EcoKnowledge: Environmental Trivia Night

Come show off your sustainability smarts! Grab your friends, your partner, or come solo and join us on Thursday, June 4, at 6 p.m. at Wonderland Ocean Pub for EcoKnowledge: Environmental Trivia Night.

Put your skills to the test with trivia questions on topics including:

  • Proper recycling, organics recycling, and waste sorting
  • Pollution facts
  • Zero waste living dos and don’ts
  • Environmental issues in San Diego and beyond

The top 3 scoring teams will receive prizes including gift cards, zero waste home essentials, and more!

Free registration required. Food and drink (non-alcoholic options included) available for purchase at the venue. Thank you to the City of San Diego for sponsoring this event and to Wonderland for hosting us!

Save Your Scraps: Vermicomposting Workshop

Learn to reduce your food waste and compost at home! Join I Love A Clean San Diego for our free Save Your Scraps: Vermicomposting Workshop at the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 23 at 10:00 a.m. During this workshop, we’ll cover:

· How to reduce food waste in the kitchen

· Why it’s so important to keep food waste out of landfills through composting and the organic waste recycling program

· Tips and tricks on how to use the curbside green bin

Attendees can make and take home a vermicomposting bin (worm composting) during the workshop – all supplies and information will be provided to start easily composting at home! Please note that supplies are limited to one bin per household, with priority given to residents of the City of Vista.

We’ll also have the Sprouting Station open for attendees to plant fruit and vegetable seeds to take home and grow – use the finished compost from your vermicomposting bin to fertilize!

Registration through Eventbrite is required. Thank you to the City of Vista for sponsoring this event!

Save Your Scraps Workshop

Learn to reduce your food waste and help divert organic waste from our local landfills! Join I Love A Clean San Diego for our free Save Your Scraps workshop at the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens on Saturday, August 24 at 10:30 a.m. During this workshop, we’ll cover:

 

  • How to reduce food waste when grocery shopping and cooking
  • The pros and cons of different styles of composting
  • Why it’s so important to keep organic waste out of landfills
  • How to properly dispose of food waste through the curbside organic recycling program

 

Attendees will have the opportunity to make and take home a vermicomposting bin during the workshop – all supplies will be provided to start easily composting at home! Please note that supplies are limited to one bin per household, with priority given to residents of the City of Vista.

 

Registration is required. Thank you to the City of Vista for sponsoring this event!

 

Simple Swaps: Sustainable Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Webinar

Did you know that we produce almost 400 million tons of plastic each year across the globe?

 

Join I Love A Clean San Diego on Thursday, April 25th at 11 a.m. for our free Simple Swaps: Sustainable Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic webinar!

 

During the webinar, you’ll learn:

  • What happens to plastic after we throw it in the trash
  • How to properly recycle or dispose of plastic waste
  • About the City of San Diego’s local ordinance banning single-use plastics
  • Zero waste product swaps for single-use items inside and outside the home

Registration is required. Participants that cannot attend live are encouraged to register to receive the recording and additional resources. Thank you to the City of San Diego for sponsoring this event!

 

9th Annual Sustainable Solutions Fair

Join us for a fun and unique celebration of all things sustainability! I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the City of Encinitas, is hosting the 9th annual Sustainable Solutions Fair on Saturday, June 22, from 10AM-1PM at the EUSD Farm Lab.

This one-of-a-kind event will highlight tips on low-waste living, composting, recycling, sustainable swaps for everyday products, and more. All are welcome – from sustainable living beginners to zero waste experts.

Come ready to experience a wide array of zero waste activities, including informative panel speakers, booths from sustainable companies, and hands-on low waste DIYs.

Please register on CleanSD.org for the full schedule and more event details. Can’t wait to see you there!

Organic Waste Recycling Webinar

The City of San Diego’s curbside organic waste recycling program is here! Join us on Tuesday, February 13, at 12 p.m. for our free Organic Waste Recycling webinar to learn about the program, what it means for City of San Diego residents, and how to do it at home.

 

During this one-hour webinar, you will learn:

 

  • How to properly dispose of food waste through the curbside organic waste recycling program
  • What types of waste can be put in the green bin
  • Why it’s so important to divert organic waste from our landfills

 

Attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 Visa e-gift card, distributed at the end of the webinar.

 

Registration is required. Participants who cannot attend live are encouraged to register to receive the recording and additional resources. Thank you to the City of San Diego Environmental Services Department for sponsoring this event!

Step Up Your Sustainability Webinar

Whether you’re just starting out on your zero waste journey or you’re looking to level up your sustainable lifestyle, join I Love A Clean San Diego on Tuesday, January 30, at 1 p.m. for our free Step Up Your Sustainability webinar! We’ll cover how to create zero waste habits in your current routines, how to repurpose old items with new uses, and how to properly dispose of the waste you do produce! More specifically:

  • Eco-friendly product swaps
  • DIY recipes
  • How to compost without an outdoor space
  • Low waste habits for pets, hobbies, and your home

Registration is required. Participants who cannot attend live are encouraged to register to receive the recording and additional resources. Thank you to the County of San Diego for sponsoring this event!

RiverBlue Film Screening

Join I Love A Clean San Diego for a journey around the world’s most polluted rivers, as we take a deep dive into the global fashion industry, in our screening of the documentary film RiverBlue on Thursday, January 25 from 7:15 – 9:30 PM.

The film screening will be hosted in the Warren Auditorium at the University of San Diego, and a Q&A session with a panel of local sustainability experts will follow the conclusion of the film.

The film screening begins our two-part ‘World without Water: Solution to Pollution’ event series. Check out our landing page for more details!

Register to receive your free ticket and event details! Thank you to Think Blue San Diego for sponsoring this event.

Zero Waste Parenting Tips and Tricks Webinar

Trashcan overflowing? Raising kids can produce a LOT of waste, but we can help! Register for I Love A Clean San Diego’s upcoming free webinar, Zero Waste Parenting Tips and Tricks, on Wednesday, November 29, from 12-1 PM. We will focus on:

  • The importance of involving children in decision making surrounding sustainable choices and emphasizing our connection to the planet
  • How to integrate low-waste habits into daily routines in achievable ways, for infants, teens, and everyone in between
  • Sustainable alternatives for toys, snacks, birthday parties, activities, and school supplies

Registration is required. Participants who cannot attend live are encouraged to register to receive the recording and additional resources. Thank you to the City of San Diego Environmental Services Department for sponsoring this event!

 

Say No To Single-Use Plastic Webinar

Did you know that we produce almost 400 million tons of plastic each year across the globe?

 

Join I Love A Clean San Diego on Thursday, February 22 at 5 p.m. for our free Say No To Single-Use Plastic webinar on eliminating plastic waste through zero waste swaps!

 

During the one-hour webinar, you’ll learn:

  • How to properly recycle or dispose of the plastic waste you do create
  • What happens to plastic after we use it and throw it away
  • Zero waste product swaps for single-use items
  • Why it’s so important for our health and the health of the environment to reduce plastic usage

Registration is required. A recording of the webinar and resources will be shared to all registrants after the event. Thank you to the City of Encinitas for sponsoring this event!