Celebrate Sustainably: Gifts and Glitz Webinar

Celebrate Sustainably: Gifts & Glitz Webinar

Learn how to cultivate your very own waste-free winter wonderland this season at home! Join I Love A Clean San Diego on Saturday, December 12th from 10:00-11:00 am for our free Celebrate Sustainably: Gifts and Glitz webinar. We will discuss how to maintain a low-waste lifestyle while navigating the gift giving, wrapping, and décor of the holiday season. Participate in a live furoshiki demonstration (wrapping in fabric), learn how to properly dispose of your Christmas tree, and leave with low- or no-waste gift ideas to waste less throughout this season and beyond! Please register to receive the Zoom link. Thank you to the Unincorporated County of San Diego for sponsoring this event. Can’t wait to see you there!

Recycle Right! Common Recycling Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Recycle Right! Common Recycling Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Most people want to do the right thing when it comes to recycling, but confusing messages make it difficult to remember the basics. The recycling system throughout San Diego County only works if everyone does their part to keep the right materials in the blue bin and the wrong ones out. Residents make decisions every day when faced with a greasy pizza box, a dirty take-out container or a used single-use coffee cup from a favorite coffee roaster. In hope or haste, we dispose of these items, but do we collectively Recycle Right and what are the consequences of not doing so?

Join I Love A Clean San Diego in partnership with the County of San Diego for this free info session on all things recycling. We will be discussing some of the most confusing culprits of the waste stream, and why HOW you recycle matters.

Tech Talk: Energize Your Waste

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Tech Talk: Energize Your Waste

Join this Webinar, in partnership with the City of Poway, to learn about the new tech that will turn your waste into energy!

Calling all Powegians! Curbside organics recycling is coming to the City of Poway! Beginning in early 2021, EDCO is rolling out a state-of-the-art organics recycling plant, also known as their Anaerobic Digestion Facility. Join I Love A Clean San Diego and the City of Poway for a virtual sit down with EDCO General Manager, Jim Ambroso, as we talk all things Anaerobic Digestion. We will be getting into the science behind the digester, why it is important, and how it relates to Poway. Afterwards, there will be a Q&A followed by some spooky tips to keep your Halloween celebrations eco-friendly this year! Be sure to REGISTER HERE for the link to join.

More about our speaker:
Jim Ambroso has worked in the solid waste and recycling industry for over 35 years. In March of this year, Jim joined EDCO as General Manager for their north San Diego County operations, which includes the San Marcos collection and processing facility, Escondido collection, recycling, waste transfer and lastly, the Fallbrook waste and recycling transfer location.
Before joining EDCO, Jim spent 5 years developing recycling methods for organic waste, including food waste, which is quickly becoming the next frontier in recycling efforts. He is excited to help area residents and businesses establish sustainable collection and processing programs.

Save Your Scraps Webinar

Save Your Scraps Webinar

Join I Love A Clean San Diego and the City of Poway from 10:00 AM – 11 AM on Saturday, October 3rd for a webinar on food waste and organics recycling! Come hungry to learn about reducing food waste in the kitchen, from smart shopping and proper storage to repurposing food scraps. Hear about new legislation surrounding organics recycling and how it will affect you and your household. Learn why it is so important to keep organic waste from reaching the landfill, and leave with the tools you need to stop wasting food (and money)! Register with your email address to receive the webinar link!

Register Here to receive the webinar link!

5th Annual Zero Waste Fair

Zero Waste Fair

Join us for a unique celebration of all things zero waste!

I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the City of Encinitas, is hosting the fifth annual Zero Waste Fair on Saturday, August 15th, from 9AM-1PM.

Register here to attend!

This year, the Zero Waste Fair is going virtual to bring you a variety of informative and fun presentations, demonstrations, and Q&A sessions. This one-of-a-kind opportunity will highlight low-waste living, composting, recycling, environmental justice, and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to try eco-friendly crafting, make personal zero waste goals, and win sustainable prizes!

Highlighted topics include:
Living zero waste with the EcoGoddess
Guided tour of a refill store
Climate action planning at the city of Encinitas
Composting at home
Recycling right
Environmental justice from the University of San Diego
Crafting with repurposed materials to send a message

Schedule of Speakers

Zero Waste Fair 2020 Schedule

Save Your Scraps Webinar

Save Your Scraps Webinar

Join I Love A Clean San Diego and the City of Poway from 10:00 -11:00 AM on August 29th for a webinar on food waste and organics recycling! Come hungry to learn about reducing food waste in the kitchen, from smart shopping and proper storage to repurposing food scraps. Hear about new legislation surrounding organics recycling and how it will affect you and your household. Learn why it is so important to keep organic waste from reaching the landfill, and leave with the tools you need to stop wasting food (and money)! Register here to receive the webinar link!

Clean Canyons for a Clean Coast Virtual Cleanup – City Heights

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Did you know that 80% of coastal debris stems from inland sources? Protect San Diego’s canyons and waterways at I Love A Clean San Diego’s Clean Canyons for a Clean Coast virtual cleanup in City Heights! We will be working with our friends at San Diego Canyonlands and San Diego District 9 Community Cleanups to support our volunteers where they need it most. Hosted in partnership with the California Coastal Commission’s Adopt-A-Beach Program, this cleanup will help remove litter and debris from entering our oceans by collecting it at an inland location. With your help, we can eliminate trash and waste before they pollute our ocean and help protect and preserve the natural state of canyons in City Heights!

City Heights residents will sign up on the Community Hub as a household (or individuals) to walk their block OR at Litter Hotspots in one of the 16 City Heights neighborhoods to clean up. Please clean up only in your neighborhood and at your requested location to avoid gathering and stay safe. Please refrain from participating if you do not live in City Heights to limit external travel and the spread of COVID-19.

As a virtual cleanup, there will not be a main meeting point – you will simply clean up in your neighborhood or Litter Hotspot between 8am and 11am. Note that this is a street cleanup only; do not enter into nearby canyons as volunteer activity in City of San Diego canyons is currently restricted. Volunteers will be asked to report their cleanup details via a simple online survey after the event so we can track each household’s impact.

We provide community service hours and Letters of Appreciation for volunteers. This is a great opportunity for students and families to learn ways to protect our local environment! This event also qualifies for the VOLUNTEER rocker in the 2020 patch set! Details on how to request these items will be sent after the event to registered volunteers.

Supplies will not be provided for this event. Volunteers are asked to use their own reusable and repurposed items such as buckets, grocery bags, work/garden/dish gloves, and refillable water bottles to promote zero waste practices and help us in our mission to have a zero waste, litter free and environmentally engaged San Diego region!

Registration available on our Community Hub – get ready and activate or create your account and register for your neighborhood using the register button below!

Se habla español – llame a Carly Keen (619) 704-2774 por más detalles

Watershed Warriors: Fallbrook VIRTUAL Community Cleanup

Join us for a VIRTUAL litter cleanup in Fallbrook! We will collect trash from around the Fallbrook community to divert litter from the San Luis Rey and Santa Margarita watersheds!

We may be feeling some cabin fever lately due to staying safe and healthy at home, but there is a silver lining to social distancing – it is time to focus some TLC on our own neighborhoods! Please join us in this opportunity to protect the environment as well as ourselves, and “walk-your-block” Saturday morning.

Get your family together for a cleanup down the street! Invite your neighbors, and please practice responsible social distancing. Bring a bucket or bag from home, grab some kitchen or gardening gloves, and don”t forget your face-covering mask! You can make this cleanup truly zero-waste by using your own reusable supplies!

We will be tuning in on Zoom and broadcasting a kick-off including safety talk, recycling tips, and more direct to you! Join us at 9AM for this kick-off, and then beautify your neighborhood! After the cleanup, we can provide you community service verification for your work at this cleanup.

Register today to get all the details before the cleanup!

IMPORTANT NOTE: By participating in a cleanup, you agree I Love A Clean San Diego is NOT responsible for any injury suffered and you waive any claim arising from participation in the event. I agree to read and follow all of the safety protocols for this event.

Sustainable Materials Management 101

Carlsbad Virtual Workshop

Sustainable Materials Management 101

Calling all Carlsbad residents! Join I Love A Clean San Diego and the City of Carlsbad for a webinar on living sustainably!

Learn what current environmental issues Carlsbad residents are facing, how the City’s working to address waste in the region through their Sustainable Materials Management Plan, and how you can help divert waste from our landfills with the help of the City’s Residential Guide for Recycling and Trash Services. Get answers to common questions, like “what can I recycle?” and “where do I dispose of expired prescription medications?”. Register here with your email address to receive the webinar link!

POSTPONED – Watershed Warriors: Ramona Community Cleanup

This event is postponed until further notice

Join ILACSD, the County of San Diego, and the Ramona Parks and Recreation Association for a litter cleanup in Ramona! We will pick up trash around the creek between the adult softball diamonds to divert waste from the San Dieguito River watershed and restore Ramona’s natural beauty for the community!

ILACSD will bring all the cleanup supplies and explain the impact of this cleanup on our watershed. We also provide community service hours and Letters of Appreciation for volunteers. This is a great opportunity for students and families to learn ways to protect our local environment!

We encourage volunteers to bring your own reusable items such as water bottles, work gloves, and buckets to promote zero-waste practices and help us in our mission to have a zero waste, litter free and environmentally engaged San Diego region!

All volunteers are required to fill out a waiver form to participate and anyone under the age of 18 needs a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.

See you there!

SE HABLA ESPAÑOL: Si se requiere ayuda con la registración, llame a Carly Keen (619) 704-2774 o mande un email a ckeen@cleansd.org.