Greener Davis: Waste, Water, Wildthings, and CCE
April 22 this year marks the 47th anniversary of the first Earth Day! In celebration of this occasion, please join City of Davis staff for a series of environmental classes that promise to be nothing short of literary masterpieces (or at least educational and entertaining)….
Apartment Move-out Waste Reduction Program
Are you interested in helping out with the award-winning Davis Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program? Then mark your calendars for August 25-September 1! Every year the City of Davis Recycling Program teams up with apartment managers to encourage reuse of items and to reduce the amount…
Celebrate 40 Years of Recycling! Come to a Workshop!
The Davis Recycling Program turns 40 this year! Thank you for participating in 40 years of curbside recycling here in Davis! To celebrate, the City is offering a series of workshops on recycling, waste reduction, composting and more. To show gratitude for all your efforts…
Striving for zero waste: Beyond the bring-your-own-bag habit
By Michelle Millet, active in Cool Davis, from her column in the Davis Enterprise. One of the first steps my family took when attempting to reduce the amount of waste we generate is bringing our own bags when going grocery shopping. My husband does the…
Going Green, at Church and at School
Part 3. Consumption The Cool Davis 2014 Eco-Hero awards for Consumption go to Ivy Zhou and Marissa Wong for their Green Team leadership at Holmes Junior High School, while Davis United Methodist Church receives a Climate Solution award for its exemplary efforts to become a…
Oil Filter Exchange
Do you change your own motor oil? If so, recycle a used oil filter at any AutoZone or O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Yolo County or Napa Auto Parts (Pisani’s) in Winters during normal business hours on Saturday, May 17th and we’ll give you a…
Family discovers that less is more
By Michelle Millet Cross posted from the Davis Enterprise on March 16, 2014 Recently, my family has taken on the challenge of reducing the amount of waste we are responsible for generating. We decided to undertake this challenge in small, incremental steps, in an attempt…
Going for Zero Waste
Zero Waste events are fast becoming the norm in Davis, as one by one event organizers and ordinary people planning small parties weigh the pros and cons of purchasing disposables versus going sustainable. Whether small or large, organizations are looking for ways to make zero…
Market Team Helps get us All to Zero Waste
This article is cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise. It was written by Anne Ternus-Bellamy. When was the last time someone cheerfully welcomed you at a garbage can? If you regularly attend Picnic in the Park, probably quite recently. That’s where the Zero Waste Team,composed mostly…
Upcycling at the Davis Farmer’s Market
Need a new wallet or coin purse? What about a vase for your roses, a snack box, or a bird house? Transform milk cartons into these useful and beautiful creations at the Cool Davis booth at the Davis Farmer’s Market from 5pm to 7:30pm, Wednesday,…
Zero Waste Home
By Claire Black Slotton A Zero Waste Home is all about filling life with experiences versus stuff. The new book, Zero Waste Home, by Bea Johnson, is the very personal story of one affluent woman’s quest for less. At the age of 32 she and…
Volunteers needed for Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program
The City Recycling Program is recruiting volunteers for the award-winning Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program (AMOWRP)! Volunteers are needed August 28 – September 1 at apartment properties throughout the City to organize donated materials and to help keep good material from ending up in the…
Dani Lee, 2013 Eco Hero Award
Dani Lee is one of those natural beauties who sparkles all on her own. Had you seen her in the 1970s you might have thought “mellow hippy”, but Dani is full of energy and enthusiasm about her dream job.
Solid Waste Planning Workshop
Veteran’s Memorial Center: 203 E. Fourteenth Street March 21, 2013: Club Room (Davis, CA) – 6:00 p.m. All are welcome, but an RSVP in advace will assist with our planning efforts. Contact pwweb@cityofdavis.org or 530-757-5686. The City of Davis Natural Resources Commission will hold a…
Per Capita Davis: UC Davis is putting us on the map
This column by John Mott-Smith, a member of Cool Davis, is cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise. For years, whenever I traveled outside of the Sacramento region, whether to Europe, Asia, New York or Los Angeles, when the question was asked “Where are you from?” my…
How to Hold a Zero Waste Neighbors’ Night Out
What can be better than getting together on Neighbors’ Night Out for a pot-luck? The event already includes camaraderie, good food and fun…Why not challenge yourselves to go for zero waste?
Back to School means composting for Davis Elementary
After a very successful year at Chavez Elementary of modeling the city’s business compost pilot, this successful community schools plans to kick off the new year with further reductions in their carbon footprint and help students learn lifelong lessons in “making a difference.”
Per Capita Davis: Lots of little things add up
This column, by John Mott-Smith, a member of Cool Davis is cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise. Today’s column is filled with lots of little things culled from the news and various other sources. GUESS WHO SAID THAT: See if you can identify the author of…
Per Capita Davis: Is this a great town, or what?
This column, written by John Mott-Smith, a member of Cool Davis is cross-posted from the Davis Enterprise. Is this a great town, or what? Even after living here for 30-plus years I keep finding new reasons to be impressed. We may not live near the…
Tinker, tailor, eco hero
Larry Fisher, a modern day tinker who works out of the limelight to convert trash into useful goods that he then shares with local community organisations, explains why reusing is even better than recycling.
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