Recycle San Diego Free E-Waste Event

Saturday, May 31 , 2008 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Vons parking lot in Liberty Station, 2495 Truxton Road in Point Loma

Get rid of all your unwanted electronics (working or not-working) for free by bringing them to the Vons parking lot in Liberty Station. Do some spring cleaning and take comfort knowing your e-waste will be properly disposed of and recycled. Contact Jennifer Holba at 619-587-1416 if you have any questions regarding the event, or view the event flyer for more details.

Ocean Day Kid's Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup

Friday, June 6, 2008 from 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Oceanside City Beach

On Friday June 6, 2008, I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) is organizing an Ocean Day Kids' Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup event at Oceanside City Beach.  We are seeking volunteers to assist with this exciting event!  Funded by the California Coastal Commission’s Whale Tail License Plates, the program educates elementary-school children on the importance of marine conservation. 

At the event, kids will participate in a beach cleanup and create an aerial art formation.  ILACSD is seeking 75+ volunteers to help set-up and provide supervision of the 1,000+ children expected to attend.  Volunteers will be needed from 7:30AM to 1:00PM; the actual event is from 9:00AM to 12:00PM.

If you or your organization is interested in helping, please contact Colleen Woods at I Love A Clean San Diego via email at cwoods@cleansd.org or phone 619-291-0103 ext. 3009.