RecycleMore participated in several Earth Day events this year to celebrate and support the planet. On Saturday, April 19, 2025, team members Reka Abraham, Lisa Borreani, Webster Nguyen, and Rachel Dice joined North Richmond’s Earth Day Celebration, starting with a volunteer cleanup at Wildcat Creek near Lucky A’s Park and continuing with a community gathering […]
On Saturday, May 22, 2025, RecycleMore hosted a free Community Repair Workshop in partnership with the City of El Cerrito and Sustainable Contra Costa. Volunteer repair coaches provided consultation, assessment, and guidance on how to troubleshoot for possible repair of broken and non-functioning household items for residents of West Contra Costa County. From vacuum cleaners, sewing […]
Avoid waste and save money while hosting your holiday gatheringsThis holiday season, let’s turn the feast into a win for both our stomachs and the planet! While we gather around the table to celebrate the season with loved ones, we can also take action to reduce food waste and make a big impact. By planning […]
With spring cleaning on everyone’s minds, it is important to consider the products you use in your home! RecycleMore offers three tips you need to reduce the hazardous products in your homes, and the hazardous waste in our environment. Not only will your family, friends, and loved ones benefit from removing hazardous products in your […]
Plastic Pollution has become one of the more pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastics product overwhelms the world’s ability to properly collect discarded plastics. Source: National Geographic What is Plastic Pollution? Plastic Pollution is the accumulation of synthetic plastic products to the point that it creates problems for the health of […]
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 […]
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 November 8, 2016, California voters approved the passage of Proposition 67, Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags. Referendum The new law takes effect immediately and applies to every community statewide. For more information on what this means, please visit CalRecycle. West County Cities Enact Ordinances to Encourage the Use of Reusable Bags in Retail Establishments […]
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