Oceanside, CA – By learning how to compost their kitchen waste, residents of TERI’s McNealy House, a residential home in Oceanside for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, has reduced the amount of organic waste it sends to the landfill, and the resulting carbon emissions. Solana Center for Environmental Innovation developed a successful composting … Continue reading
Earth Day is around the corner and what better way to celebrate than to commit to a green spring clean? Just like we discussed at our second workshop, many products we use to clean our homes are toxic and can make the inside of our homes less healthy. Using natural cleaning products will reduce the toxins … Continue reading
What are you doing for Earth Day? Whatever part of San Diego County you’re in — there’s an Earth Day celebration for you! Oceanside is home to North County’s largest Earth Day celebration on April 19, 2015. Bring the whole family to this free event. Can’t make it on the 19th? No problem! The City … Continue reading
Hello Zero Wasters, We waste an awful lot of food. On average, Americans throw away 20 lbs of food waste per person per month. The impacts of this are many fold. On the “upstream” side, think about the time, energy and water resources that were used to grow, harvest, process, package, transport and store … Continue reading
This February, we partnered with City of Oceanside for an eight week program to empower the Fire Mountain community to go green and reduce unnecessary waste through a series of weekend workshops! This past weekend, we kept it moving by engaging in a hands-on assessment of how to keep items out of the landfill. We dissected and scrutinized … Continue reading
Compost is a very forgiving process. There are many “roads to Rome,” and no two compost piles are alike. But sometimes things don’t seem to be going exactly how you want them to. Here are some common compost concerns and how to handle them. Every composter begins with their own unique blend of compostable materials … Continue reading
The City of Oceanside is committed to waste diversion and recycling. Our goal is Zero Waste and we encourage and challenge everyone who lives, works, and visits Oceanside to embrace the Road to Zero Waste. Zero Waste is an achievable goal and to help everyone achieve this goal it is important to remember and follow … Continue reading
Thanks to all who were able to attend the first team workshop. We appreciated all your questions and contributions. We’ve got great teams and we’re excited for our next workshops (in two weeks). Thanks tons to the wonderful folks who opened their homes and patios for our presentations. And thanks also to our dedicated Master … Continue reading
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