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Fairfax Take Back Day- April 30

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All Fairfax Residents:

Do a little spring cleaning, and come to Fairfax Take Back Day at the Fairfax Pavilion parking lot for a one stop shop for recycling and safe disposal of these items:

• Unused Prescription Drugs and Medications (until 2pm)

Household medications are the number one cause of childhood poisonings. They also pollute our waterways (please do not flush them down the toilet!). The Fairfax Police will be collecting the drugs until 2pm. Please no liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches.

This is part of the Drug Enforcement Agency National Drug Take Back program. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

• Electronics Waste

Conservation Corps North Bay will collect electronics for recycling including computers, microwaves, iPods, printers, cell phones, TVs, remotes, etc.

• Free Paper Shredding

Marin Sanitary Service will shred up to two bankers boxes of your sensitive documents. Please no plastic, folders, or binders. Staples/paperclips OK!

**Visit the Sustainable Fairfax Reuse Station and make fun reusable bags out of your favorite T-shirts!**

GETTING THERE: You can walk, bike or drive through the drop off spots in the Fairfax Pavilion Parking Lot.  Please enter from Elsie Lane.

FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS!

FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS ONLY – NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE

FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS. Bring it Home! Marin Sanitary Service gives back compost to Fairfax residents several times per year as specified in the Town of Fairfax Resource Recovery Agreement. The compost is made from the food and yard waste collected from our GREEN curbside carts. This compost is shared with all Fairfax residents, so please do not take more than FIVE 5-gallon buckets (which provides a one inch cover for a 40 square foot garden).  Use of Compost: Compost is a soil amendment that improves the water-holding capacity and structure of your soil, but too much of it can harm your plants! It is recommended that you use no more than 1-2 inches on your annuals & perennials.  For more information on soil amendments, see this link.

Sustainable Fairfax, Marin Sanitary Service and the Town of Fairfax brings TAKE BACK DAY to Fairfax residents once a year.

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Fairfax Take Back Day- April 30

by Leave a Comment

All Fairfax Residents:

Do a little spring cleaning, and come to Fairfax Take Back Day at the Fairfax Pavilion parking lot for a one stop shop for recycling and safe disposal of these items:

• Unused Prescription Drugs and Medications (until 2pm)

Household medications are the number one cause of childhood poisonings. They also pollute our waterways (please do not flush them down the toilet!). The Fairfax Police will be collecting the drugs until 2pm. Please no liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches.

This is part of the Drug Enforcement Agency National Drug Take Back program. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

• Electronics Waste

Conservation Corps North Bay will collect electronics for recycling including computers, microwaves, iPods, printers, cell phones, TVs, remotes, etc.

• Free Paper Shredding

Marin Sanitary Service will shred up to two bankers boxes of your sensitive documents. Please no plastic, folders, or binders. Staples/paperclips OK!

**Visit the Sustainable Fairfax Reuse Station and make fun reusable bags out of your favorite T-shirts!**

GETTING THERE: You can walk, bike or drive through the drop off spots in the Fairfax Pavilion Parking Lot.  Please enter from Elsie Lane.

FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS!

FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS ONLY – NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE

FREE COMPOST FOR FAIRFAX RESIDENTS. Bring it Home! Marin Sanitary Service gives back compost to Fairfax residents several times per year as specified in the Town of Fairfax Resource Recovery Agreement. The compost is made from the food and yard waste collected from our GREEN curbside carts. This compost is shared with all Fairfax residents, so please do not take more than FIVE 5-gallon buckets (which provides a one inch cover for a 40 square foot garden).  Use of Compost: Compost is a soil amendment that improves the water-holding capacity and structure of your soil, but too much of it can harm your plants! It is recommended that you use no more than 1-2 inches on your annuals & perennials.  For more information on soil amendments, see this link.

Sustainable Fairfax, Marin Sanitary Service and the Town of Fairfax brings TAKE BACK DAY to Fairfax residents once a year.

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Fairfax on Foot: Adventure Walk – Rocca Steps & Beyond

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Fairfax Walk #3-
Meet at the Fairfax Coffee Roastery, 4 Bolinas Road, Fairfax at 10:00am

Distance: 1.5 STEEP miles; wear shoes with tread
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

In this walk about town, Sustainable Fairfax will join Fairfax Council Member John Reed for a ramble on the Rocca neighborhood stairs, and possibly over to the Wall Property to check out this lovely hillside. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our easement trails, find out what’s going on with the Wall Property, and get some exercise. Heavy rain cancels–light rain okay.

Please wear sturdy walking shoes with treads and be prepared for rain/drizzle. This walk is likely to be no more than 1.5 miles, but entails climbing a steep stairway and possibly a mud/dirt trail.

This walk is part of the Sustainable Fairfax Reduce by Two (RX2) initiative and inspired by the work of Council Member Reed and the Fairfax Volunteers on our historic easement trails. Find out more at: http://sustainablefairfax.org/initiative…

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Fairfax on Foot: Adventure Walk – Rocca Steps & Beyond

by Leave a Comment

Fairfax Walk #3-
Meet at the Fairfax Coffee Roastery, 4 Bolinas Road, Fairfax at 10:00am

Distance: 1.5 STEEP miles; wear shoes with tread
Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours

In this walk about town, Sustainable Fairfax will join Fairfax Council Member John Reed for a ramble on the Rocca neighborhood stairs, and possibly over to the Wall Property to check out this lovely hillside. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our easement trails, find out what’s going on with the Wall Property, and get some exercise. Heavy rain cancels–light rain okay.

Please wear sturdy walking shoes with treads and be prepared for rain/drizzle. This walk is likely to be no more than 1.5 miles, but entails climbing a steep stairway and possibly a mud/dirt trail.

This walk is part of the Sustainable Fairfax Reduce by Two (RX2) initiative and inspired by the work of Council Member Reed and the Fairfax Volunteers on our historic easement trails. Find out more at: http://sustainablefairfax.org/initiative…

Microsoft Word - Walk_Flyer_No_3_LBa.docx

 

 

Hands-On Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater Install Workshop

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THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL & REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.  To be put on the wait list, please email SustainFX@gmail.com.  We will have another workshop in 2016 and will notify you when it is scheduled. Thank you!!

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DON’T LET PERFECTLY GOOD WATER ESCAPE DOWN THE DRAIN!

The best way to reduce water use during the drought is to re-route used household water from your washing machine and shower to nurture the garden. This hands-one workshop will walk you through the design process for a “laundry to landscape” (L2L) greywater system, which is the most popular, simple, and easiest-to-install residential system.  L2L greywater installations do not require a permit!

Whether you install the system yourself, or you hire someone to assist you, this workshop will prepare you for the experience. You’ll work with the group and instructors to build a real system plus access individual advice from experienced instructors about your own site.

Attendees will leave with increased confidence as well as a system design and materials list to construct their own L2L system.

The workshop will take place at the home of Larry Bragman, member of the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors representing Fairfax.

Hands-On Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater Install Workshop

by Leave a Comment

THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL & REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.  To be put on the wait list, please email SustainFX@gmail.com.  We will have another workshop in 2016 and will notify you when it is scheduled. Thank you!!

_____________

DON’T LET PERFECTLY GOOD WATER ESCAPE DOWN THE DRAIN!

The best way to reduce water use during the drought is to re-route used household water from your washing machine and shower to nurture the garden. This hands-one workshop will walk you through the design process for a “laundry to landscape” (L2L) greywater system, which is the most popular, simple, and easiest-to-install residential system.  L2L greywater installations do not require a permit!

Whether you install the system yourself, or you hire someone to assist you, this workshop will prepare you for the experience. You’ll work with the group and instructors to build a real system plus access individual advice from experienced instructors about your own site.

Attendees will leave with increased confidence as well as a system design and materials list to construct their own L2L system.

The workshop will take place at the home of Larry Bragman, member of the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors representing Fairfax.