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Choose resusables whenever possible to reduce the amount of waste generated! Remember to place food-soiled paper materials and food scraps in your Food Scraps collection stream to ensure organic material is diverted from landfill.

Great project! "If you find yourself with a large amount of milk in need of a waste intervention, make a soft, non-aged cheese like paneer."

The annual City of Milpitas & Milpitas Sanitation Community Compost Giveaway is happening tomorrow, April 24th. We hope to see you there! When: Saturday, 4/24, between 7:00-11:00 a.m. Where: MSI Yard, 1015 Martin Ave. Santa Clara Reminders: Please have your signed coupon and photo ID with Milpitas address ready to present upon arrival. CV19 protocols will be in effect! ... For more information and to download the event coupon, visit: www.MilpitasSanitation.com.

Happy Earth Day, today and every day! No action towards progress is too small.

Happy Earth Day! The City of Milpitas will be hosting two events today to celebrate - join in and learn how you can protect the planet! Thursday, 4/22, @ 2:00PM - Online EcoHeros Kids Event: Calling children of all ages! Come join us for a high energy educational and interactive live-streamed show. Click on this link to join the show: https://tinyurl.com/EcoHeroMilpitas Learn how you can do your part to protect the environment and become an Eco-Hero yourself. ... Thursday, 4/22 @ 6:00-7:30PM - Climate Reality + En-ROADS Demo: Learn from Bill Middlecamp how our choices and policies can make lasting global impact! Model for yourself what policies and actions you would like to see and the ways it would help the planet. Register at http://bit.ly/COMClimateReality.

How you can be a better recycler during this diffcult time: - Help support markets for recycled material by purchasing products with recycled content whenever possible. - Choose reusables over single-use disposables. - Strive to reduce waste. - Know what materials are accepted in local recycling programs. "Put only clean, accepted materials in recycling bins. When in doubt if something is recyclable or not, find out!" Visit our webpage at MilpitasSanitation.com or contact ou...r Customer Service Team at 408-988-4500. https://www.treehugger.com/pandemic-made-recycling-industry

Calling all plant parents: join us at After Dark Online: Houseplants The popularity of houseplants has grown steadily since shelter-in-place began. Learn mor...e about the science of tending your own, the wide diversity and origin of indoor greenery, and meet some fellow fans of photosynthesizers. Curious? Learn more: http://explo.me/Pvx630rnScO After Dark Online: Houseplants Thursday, January 28 7 p.m. PST Recommended for ages 18+ Free and online on the Exploratorium Facebook and YouTube

#TuesdayTip: Be sure to break down those boxes to make room for more recyclables, then close the lid. Keeping the lid on your recycling bin is important because...: Paper that's been exposed to rain/snow is less valuable for recycling. Wet paper sticks to other recyclables making sorting tricky. Water from one cart can spoil more recyclables during transport. See more

Turn those holiday cards into gift tags! A green tip to put to use this season or the next! u/OfficerUnreasonable on Reddit

The wise words of Martin Luther King Jr. remind us that whether you are fighting for equality, serving our communities, or taking action to protect the environment, there are always ways to make a difference - great or small. Happy #MLKDay2021!

No sense crying over sour milk! Milk past its prime can actually be used in baking, like this yummy waffle recipe. https://bit.ly/3bfBmnL #nationalmilkday

Rainy Day Activity: Our friends Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) created this printable coloring book of local wildlife. "Teach your kids about our local Bay... Area wildlife with our new printable coloring book. The five critters you’ll meet in this booklet are all Bay Area natives that live in or near our local creeks. It’s easy! Download your copy and print from your home printer today. Happy coloring!" https://openspacetrust.org/blog/coloring-book/ See more

Clean green holiday trees can be turned into valuable compost & mulch. Don't forget to tree-cycle resposibily! Residential Customers: MSI will collect clean green trees for composting on your regular service day between January 4-15. Please remove all decorations, plastic bags, lights, and the stand. Cut tree in half if taller than 6 feet. Place your tree at the curb by 6 a.m. on your service day. Smaller trees cut into small pieces may be placed in your green Yard Trimmings... Cart. Flocked trees accepted, but will not be composted; artificial trees not accepted. Multi-Family Customers: MSI will collect clean green trees for composting between January 4-15. (1) Complexes with a large number of holiday trees can request a debris box for collection. Building Management may reservice a holiday tree debris box by contacting us at: 408-988-4500 or completing the form available here: https://www.milpitassanitation.com/holiday/. (2) Complexes with centralized collection services can designate a collection area for trees during the two weeks listed above. Do not block access to your collection carts and/or bins. (3) Complexes with cart service can place trees curbside for collection during the dates listed above. For more information, visit: https://www.milpitassanitation.com/holiday/.

Don't forget! During the week of New Year's Day, if your regular collection day is Friday, your carts will be serviced one day later. For more information on our Holiday Collection Schedule, visit: https://www.milpitassanitation.com/holiday/.

A happy and safe holiday season to all & to all a good habit of reducing, reusing, and recycling! Remember that if your scheduled service day is on Friday, your container will be serviced on Saturday. For more information on our Holiday Collection Schedule, visit: https://www.milpitassanitation.com/holiday/.

The scary truth: Because they’re made of mixed materials, candy wrappers are not recyclable and belong in the trash. Pro tip: Make homemade treats this year or stick with the boxed stuff instead.

Brilliant! 15 Halloween costumes you can make with cardboard boxes.

Happy Halloween Week! Don't forget that pumpkin seeds can be roasted for your enjoyment and that your clean jack-o'-lantern can be composted at home or placed in your Green Yard Trimmings Cart to be composted once the festivities are over.

Voting by mail? Us, too. Make sure to remove the sticker (and wear it with pride!) before recycling the leftover paper. #vote #wednesdaywisdom

It's coming up - If you have expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs, please responsibly dispose of them at the free take-back event hosted by Milpitas Police Department this Saturday, 10/24, between 10-2pm! #DontRushToFlush

If you're not eating or home composting your leftover pumpkin this Halloween season, remember to place unused pumpkins in your green Yard Trimmings Cart to ensure this organic material is diverted from landfill!

"Nature's recycling project at work!"

Decorating does not need to be full of single use or ANY plastic! We beLEAF in your creative power to make occasions special without added waste. FALL in love with these handmade creations! Spire.cottage

Save the Date!! On Saturday, October 24, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Milpitas Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will gi...ve the public its 19th opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. See attached flyers for additional details!

Register Today! Zoom Webinar: Integrated Pest Management & Natural Pest Deterrent, Oct. 15th, 7 PM Learn how to incorporate integrated pest management techniqu...es and other natural alternatives to attract good bugs to your water-wise garden. Taught by Suzanne Bontempo and hosted by BAWSCA and the City of Milpitas. Register at https://bawsca.org/classes_2.php?id_evnt=339

Check out LEAF (Local Ecology & Agriculture Fremont)'s plant sale to start your fall and winter garden! You can order online and do curbside, contactless pick-ups on Monday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. More info at: https://bit.ly/3kScc3G.

Learn How To Start Converting Your Lawn into a Water-Efficient Garden. Register today for this online class that will take place on Oct. 1st, 7 PM Learn the beg...inning steps to converting your lawn into a water-wise landscape. This class will teach how to develop a landscape design, steps to remove your current lawn, and some popular native low-water plants to include in your garden. Taught by Suzanne Bontempo and hosted by BAWSCA and the City of Milpitas. Register at https://bawsca.org/classes_2.php?id_evnt=343

Hallowgreen is right around the corner! How many random acts of green will you be crossing off? Courtesy of: https://raog.ca/2020/09/15/hallowgreen2020/.

California, you've been crushing it when it comes to recycling, diverting 18.5 billion plastic, glass, aluminum, and bimetal beverage containers from landfills ...last year. Thank you! Read more about why recycling still matters: https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov//2020/01/06/why-recycling-ma #CrushACanDay