Calendar

Aug
4
Sat
Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Aug 4 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City of Houston provides a recycling station for plastic and paper from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays at Discovery Green. Thanks to I Recycle Glass, you can also bring your glass each week to be recycled. Please bring paper and plastic recyclables separately from glass. Recycling can be affected by street closures. Check discoverygreen.com each week for schedule updates. Please note: Recycling container is provided by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule can be subject to change, but park staff will accept your recycling in the park office during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm regardless of whether the container is on site.

Aug
11
Sat
Bokashi and Vermicomposting @ Unversity of Houston Downtown
Aug 11 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Urban Harvest’s Waste Not, Want Not… Bokashi and Vermicomposting

Stop throwing your food scraps in the trash. Come learn the how tos and the benefits of bokashi and vermicomposting. Physical limitations, space limitations, deed restrictions – any number of things may limit a gardener’s ability to compost in bins or piles. However, ANY gardener or homeowner can practice bokashi and vermicomposting. Bokashi composting uses kitchen scraps of all kinds, including meat and dairy products, mixed with inoculated bran to make compost faster than bin composting. Vermicomposting uses composting worms to recycle kitchen, garden, and specific paper wastes. The worms turn the waste into worm castings that are nutrient rich.

Class is hosted by University of Houston/Downtown. There are no refunds on classes.

Directions: The entrance into the visitor parking garage is off Girard Street on the northwest corner of the campus. Upon entering the parking, press the button to receive an entry ticket. Parking is $8.00, except for those attending the class will have their ticket validated.

Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Aug 11 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City of Houston provides a recycling station for plastic and paper from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays at Discovery Green. Thanks to I Recycle Glass, you can also bring your glass each week to be recycled. Please bring paper and plastic recyclables separately from glass. Recycling can be affected by street closures. Check discoverygreen.com each week for schedule updates. Please note: Recycling container is provided by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule can be subject to change, but park staff will accept your recycling in the park office during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm regardless of whether the container is on site.

Aug
18
Sat
Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Aug 18 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City of Houston provides a recycling station for plastic and paper from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays at Discovery Green. Thanks to I Recycle Glass, you can also bring your glass each week to be recycled. Please bring paper and plastic recyclables separately from glass. Recycling can be affected by street closures. Check discoverygreen.com each week for schedule updates. Please note: Recycling container is provided by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule can be subject to change, but park staff will accept your recycling in the park office during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm regardless of whether the container is on site.

Wine Bottle Wind Chimes @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Aug 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Register here or in the ticket section

What: Put those empty bottles to use! In this class you will use recycled glass bottles and jars to make beautiful wind chimes for your porch or garden. As a bonus, you’ll learn two ways to safely cut wine bottles for craft projects. They will provide all the supplies – just bring your creativity.

Notes: Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty

Aug
23
Thu
Tire Recycling @ Houston-Galveston Area Council
Aug 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Please join us for the H-GAC Regional Recycling Roundtable at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 23 at H-GAC, Conference Room A, Second Floor.

The topic will be Tire Recycling.

Speakers will include Anthony Showen, CEO of Treadwright Tires, located here in Houston.
Learn more about the roundtable and view past presentations online.
Help spread the word by forwarding this email to others who may be interested in attending

Aug
25
Sat
Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Aug 25 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City of Houston provides a recycling station for plastic and paper from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays at Discovery Green. Thanks to I Recycle Glass, you can also bring your glass each week to be recycled. Please bring paper and plastic recyclables separately from glass. Recycling can be affected by street closures. Check discoverygreen.com each week for schedule updates. Please note: Recycling container is provided by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule can be subject to change, but park staff will accept your recycling in the park office during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm regardless of whether the container is on site.

Sep
1
Sat
Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Sep 1 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City of Houston provides a recycling station for plastic and paper from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays at Discovery Green. Thanks to I Recycle Glass, you can also bring your glass each week to be recycled. Please bring paper and plastic recyclables separately from glass. Recycling can be affected by street closures. Check discoverygreen.com each week for schedule updates. Please note: Recycling container is provided by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule can be subject to change, but park staff will accept your recycling in the park office during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm regardless of whether the container is on site.

Sep
8
Sat
Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Sep 8 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City of Houston provides a recycling station for plastic and paper from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays at Discovery Green. Thanks to I Recycle Glass, you can also bring your glass each week to be recycled. Please bring paper and plastic recyclables separately from glass. Recycling can be affected by street closures. Check discoverygreen.com each week for schedule updates. Please note: Recycling container is provided by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule can be subject to change, but park staff will accept your recycling in the park office during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm regardless of whether the container is on site.

Sep
15
Sat
Recycling Saturdays @ Discovery Green
Sep 15 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

The City of Houston provides a recycling station for plastic and paper from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays at Discovery Green. Thanks to I Recycle Glass, you can also bring your glass each week to be recycled. Please bring paper and plastic recyclables separately from glass. Recycling can be affected by street closures. Check discoverygreen.com each week for schedule updates. Please note: Recycling container is provided by the City of Houston Solid Waste Management. The schedule can be subject to change, but park staff will accept your recycling in the park office during the hours of 10 am to 2 pm regardless of whether the container is on site.