Events

Events calendar

• August 9 and September 14 workshops to help residents and businesses transition to new waste services
  Changes are coming to the City of Los Altos' waste, recycling and composting services. Are you prepared? 

  Be the first on your block to learn about the new services.  Be the one "in the know" about what your neighbors can put in their new recycling and compost bins.
  On Monday, August 9, the Environmental Commission will host a public outreach session to help educate our community on the changes. New services are set to begin in September. Here are some things you can expect as a resident:

  • A single rolling cart for all residential recyclables. No more messy bins.
  • Compost, including food waste, collected weekly.
  • Smaller waste can options. If you throw away less, you pay less.

  A number of changes are in store for businesses as well.
  The session will be held at the Hillview Multipurpose Room, starting at 7pm. Mission Trail Waste Systems, the new service provider, will lead a presentation on residential services from 7-8 pm and, another, on commercial services, from 8-9 pm. In addition to learning about service changes, you'll have a chance to see the new bins, and learn about rates, the transition plan and more! Hope to see you on August 9!

  GreenTown is hosting a follow-on event on September 14 to help answer any questions that arise after the new services begin. Contact waste@greentownlosaltos.org for more info or look for details in the September newsletter.

• Low Carbon Challenge - Ongoing
  Ready to make a difference in the battle against global warming? Sign the Los Altos Low Carbon Challenge and commit to losing 2000 pounds of CO2 emissions. Click HERE to get started!

Other Events:

• Free 2-hr Home Composting Workshops (Weekly) www.reducewaste.org

• Acterra's Eco Calendar

• Hidden Villa's Event Calendar

• Stanford's Public Event Calendar on Environment

• Common Ground- classes on sustainable gardens - calendar

Past Events:

• April 21, 2010: Global Climate Change in the Decades Ahead: Fact
  vs. Fiction presented by Stanford University Professor Robert Dunbar. View his presentation.

• March 16, 2010: Laurel Standley, Ph.D. presented "Reducing Your Exposure to Toxic Household and Environmental Chemicals." Download her "Top 12 List of Things You Can Do To Reduce Toxic Exposure In Your Daily Life"

• Jan. 19th, 2010: Joe Isaacs from PG&E
  discussed the new smart meters that are being installed on homes
  throughout Los Altos. Download his presentation.