’Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry. But when the celebrations are over, and it’s time to take out the trash, the City’s Environmental Services Department (ESD) encourages San Diegans to put waste in its proper place and not take a holiday from recycling!
The San Diego City Council has adopted the City’s first-ever Complete Streets Policy, which reflects and guides the City’s commitment to provide a safe, comfortable and accessible transit circulation system that meets the mobility needs of everyone. This policy is intended to provide guidance to…
The City of San Diego recently received global recognition for its ongoing climate action and sustainability efforts.
The nonprofit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reviewed input from 939 cities across the world this year, and granted A-list status to 119, including San Diego. This…
Marking a significant milestone in efforts to encourage recycling and limit waste, the City of San Diego has achieved a 71% diversion rate for the amount of waste diverted from the landfill, the highest it has ever been. According to data provided by …
In collaboration with Tree San Diego, the City of San Diego hosted a community event at Sherman Elementary School to celebrate Kate Sessions Day and recognize the start of the tree planting season. More than 40 San Diegans…
The City of San Diego has gone green! San Diego’s Environmental Services Department (ESD) recently completed the delivery of more than 200,000 Organic Waste Recycling green bins to City-serviced homes, empowering San Diegans to do their…
Following another year of reduced emissions and a smaller carbon footprint from the use of eco-friendly vehicles, the City of San Diego’s Fleet Operations Division was recently honored as the fleet with…
The City of San Diego has been awarded $10 million from the federal government for planting trees in communities throughout the City, part of an ongoing effort to grow and improve San Diego’s urban forest.
Disposing of unwanted mattresses and box springs is now as easy as 1-2-3, and it’s free! As part of the City of San Diego’s participation in the Mattress Recycling Council’s (MRC) Bye Bye Mattress program, San Diegans can drop off mattresses and box…
In less than a year since its launch, the City of San Diego’s Enhanced Hot Spot Program has reached a significant milestone: Hot Spot crews have removed more than 1,000 tons of waste from areas near and around homeless encampments. That amount adds up to nearly 4.5 times the weight of the Statue…