With the holidays around the corner, now is the perfect time to plan and prepare for the coming festivities. This season, RecycleMore is sharing tips and tricks you need to precycle your way through the holidays. “Precycling” is the act of making a choice to avoid single-use products and instead buy reusable, unpackaged, or recyclable […]
Junk mail may seem like just a nuisance cluttering up your mailbox, but all those catalogs and ads take a toll on the environment. More than 100 million trees’ worth of bulk mail arrive in American mailboxes. Where does it end up? You may think you don’t have time to tackle that pile of credit […]
On Saturday, April 23, 2022, RecycleMore staff, Andy Schneider and April Canavan, joined The Richmond Community Housing Developing Corporation (CHDC), Urban Tilth, and The Watershed Project for an Earth Day Wildcat Creek Cleanup and school path painting project. The event was well attended with over 50 volunteers assisting with the various projects. The creek clean-up […]
April is Earth Month – Learn how to live a sustainable lifestyle during the month of April and all year long. Our planet is home to over 8 million living species. According to NASA scientists, human activities (primarily the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas) have fundamentally increased the concentration […]
If everyone in the U.S. recycled their clothing and textiles for one year instead of throwing them away, it would save 30.6 million metric tons of carbon emissions. That’s the same as taking all the cars in Los Angeles off the road for one year. So how can you keep clothes out of the landfill? Here are your best […]
On December 10, 2021, Craft in America, a Peabody award-winning series on PBS, will be airing an episode on jewelry, which will feature a Bay Area artist named Harriete Estel Berman who highlights the problems of plastic pollution through her work. She is now bringing attention to the environmental issues caused by plastic pollution by […]
Diverting Organic Waste and Recyclables is Mandatory with California State Law SB 1383 A California State Law, Senate Bill (SB) 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, aims to keep food and other compostable materials (“organics”) out of landfills to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. Effective January 1, 2022, regulations for SB 1383 will […]
New Website Makes It Easier for West Contra Costa County Residents and Business Owners to Recycle, Compost and Live Greener November 8, 2021 What should I do with leftover paint? Where can I learn about recycling events in my community? How do I maintain compliance with California and local waste policies? These are just some […]
May 9, 2022 (Update) ECCRU Artist in Residency Began April 1, 2022 El Cerrito Artist Steve Zwetsch was selected by the Arts and Culture Commission to be the 2022 El Cerrito Creative Re-Use Artist in Residency, effective April 1, 2022. Steve started building guitars from his home studio in 2016. His focus has been on […]
RecycleMore staff are back physically working in the office part-time as of 10/1/21. Feel free to continue to reach out to us via email. For general inquiries, fill out our Contact Form and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Contacts Peter Holtzclaw, Executive Director: [email protected] Andrew Schneider, Senior Program Manager: [email protected] Donald Sturman, Manager […]
Home composting takes little time, space and effort. Compost is a natural fertizlier and returns nutrients to the soil, such as phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen, and many trace minerals, which are slowly released and contribute to healthy plant growth. By composting at home, you can reduce your garbage and create healthy soil for your plants. To […]
Paint Stewardship Program California is the second state in the nation to enact an industry-led, statewide program to reduce the generation of leftover paint, promote its reuse, and properly manage unwanted leftover paint. This program follows producer responsibility principles to ensure that leftover paint is properly managed in a manner that is sustainably funded and […]
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