Giving your home a fresh start? Maybe you're renovating a room or just cleaning out your garage. Either way, you’ll likely run into some items that are too toxic to trash. We’re here to help! These are three simple steps you can take for a happy home and healthy waterways: Step 1: Declutter - Separate [...]
Sorting waste correctly can seem overwhelming, but it protects our waterways in a big way and it’s simpler than it seems! When waste is improperly disposed of, it can end up in our landfills and leach or blow into nearby waterways. We’re here to help clear things up so you can clear things out (the [...]
Ever heard of a rain garden? It’s a little different from your typical garden. A rain garden is a shallow vegetated landscape that is structured into a depression to collect rain and excess irrigation. Rain gardens come in all shapes and sizes. For instance, they can be the dips you see on the edge of [...]
Before you know it, spring will be here! Start designing and planning your waterwise garden today so it’ll be ready for spring and the next rainfall. Gardens can be a gateway to stormwater pollution prevention! What you put in your garden can determine what you get out of it and what our waterways receive from [...]
Picking up your pet’s poop when you’re out on walks or even out on your lawn could easily help prevent waste from washing down storm drains when it rains. While many people think that pet waste can be a natural fertilizer, it can actually harm our waterways from the bacteria and excess nutrients it contains. [...]
Autumn is here and we have some pollution prevention tips and facts about waste you won’t beLEAF! Knowing how to dispose of your trash properly can help prevent pollutants from being washed into our waterways. It can be confusing to understand where different types of waste should go, especially between regular trash and toxic items. [...]
Spring is in the air, which means it's time for some much-needed deep cleaning! Some of the items you're getting rid of might be hazardous to your health and your community if not disposed of correctly. Hazardous waste should never be thrown in the trash or poured down the drain, as it can end up [...]
Our storm drains collect much more than just water! It’s never too early to start learning about the connection between pollution, stormwater, and the health of your community. The Bigger Picture As stormwater travels to drains, it picks up any pollutants along the way. If the pollutants aren’t mistakenly eaten by wildlife in creeks, these [...]
Hello Friends! It was wonderful seeing many of you at our Live Composting Webinar in March! Kelsea Jacobson from the Solana Center taught us how to compost in our own backyards. Composting is an ecofriendly way of turning yard trimmings and food scraps into rich soil and saving them from the landfill where they would [...]
Hi folks, First off, we want to thank YOU for doing your part to keep our community clean! In 2019, we received over 82,000 toxic items at our household hazardous waste facilities across the county. In this first half of 2020, people have continued to be diligent about properly disposing of their toxic waste, even [...]
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