Celebrate Earth Day!
Take Action on Saturday, April 19th!
Join Assemblyman Mark Leno at an e-waste recycling event on Saturday, April 19th. Bring your working or non-working electronic equipment and discuss environmental legislative issues.
Goodwill
1580 Mission Street at South Van Ness Avenue
10:30am – 12:00pm
It’s easy to recycle in your neighborhood on Saturday, April 19th. Bring working or non-working electronic equipment to a designated e-waste collection site in your neighborhood. Items you can donate/recycle include: batteries, computers, telephones, televisions, cameras, VCR/DVD players, and stereos (Please call ahead to confirm accepted items).
These Goodwill locations accept the following e-waste items: Cameras, computers, telephones, televisions, cell phones & pages, VCR & DVD players and stereos.
- Goodwill – 1700 Haight Street at Cole, 10am-6pm, (415) 738-5606
- Goodwill – 1669 Fillmore Street at Post, 9am to 8pm, (415) 354-8570
- Goodwill - 3801 Third Street at Evans, 9am-7pm, (415) 641-4470
- Goodwill - 1580 Mission Street at S. Van Ness, 9am-8pm, (415) 575-2240
- Goodwill - 3861 24th Street near Sanchez, 3pm-5pm, (415) 575-2101
These Cole Hardware locations only accept: Batteries, cell phones, CFLs and printer cartridges
- Cole Hardware, 3312 Mission Street at 29th, 8am-7pm, (415) 647-8700
- Cole Hardware – 2254 Polk Street at Green, 9am-7pm, (415) 674-8913
- Cole Hardware - 956 Cole Street at Parnassus, 8am-7pm, (415) 753-2653
- Cole Hardware – 70 4th Street near Market, 9am-5:30pm, (415) 777-4400
For a free pick-up, call 415-330-1300 or click here
More Ways to Participate in Earth Day 2008
Saturday, March 29th
Earth Hour – Make a difference by joining thousands locally and around the world in turning out your lights from 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. More information at http://www.earthhourus.org/sanfran.php
Saturday, April 19th
Earth Stroll
Crissy Field, 603 Mason Street
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Celebrate with your family at an interactive fitness walk around Crissy Field, complete with games and live animals. More information at www.crissyfield.org
Restoration and Cleanup
Golden Gate Park
Join an environmental improvement project with the California State Parks Foundation at Golden Gate Park by helping with pruning, plant removal, mulching, weeding, planting, and habitat restoration. Register and find more information at http://www.calparks.org/programs/earth-day/
Restoration and Cleanup
Join an environmental improvement project with the California State Parks Foundation at one of the following locations:
Angel Island State Park: Beach cleanup, vegetation management in Ayala Cove, drainage and culvert maintenance, and exotic plant removal
Mt. Tamalpais State Park: Trail maintenance, campground restoration, non-native plant eradication, trash and litter removal, installation of signs and information boards
Samuel P. Taylor State Park: Trail repair and exotic plant removal
Register and find more information at http://www.calparks.org/programs/earth-day/
Full Moon Paddle
Gallinas Creek, San Rafael
6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
$35 for Save the Bay members, $45 for non-members.
Join Save the Bay for a full moon canoe trip. Observe animals at dusk and learn about the many species of wildlife in this wetland. RSVP required, sign up and find more info at www.saveSFbay.org/bayevents
Earth Day Canoe Trip and Work Party
Bair Island, Redwood City
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
$25 for Save the Bay members, $35 for non-members.
Join Save the Bay for a canoe and habitat restoration trip. Park your canoe and help with wetland restoration on the island.
Earth Day on the Bay
Marine Science Institute, 500 Discovery Parkway
Events starting at 8:30 a.m.
Live entertainment, boat trips, shark feeding and great food. More info at http://sfbayvirtualvoyage.com/EarthDayontheBay/EDSchedule2008.htm
Sunday, April 20th
Green Apple Festival
Golden Gate Park
A weekend of music and environmental awareness culminates on Sunday with a free festival, while similar festivals occur simultaneously in 7 other major cities around the country. More information at http://www.greenapplemusicfestival.com/
Party for the Planet
San Francisco Zoo, 1 Zoo Road
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
A family event with animal awareness activities and information about being a responsible eco-citizen. For more information call (415) 753-7073 or email education@sfzoo.org
EarthFest
PIER 39
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Join Aquarium of the Bay and other environmental organizations at this free event with booths, activities, and music and learn how easy it is to live a ‘greener’ lifestyle. More information at http://www.pier39.com/Events/events.htm
Earthday in McLaren Park
McLaren Park’s Jerry Garcia Ampitheater
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free fun and educational event with children’s activities, bird and butterfly walks, tabling by nature organizations, music, performances and food. More information at http://www.natureinthecity.org/earthday_2008.php
Tuesday, April 22nd
An Inconvenient Truth—The Climate Project/Earth Day
Main Library Koret Auditorium
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Judy Chang, who is trained by Al Gore, presents a slideshow based on the film “An Inconvenient Truth” to raise public awareness about the climate crisis. More information at http://sfgov.org/site/frame.asp?u=http://www.sfenvironment.org
Green Building!
Main Library Latino/Hispanic B
2 p.m – 3:30 p.m.
Mark Palmer and Rich Chien, the San Francisco Municipal Green Building Coordinators, will talk about the importance of green building and discuss ways to green your home or apartment. More information at http://sfgov.org/site/frame.asp?u=http://www.sfenvironment.org
Last year, Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) sponsored a bill banning two types of toxic chemicals used as fire retardants in foam padding in furniture. These chlorinated and brominated chemicals are linked to cancer, birth defects and reproductive disorders; they migrate from furniture to dust particles, are breathed in by children and pets, and are found in the breast milk of nursing mothers. That bill, however, never reached Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk, falling victim to election-year squabbling.
