SF Environment

Don’t dump your mattress. Recycle it for free at our community collection event. On November 7th at Fort Mason Center for Art and Culture. The foam, springs, fibers and wood can become amazing new products! sfcc.org

For the final week of the #WChallenge , we celebrate the 2010s by highlighting Tokata Iron Eyes. Tokata (Future) Iron Eyes is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and has been confronting injustice since the age of nine when she testified against a uranium mine in the sacred Black Hills. She was just 12 years old when she spoke in a video, calling for help in the Standing Rock Sioux Nation’s battle against the proposed route of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. As a yout...h leader in the climate movement, she continues to demonstrate her commitment to compelling the world to listen to Indigenous Nations from the NODAPL (No Dakota Access Pipeline) movement at Standing Rock to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women across the US. She says, I would consider myself a representative of indigenous youth. I feel like our perspective needs to be included in conversations. For a really long time, we didn’t have any say. Learn more about the 100 women leaders at WChallenge.org/100women #CivicAction #Environment #ClimateAction #Vote

Can your #Halloween candy wrappers be recycled? The short answer is, unfortunately, no. Most candies, chocolates, and snack bars are made of mylar a shiny mixed-material that can't be easily recycled. Toss your mylar wrappers in the landfill, please!

"Patients want physicians to be able to provide guidance on things that affect their individual health. We have this accumulating body of evidence that climate change does just that. It changes what we see and it poses harms to our patients."

Want to know how to go meatless for the #Holidays? Register for Acterra's Holiday reFresh event on Nov 1 to join a live cooking demo alongside a panel of top Bay Area chefs.

"Solar panels aren't just for rich people or for white people. They're for everybody," Baird says. #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #GoSolar

"Despite being crucial for human health, nearly two-thirds of medically important antibiotics in the U.S. are sold for livestock use, mostly for cows and pigs. The beef and pork industries work hard to keep the details of this antibiotic use hidden." San Francisco’s second annual report on antibiotic use in food animals is out now.

Our exposure to toxic chemicals, beginning even before conception, influences the possibility of a breast cancer diagnosis.

Have you seen Recology trucks collect both green and black bins at the same time and wonder how they keep the material separate? Check this out! #zerowaste Learn what goes where at SFRecycles.org.

Calling all #SmallBusiness owners! Your business can install energy-efficient upgrades without breaking the bank. Find out how the BayREN Business Microloan program can help you upgrade lighting, HVAC, refrigeration equipment, and more: https://missionassetfund.org/bayren/ #EnergyEfficient #MicroLoan

What’s this? Left Turn Guide Bumps have been installed at 7 SF intersections. Learn more at saferleftturns.org ... #VisionZeroSF #SafetyItsYourTurn SFMTA | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Hey SF, we're hiring! Do you know of anyone passionate about climate action looking to join a mission-driven team? Share with your friends. -Energy Efficiency and Clean Transportation Coordinator (5640 Environmental Specialist) https://bit.ly/3e9C5di

A plastic nightmare before #Halloween! This Times Square pop-up may look like a regular grocery store, but every single item in the store like the vegetables and cheese are made our of plastic to bring awareness to plastic waste. https://finance.yahoo.com//york-pop-store-spotlights-plast

Deciding what candy to buy for #halloween? Aim for a #Zerowaste treat!