By Kian Kazemi, AP Environmental Science student at Redwood High School Carbon sequestration is a foreign concept to many, including myself. That being said, it is a very important part of sustainability and it is a process that can help reverse the harmful effects of global warming if adopted across the planet. Global warming is […]
Marin Sanitary Service is providing two new services this year to its ratepayers in Fairfax. The free hazardous waste pick-up has been replaced by a Curbside Cleanup day and two free scheduled Bulky Item Collections. Curbside Cleanup: On curbside cleanup days, you can put out up to fourteen extra 32-gallon bags or cans (2 cubic yards) of […]
For the last 5 years Sustainable Fairfax, in a joint project with the Fairfax Chamber and the Town of Fairfax, has been part of a consortium supporting the Fairbuck Project, a community based currency. The program has been very successful in generating thousands of dollars for community based projects such as the garden at the […]
Take the Sustainable Fairfax ReduceX2 Challenge, and replace your single-occupancy car trips with other modes of transport at least two times per week (ReduceX2!). After completing the 3-week challenge, you will be entered into a drawing to win great prizes including a Boreas Gear backpack and an Alite barrell handlebar bag. During the first week of the challenge […]
Zach Gill of Santa Barbara won the Sustainable Fairfax Benefit Raffle for the Yuba Mundo Lux Cargo Bike!!! Zach bought just one ticket out of 872! He is a member of the band ALO (as depicted on Executive Director Jen Hammond’s t-shirt in this photo- she is a big fan). Zach also plays with Jack […]
By Kanya Hart, Drake High School Senior & Sustainable Fairfax Zero Waste Intern I am a youth intern for Sustainable Fairfax. Recently I have worked on the Town of Fairfax’s zero waste initiative. Fairfax has a goal to divert 94% of the waste from landfill by 2020, five years ahead of Marin County. Keeping […]
By Kanya Hart, Drake High School Senior & Sustainable Fairfax Zero Waste Intern During the holidays we all let go a little. But it doesn’t have to be expensive, on our wallets or the Earth. According to Nielsen.com, Americans buy 598 million pounds of candy each year that have to be trucked or flown cross-country and […]
On Friday, August 28, 2015, Sustainable Fairfax took to the streets as part of a launch of our new transportation initiative: Reduce By Two (Car Trips per Week). We tagged bikes with sayings like “Your bike is hot,” “I love what you’ve done with your bike,” “Joy Ride, Amazing things happen when you ride your […]
Check out this Pacific Sun article on our former Executive Director and current Fairfax Mayor Pam Hartwell-Herrero: See the article at PacificSun.com.
Sustainable Fairfax has partnered with the Marin County Free Library and 2014 Branson Environmental Action Network to create a Community Seed Exchange. The Community Seed Exchange is a free seed library that supports our community with locally-grown, pesticide-free, non-GMO seeds. This is an important program to preserve and maintain agricultural biodiversity, develop seed stock that […]
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