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 part for…
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…
