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Holiday Tree Disposal in Berkeley

December 30, 2021 by Jessica Mitchell

It’s that time of year! As the holidays pass the question becomes: How do I properly dispose of the fading tree? Luckily, it’s more straightforward than you think. Here, find a helpful how-to for properly disposing of your tree. Tree Disposal No matter if your tree is compostable, flocked (fake snow), or plastic, you have… Read more »

The Remark Sustainability App: Dining Out Proactively & Sustainably

August 27, 2021 by Ecology Center

Whether you’re dining in or getting takeout from your favorite restaurant, there is now an app, Remark: A Sustainability Feedback App, that allows you to submit immediate sustainability feedback to that business. Disposable food and beverage packaging makes up 67% of litter in commercial streets. Whether it is single-use food and drink takeout containers or… Read more »

The Biden Administration: The Environment, Climate, and Equity

August 27, 2021 by Ecology Center

In the opening of President Joe Biden’s campaign website and Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice states: “Biden believes the Green New Deal is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges we face. It powerfully captures two basic truths, which are at the core of his plan: (1) the United States… Read more »

Urging Plastic Free Legislation: SF Rally Advocating for the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act

August 12, 2021 by Nate Redinbo

On July 20th, youth, organization representatives, and community activists hosted a plastic-free rally in front of CA Senator Alex Padilla’s office in San Francisco. The Ecology Center staffers among the crowd were one of the many groups advocating for concrete and immediate action on plastic production and waste management at the federal level, and beyond. … Read more »

Plastic-Free Pushback: A Community Journey

August 2, 2021 by Ecology Center

Over the years, our Helpdesk has received a flood of inquiries seeking information about single-use plastics, bioplastics, and how to responsibly consume and dispose of them. Since then, our Helpdesk staff have curated blogs and factsheets, to address some of these questions. It was clear then, and it’s still clear now that we can’t recycle… Read more »