Calendar

Sep
7
Sat
KKG’s Electronics Recycling @ Kingwood Metro Park
Sep 7 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Keep Kingwood GreenThe 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.

Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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

Sep
14
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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

Sep
18
Wed
Houston GREEN Film Series @ Rice Media Center
Sep 18 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

_greenfilmThe films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributions and donations from the public.

In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month.

For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.

Houston GREEN Film Series Screening “Hot Grease” @ Rice Media Center
Sep 18 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributions and donations from the public. Free tickets on Eventbrite.

“There has to be a fuel revolution.”

-Donnie Tipton of Going Green Grease Recycling

Set in Houston, Texas in the shadow of the nation’s oil industry, Hot Grease tells the surprising story of how the biodiesel industry is turning an ostensibly worthless raw material, spent kitchen grease, into a renewable energy source capable of fueling cars, buses and fleets of trucks throughout the country.

The millions of gallons of cooking oil that our country’s restaurants use to fry up chicken, fries, and donuts used to end up as waste in landfills and pollutants in our waterways. But today, thanks to innovators, entrepreneurs, and politicians, it’s being turned into a functional fuel: biodiesel. Biodiesel reduces carbon emissions up to 85% compared to petroleum fuel, the equivalent of removing over 19 million cars from our highways. This film dives into the untapped market of biodiesel as it rapidly becomes a commodity and individuals dedicate their livelihood to making it an accessible fuel choice in Houston.

This month’s panelists & exhibitors:

Chris Powers, Houston Biodiesel

Jody Gibson, Energy Institute High School

Michael McClere, Dependable Cooking Oil

Alona Hernandez, Houston Public Works

Ted Driscoll, Galveston Bay Foundation

Free to the public, though donations are kindly appreciated. Rice Cinema is located at 2030 University Blvd, near Stockton and University.

  • 6:30 PM Reception & Refreshments
  • 7:00 PM Film Screening
  • 8:00 PM Panel Discussion
  • 9:00 PM The conversation continues at Valhalla, Rice University’s Graduate Student Pub

For questions about transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event go to https://park-trans.rice.edu/

Sep
21
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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

Sep
28
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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

Oct
5
Sat
KKG’s Electronics Recycling @ Kingwood Metro Park
Oct 5 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Keep Kingwood GreenThe 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.

Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Oct 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

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