Calendar

May
2
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
May 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

May
9
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
May 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

May
16
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
May 16 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

May
23
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
May 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

May
30
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
May 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

Feb
8
Mon
What Actually Happens with Hard-to-Recycle Plastics? @ Go2Zero Webinar
Feb 8 @ 10:00 am

Few choices are available when it comes to the “hard to recycle items”. In the last few years some innovative recycling companies have promised to divert these plastics from the landfill and into new products. 
 

Consumers and corporations are curious: How’s it now possible to recycle these previously unrecyclable items? What’s really happening? Can we trust that all the source separating and additional costs are worth it? Transparency is needed and this webinar will be a good start.
 
TerraCycle and Avangard Innovative will provide insight into their respective processes, including how contamination and residual waste items are handled. They’ll answer questions specific to their programs.

Apr
9
Fri
Glass Recycling Webinar @ Webinar
Apr 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Glass Recycling WebinarCost: $125; FREE for funders and collaborating NGOs.

$75 for NAHMMA and STAR members.

For more information and/or receive the discount, please email jordan@nsaction.us

No returns or refunds.

Apr
18
Sun
Earth Day Houston @ Discovery Green
Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

 Earth Day presented by Green Mountain EnergyA series of short films about Houston’s environment begins on the Anheuser-Busch stage from noon to 4 p.m. Participants are invited to view them throughout the afternoon. Urban Harvest and Churrascos food truck will be on-site serving healthy snacks and meals.

Throughout the day enjoy live painting by Houston artists completing murals that celebrate the richness and diversity of our community, culture, and natural environment. The 13 artists were chosen from 111 applicants for their designs that envision the Houston we want to see and inspire us to create that shared future together. Their work will be on display at the park through October 2021.

Aug
25
Wed
Community Conversation: Hurricane Harvey @ Online
Aug 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

U.S. Representative Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-Houston) and special guests USACE Galveston District Col. Timothy Vail, Harris County Flood Control District’s Alan Black, and City of Houston Chief Recovery Officer Steve Costello, will be the panelists of a Community Conservation on Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday, August 25 at 6 p.m.

Register at:  https://fletcher.house.gov/forms/form/?ID=63

Nov
15
Mon
America Recycles Day
Nov 15 all-day
america recycled day

ABOUT AMERICA RECYCLES DAY

It is the only nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States! Held on and around November 15, America Recycles Day educates and encourages individuals on how to be more mindful of what they consume, where and how to properly recycle, and to pledge to recycle more and recycle right in their everyday lives.

Focusing on individual action, the day highlights the actions we can all take to collectively address the challenges facing our nation’s recycling system. Through ARD, Keep America Beautiful and its partners inspire communities and individuals to recognize the economic, environmental, and social benefits of recycling. Keep America Beautiful urges people to pledge to reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle in every aspect of their life. The #BeRecycled pledge is a promise to actively choose to live a recycled lifestyle by:

  1. Recycling at home, work, school and on the go;
  2. Buying products made with recycled content; and
  3. Educating and encouraging friends, family, and neighbors to take the #BeRecycled pledge

Aside from the #BeRecycled Pledge, people can be part of the recycling solution by participating or hosting their own America Recycles Day event. Events can be scheduled at any time during the fall leading into the official America Recycles Day celebration, Nov. 15. Keep America Beautiful encourages all participants and event organizers to follow state and local health guidelines pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.