Long Beach recycling
Recycle your bicycle
Do you have an old bike taking up space in your garage? Has your child outgrown a bike or two? You can give your bike a second life by donating it to Long Beach youth through the Recycle Your Bicycle Program. In celebration of National Bike Month, the City of Long Beach, Waste Management, and [...]
Goodwill plans Earth Day Ewaste collection drive at CSULB campus
Last year, GoodwillSOLAC’s e-waste recycling, retail and Shred-4-Good document shredding services diverted more than 15 million pounds of product from local landfills to be recycled and reused. As more people learn the rules for recycling and hazardous waste disposal, that total could be even higher this year. On Saturday, April 17, Southern California residents can [...]
Recycle your e-waste for free at 3rd district collection drive
The chemicals found in everyday electronics like computer monitors, televisions and cell phones are extremely dangerous and can only be disposed of at specific recycling centers that are trained to handle e-waste. However, Long Beach residents can get rid of their e-waste for free this weekend. Councilmember Gary DeLong and the Atherton South Neighborhood Association (ASNA) [...]
Recycling: Long Beach adds Styrofoam to list of Recyclables
Clean Polystyrene (Styrofoam) is now recyclable through the Long Beach residential recycling program. Polystyrene comes in two forms. Solid polystyrene is used in items such as disposable cutlery, plastic models, yogurt cups, fast food containers as well as CD and DVD cases. Some of these items labeled #6, were already being collected by Long Beach [...]
Post holiday E-Waste Drive provides electronics recycling, document shredding
Did Santa bring you a roomful of new electronics? If so, you might be wondering what to do with your old stuff? Here’s a tip … don’t throw it away! Residents will have a chance to properly dispose of their old, broken, or unused electronics this weekend. On Saturday, Goodwill is offering free electronics recycling [...]
Cal Heights Clean Street team gets rare tour of SERRF
The 7th District Council Office is hosting a rare tour of the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF) at the Port of Long Beach, Wednesday January 6 at 2:00 p.m. Did you know that the solid waste in the city of Long Beach does not go to a landfill? Instead, it is incinerated at extremely high [...]
Shred-4-Good: Second Tuesday of the month the first box is free
The second Tuesday of each month is Free Shred Days at Shred-4-Good (Goodwill), 800 West Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. Stop by between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and free yourself from storing sensitive documents. Your documents will even be shredded while you watch. The first box is free, each additional box is $5 each.
Go Green: Tips for an Eco-friendly Holiday
Most people dream of a white Christmas, but this year Long Beach residents can also enjoy a green holiday season. Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, which amounts to about 1.2 million extra tons per week. Taking a few simple steps can easily reduce this annual waste. Long Beach [...]
Plastics makers help visitors recycle at the Aquarium of the Pacific
New bins offer additional recycling opportunities at Long Beach aquarium The nonprofit Aquarium of the Pacific and the plastics industries of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) will provide more recycling opportunities to aquarium visitors. As part of the program, ACC will provide a total of eight recycling bins to the aquarium. The bins will be [...]
3rd District goes green with E-Waste recycling event Saturday
Go green with the Naples Island Business Association, Naples Improvement Association and 3rd District Councilmember Gary DeLong. Bring your e-waste to a free “drive-thru” electronics recycling event Saturday, September 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Sea Scouts parking lot, 5875 Appian Way.
