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San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles Clothing Swap
2023-04-29 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-01-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-01 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 520 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles is honored to extend an invitation to members and non-members to our First Textile Sustainability Swap.

We are taking next steps to shed light on how detrimental the overconsumption of textiles is globally. Our Textile Sustainability Swap event seeks to interconnect members of our community through education and the arts with this textile-filled program.
On October 1. 2022 the doors to our museum will be open to members who would like to participate in a clothing swap.
Not a member of our museum? You can become a member and participate in all upcoming Swaps: January 14. 2023 & April 29. 2023. Additionally receive access to exhibitions around the year + perks. As a non-member you have access to our Swap through a $15 donation.
The Textile Sustainability Swap will provide educational content, networking opportunities and the joint love for textiles and the arts.
We look forward to connecting, meeting and swaping our gently used textiles on October 1. 2022!

Love Our Earth Festival
2023-04-22 11:00 - 16:00 | Menlo Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton, CA, 94027, United States
The Town of Atherton and the Atherton Environmental Programs Committee are partnering with cities, schools, and community-based organizations from across the peninsula for an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 22nd at Menlo Atherton Highschool from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Attendees will enjoy:

GREEN VENDOR FAIR: local organizations and partners to educate and inspire, offer job and training opportunities, and resources to help you take climate action at home and in your community.
KID ACTIVITIES: Local museums, elementary schools, libraries, small businesses, and organizations offering crafts, story time, interactive animal exhibits, seed planting, and more.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC BIKE SHOWCASE: A combination of dealer and owner vehicles and bicycles on display
SUSTAINABLE AND VEGAN FOOD: Enjoy sustainable cooking demonstrations, free samples, and a variety of food from Anne-Marie Bonneau (The Zero Waste Chef), Zaida’s Kitchen, Casita Vegana, Nixta Foods, Annies T Cakes, LL’s Kitchen, RamenZ, Christine’s Cookie Co., the Silo Pantry, Plastic Free Future, Clorofil, Vegan Hood Chefs, Hooray Foods, Eclipse Vegan Ice Cream, Spero Foods, Sundial Foods, Impact Foods, Green Wolf Foods, and more.
DONATION DRIVE: Goodwill will be on site picking up items to repurpose and reuse. Bring your unwanted items to limit what goes to the landfill this Earth Day!
Plus, live music, inspirational speakers, art displays, and more!

Let us know you’ll be there by registering on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-love-our-earth-festival-tickets-536077290607.
If you are interested in volunteering to support the event, please fill out this form.
View our press release here: https://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/10981/Love-Our-Earth-Festival-Press-Release_03302023

2023 EARTH & ARBOR DAY FESTIVAL
2023-04-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Library Park Field, 10400 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA, 95014, United States
Earth and Arbor Day Festival 2023

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. join us at Library Field Park to celebrate our shared earth and help the environment.
Vendor tabling registration, volunteer registration, performer interest, and sponsorship opportunities are detailed below.

About the festival
Cupertino’s Annual Earth Day & Arbor Day Festival is an interactive event that invites community members of all ages to learn about environmental issues and solutions in a family-friendly atmosphere. Consistently attracting thousands of attendees and dozens of partner organizations, the Earth Day & Arbor Day Festival features hands-on activities, live entertainment, and delicious food served by local food trucks.

Earth Day 2023: INVEST IN OUR PLANET
2023-04-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Fremont Downtown Event Center & Plaza, 3500 Capitol Ave, Fremont, CA, 94538, United States
Highlighting the importance of dedicating our time, resources, and energy to solving climate change and other environmental issues. Investing in our planet is necessary to protect it and the best way to pave a path toward a prosperous future. When we Invest In Our Planet together, we are supporting healthy, happy, and wealthy communities worldwide. Here are the main themes for this year:

Climate and environmental literacy, coupled with strong civic education, will create jobs, build a green consumer market and allow citizens to engage with their governments in a meaningful way to address the climate crisis.
End Plastic Pollution campaign helps people understand the impacts of plastic pollution on human and ecosystem health and how everyday actions can lessen the problem.
Canopy Project improves our shared environment by planting trees across the globe.

Vote Earth Campaign, use your voting power to act on Climate Change by registering to vote and vote Earth
Great Global Cleanup is a worldwide campaign to rid the environment of waste and plastic pollution for good.
Sustainable Fashion, Fast fashion has completely revolutionized the apparel industry, but not for the better. Behind every piece of clothing in a store, there is an industry stripping the Earth of its limited resources and exploiting the labor force that works in its garment factories. Fight fast fashion.

Sunnyvale Earth Day Fair
2023-04-15 12:00 - 15:00 | Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, United States
Earth Day Fair

Date:04/15/2023 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Sunnyvale Public Library
665 W. Olive Ave
Sunnyvale, California 94086

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Mark your calendars for Sunnyvale’s Earth Day Fair celebration. The Earth Day Fair will have fun, sustainable activities for the whole family:

Get creative at our green teen crafting table.
Visit exciting booths to learn how to make sustainable choices.
Listen to an environmental-themed children’s story.
Bring your bike for a free safety check by Silicon Valley Bike Coalition.
Join a guided tour of our unique tree canopy.
Learn how to grow food at home from Anne-Marie Bonneau, the Zero-Waste Chef. See an induction cooktop kit on display and learn her tips for all-electric cooking.”

For more information, email us or call 408-730-7717.

Alisal Elementary School Textile Collection Drive
2023-03-20 08:00 - 2023-03-24 15:00 | Alisal Elementary, 1454 Santa Rita Rd, Pleasanton, CA, 94566-5646, United States
Alisal Student Leadership and EqoLink are working together to support Outdoor Education and the environment.
Between Monday, March 20th and Friday, March 24th, please bring your bagged items and give them to one of the student leadership members in front of the Alisal multi-purpose room. They will gladly grab the bags out of your car at drop off or pick up.

Alisal receives money for every pound of textiles collected
EkoLinq promotes sustainability through textile reuse and recycling
All money raised helps Alisal 5th Graders attend outdoor education classes

ACCEPTED TEXTILES
(Both reusable and damaged)

Clothes: Shirts, Pants, Jeans, Dresses, Suits, Shorts
Outerwear: Coats, Jackets, Gloves, Hats, Scarves
Footwear: Shoes, Boots, Heels, Sneakers, Sandals
Undergarments: Bras, Underwear, Socks, Slips
Linens: Towels, Sheets, Comforters, Blankets, Tablecloths
Accessories: Hats, Belts, Ties, Scarves, Headbands
Other: Handbags, Wallets, Backpacks, Stuffed Animals

NOT ACCEPTED

Textiles that are wet, moldy, contaminated with chemicals or bio-hazardous waste cannot be recycled and will not be accepted
Mattresses, furniture, or other similar oversized items will not be accepted

Community Closet
2023-01-28 09:00 - 13:00 | Studio 11, 34626 11th street, Union City, CA, United States

Declutter Your Home & Create What You Want in 2023
2023-01-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
Join Certified KonMari Consultant and local professional organizer Jenna Carlsson for a fun, one-hour presentation: Declutter Your Home & Create What You Want in 2023. Learn how Marie Kondo’s “life-changing magic” can help you let go of clutter, stress and overwhelm to create a space of more organization and ease. Plus, have plenty of time to ask YOUR burning questions, and find out why this method will bring not only more organization but more JOY to your home and life.
Register with your email at this LINK.
You will receive information on how to access the Zoom event within 72 hours of the program.

New Year Eve Sock Collection
2022-12-31 09:00 - 11:00 | Lake Elizabeth, Sailway Dr, Fremont, CA, 94538, United States
End 2022 with a purge of all socks that are no longer bringing you and your family any value!
Socks with missing mates!
Socks with holes in all the wrong places!
Socks that no longer have any stretch or strength to stay up!
Socks that just doesn’t bring you any joy anymore!
Come to Lake Elizabeth in Fremont, 12/31/22 – Saturday between 9 am and 11 am and drop off your socks with Eeviee.
We will be near the boat dock in conjunction with Joyce Lee’s 36(5K) fun run.
You can sign up for the run here: https://www.sweattracker.com/Registration/Race/Joyces365K
Participation is not required to donate socks.
Socks will be recycled into insulation material for the automotive industry.

Can’t make it to the event – contact eeviee at info@eeviee.com to make other arrangements for donation of socks and other textiles!

East Bay Textile Recycling Network - October MeetUp
2022-10-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Suju’s Coffee & Tea, 3602 Thornton Ave, Fremont, CA, 94538, United States
For our October meet up, we will have the details of our October Warm Clothes Campaign ready to review. This is a voluntary campaign so please do not feel that you have to contribute. Please come to hear about our efforts and participate in anyway that you are comfortable.
We will continue to discuss ways to educate our community about the need for textile recycling and how to support the efforts and remove obstacles for more people to recycle clothes.
Please bring your own ideas, resources, and passion for recycling textiles.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!

East Bay Textile Recycling Network February MeetUp
2022-08-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Suju’s Coffee & Tea, 3602 Thornton Ave, Fremont, CA, 94538, United States
Event Planning: Warm Clothing Drive

For our 2nd MeetUp, we will again discuss local textile recycling options and how as a community we can increase awareness and the number of textiles that are recycled vs thrown away.
We will also kick off our planning for our Fall Collection Drive which will focus on Warm Clothing.

Coats – Men, Women, Children
Hats, Gloves, Scarves, New Socks
Boots – Men, Women, Children – all sizes

Items collected will be sorted for various local organizations that help with shelters, encampments, and displaced individuals who are in need of protective clothing for the colder months.
This is a planning session for all interested in helping with this collection drive. Support is needed in these areas:

Socialization of event – Communication, advertising, social media
Collection of items
Sorting of items
Delivering items

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Electronic Waste, Tire, & Mattress Recycling Drop-off Event
2022-07-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-05-21 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-04-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-03-19 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-02-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Zero Waste Silicon Valley, 1560 Berger Dr, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Zero Waste Silicon Valley
Recycle your electronics, tires, and mattresses with us at no cost in a contact-free drive-through.
Get rid of clutter while diverting waste from landfills and providing job training for local young adults.

The Trash Punx - Free eWaste Recycling Event
2022-05-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Church on the Hill, 500 Sands Drive, San Jose, CA, 95125, United States
The Trash Punx – FREE eWaste Recycling Event – Saturday, May 21st, 2022
“Our World is drowning in trash, all caused by us. We decided to do something about this by uniting our World together. Join us as we clean up the World, one piece of trash at a time!”
http://www.thetrashpunx.org
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Saturday, May 21st, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Church on the Hill at 500 Sands Drive, San Jose, CA 95125
*Look for The Trash Punx Tent at the top of the hill
Procedure:
1. Place your eWaste in the trunk or back of your car prior to arriving at the event
2. Stay in your car at all times
3. Our volunteers will take out your eWaste and recycle it in our bins
4. Enjoy the rest of the day knowing that your items will be recycled properly and not in landfills!
Approved eWaste to recycle: See the above flyer for a list of approved eWaste items
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The Trash Punx: http://www.thetrashpunx.org
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Clothing Swap - Swap Don't Shop
2022-05-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-05-13 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-05-12 18:30 - 20:30 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 810 Walnut Avenue, Fremont, CA, 94536, United States
I wanted to invite you all to a free clothing swap I am helping to organize in the middle of May, not located in Niles but just off of Walnut Avenue in Fremont. I have been doing these large community-wide clothing swaps for many years however, I have not been able to organize one for almost 2.5 years due to the pandemic. So I am super excited about this event and would like as many people as possible to attend this event. It is one of those the more the merrier things where if more people come with items there is more to share with everyone. Though you do not need to bring items to get items. We usually have plenty to share. If you know of any friends, family, or organizations that need things please invite them too.

What? A FREE Clothing Swap… Come shop for FREE!! Go through your home for items you do not need. If you have clothing (any size: men’s, women’s, teens’, children’s, or baby clothes), shoes, books, decor, linens, toys, crafts, fabric, baby items, sporting goods, etc… Bring them!

Please Only donate items that are clean, no rips, no stains, and in good usable condition – gently used or new.

Please No Glassware/No Breakables, NO car seats, NO mattresses!

When? 3 days you can come to the swap! Thursday, May 12th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Layout your items on the tables starting at 6:30 pm…SWAPPING begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday!
If you can’t make it on Thursday evening or do you want to come again?
The Clothing Swap will also be open on Friday, May 13th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, and Saturday, May 14th, 10 am – 12 pm

Where? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
810 Walnut Avenue, Fremont, CA 94536

*You do not have to bring anything to take items! ANYONE can shop for Free! We have plenty to share!
* Everyone is invited, invite your friends!*

Free E-Waste Drop-Off Event
2022-04-30 10:00 - 14:00 | James Logan High School, 1800 H Street, Union City, CA, United States
Join Tri-CED Community Recycling in recycling your unwanted electronic waste safely and responsibly for FREE on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am – 2 pm. Refer to the image for event details.
Contact Tri-CED at (510) 471-3850 for more information about the event or their free year-round E-Waste Recycling Program.

Shredding & e-Waste Recycling Event 2022
2022-04-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Mills High School, 400 Murchison Drive, Millbrae, CA, 94030, United States
Come shred your confidential documents and recycle electronic waste for free! Donations for Mills High are accepted!
Perisson Real Estate, Inc. (DRE# 02023299) will be hosting a Shredding & E-Waste Recycling Event on Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the front parking lot of Mills High School at 400 Murchison Drive in Millbrae.
Documents will be shredded on-site. No need to remove staples or paper/binder clips. It may be better to come around 11:30 or 12 in order to avoid traffic. Limit of 5 banker boxes per household/office. If more than this, please come after 12pm, and we will accommodate you if there’s enough room in the trucks.
Acceptable items for electronic waste recycling: Hard drives, laptops, CPUs, computer screens, TV (flat screen only), servers, keyboards, mice, cell phones telephones, toner, ink cartridges, batteries, DVD/CD, game consoles, desktop printers, laptop docking stations, cables. NO household appliances or hazardous e-waste accepted!
Shredding and e-waste recycling is free of charge, but donations are welcome and will go to support Mills High School. You’re also welcome to send a donation even if you can’t attend!
Hosted by: Perisson Real Estate, Inc. DRE# 02023299

GoGreen 2022
2022-04-23 11:00 - 15:00 | Fremont Downtown Event Center & Plaza, 3500 Capitol Ave, Fremont, CA, 94538, United States
Join us at Washington Hospital’s Go Green 2022 Event to celebrate Earth Day.
At this year’s Fremont Earth Day Fair, there will be providing FREE paper shredding and residential drop-off for the following items: syringes and needles (in approved containers), unwanted eyeglasses, mercury thermometers, unused takeout utensil packs, and condiment packets. There will also be a plastic toothbrush exchange for free bamboo toothbrushes!
Eeviee will be collecting denim, bras, socks, and crayons for recycling. Stop by our booth to ask how you can help keep textiles out of our landfills!
Over 16 tables with information and resources on how we can all be the best stewards of our planet.

Bye Bye Mattress
2022-04-23 08:00 - 14:00 | Canyon Middle School, 19600 Cull Canyon Road, Castro Valley, CA, 94552, United States
Looking to get rid of your old mattress?
Come by our Collection Event and recycle it for FREE.
No wet or soiled items will be accepted.

For more details about the event, visit:
https://byebyemattress.com/…/castro-valley-collection…/

For more details about the Bye Bye Mattress program visit: www.byebyemattress.com

Alisal Elementary Clothing & Textile Collection Fundraiser
2022-03-28 08:00 - 2022-03-31 15:30 | Alisal Elementary, 1454 Santa Rita Rd, Pleasanton, CA, 94566-5646, United States
Alisal Elementary (Pleasanton, CA), in partnership with EkoLinq, is holding a textile collection fundraiser from March 28th – 31st. Proceeds will go toward student participation in Outdoor Education, a multi-day camp providing a hands-on approach to science education and environmental stewardship in coastal ecosystems. Please bring clothing, shoes, linens, and other textiles to the drop area located at the front of Alisal.

Give or Take Prom Dress Drive and Boutique
2022-02-11 08:00 - 2022-04-05 17:00 | Tri City Sports Performance, 5437 Central Ave Suite 3, Newark, CA, 94560, United States

Recology Webinar: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
2021-12-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Join us for an overview of Recology; learn about our history, current programs, and what happens to the items placed in your curbside bins.
While our facility is closed to the public, we still want to provide our community with the resources to continue recycling and composting properly, and support individuals in making choices that protect and preserve our fragile planet. During this webinar, you will learn about the history of Recology, the innovative programs we have put in place with the city of San Francisco, how Recology is improving the sorting process for recycling while maintaining a focus on reducing and reusing, and what individual actions you can take to create an impactful change.

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