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

The old adage of “reuse, reduce, recycle” continues for its fifth year at the University of Houston, as the Office of Sustainability and its partner, Bass Computer Recycling, are offering students, faculty and staff the means to consciously dispose of old and unused electronics.

For the full list of items and materials that Bass Computer Recycling will accept, please visit basscomputerrecycling.com.

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

The City of Houston Solid Waste Department and CompuCycle are providing monthly one day E-Recyclable collection events on the first Saturday of the month at the Kingwood Metro Park & Ride lot. Keep Kingwood Green encourages you to do the right thing and drop off your old electronics.

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

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

In celebration of Earth Day, The Office of Sustainability at the University of Houston will host the 6th annual UH Sustainability Fest on campus. Sustainability Fest educates the UH campus community about sustainability initiatives on campus and in the Greater Houston region. UH strive to educate students—who are trailblazers in the making—to become mindful, resourceful, and sustainability-driven global citizens. To exhibit, volunteer, or sponsor, and for more information, visit uh.edu.

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

The City of Houston comes to the Kingwood twice a year to collect BOPA (Batteries, Oil, Paint, Anti-freeze) items. Come and recycle your rechargeable batteries, motor or cooking oil, old latex (water-based) paint buckets, antifreeze, scrap metal and major appliances. Visit a list of accepted items, visit keepkingwoodgreen.org.

The DEA in cooperation with the Houston Police is offering a biannual safe prescription drugs disposal opportunity. Bring your old, unused and expired prescription and potentially dangerous OTC drugs to this collection event.

DEA launched its prescription drug take back program when both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration advised the public that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—posed potential safety and health hazards.