Long Beach recycling

Vice Mayor Lowenthal Hosts 2nd District E-Waste Drive Saturday January 7th

Residents are encouraged to bring their e-waste, household batteries, gently used household items and sensitive documents needing shredding to the Second District E-Waste Drive. The annual event is always held after the holidays to assist residents and small businesses with their winter cleaning. Vice Mayor Lowenthal has hosted the drive for the last six years [...]

Aquarium of the Pacific and Sustainable Surf Partner to Turn Trash into Surfboards

The Aquarium of the Pacific is partnering with Sustainable Surf to turn Styrofoam waste into surfboards. The Aquarium will host a foam collection drive on January 14 to support the newly launched nonprofit surf organization’s Waste to Waves program. Through this program expanded polystyrene, also known as plastic No. 6 or Styrofoam, is recycled into [...]

Environmental Services Bureau to Host a Free Workshop for Local Manufacturers

Long Beach’s Environmental Services Bureau (ESB) will present Growing Requires Knowing, a special workshop for local manufacturers, designed to get the word out about free business development programs, incentives and tools, plus innovative marketing strategies and new technologies that can help manufacturers grow their business, increase revenues and create jobs.

Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation Names Swimmer Jessica Hardy Aquatic Athlete of the Year

Swimmer Jessica Hardy was named the 2011 Long Beach Aquatic Athlete of the Year at an awards dinner and fundraiser hosted by the Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation last Thursday night, Nov. 10th. Hardy was honored for capturing the world title in the 50 meter breaststroke and taking a silver medal in the [...]

Chivas USA Presented with Aquarium’s Heritage Award

Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles-based Deportivo Chivas USA was presented the Heritage Award at the Aquarium’s annual Noches de Estrellas event. The organization promotes children’s literacy campaigns and soccer sessions for underserved youth and children with disabilities. 

14 Long Beach High School Students “Explore, Dream, & Discover” at “Camp Justin!”

CAMP JUSTIN! hosted 14 deserving high schoolers in the Long Beach Unified School District to take part in a 6-day day camp that afforded them opportunities to “explore, dream, and discover” Southern California. Those are the three words of the motto for Justin Rudd’s Web site JustinRudd.com. The 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. camp took [...]

Sixth District Document Shredding & Recycling Event Set For August 20th

Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews will be hosting a Document Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, August 20, 2011 between 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at King Park, 1950 Lemon Avenue, Long Beach, CA.

Goodwill Helps the State Recycle a Record Amount of Electronic Waste

California’s efforts to keep electronic waste (e-waste) out of our landfills climbed to a new height recently by recycling one billion pounds, and Goodwill Serving the People of Southern Los Angeles County (Goodwill SOLAC) contributed to this effort. E-waste comprises of old computers, monitors, television sets and other electronics that are discarded each year. In [...]

Arts Council for Long Beach Presents “A Lot Symposium and Performance Series” at Chantilly Clad

The Arts Council for Long Beach is passionate about activating underutilized public spaces. On Saturdays June 11 and 18, the space located at the corner of Ocean Blvd. and Lime Ave. and the site of the public art installation Chantilly Clad will come alive with live music, symposia, interactive workshops, and more, all free to [...]

Shopping Bags Aren’t the Only Way to Go Green at the Grocery Store

A recent vote in Long Beach to ban carry-out bags represents another example that being environmentally conscious has never been more on the minds of Americans than it is today. If you also consider the imposed 10 cent charge on paper and recyclable carry-out bags at all food market stores, convenience, pharmacies, drug stores and [...]

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