>Oceanside, CA – Oceanside’s annual Earth Day festivities are back and take place on Saturday, April 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Alamosa Park. Come join the Green Oceanside Team and other environmentally focused participants for an event filled with educational booths, activities for kids, music, games, and more! Visitors can meet the Green Oceanside team and connect with local non-profit groups and City organizations all centered around taking action for the environment and community.
At Alamosa Park, guests will experience a fun, family-friendly environment and have the opportunity to learn how to become an environmental steward to preserve and protect our community. While there, play zero waste cornhole, participate in a park cleanup, view the Waste Management mini collection truck, spin the Green O prize wheel, grab fun giveaways like cool stickers and coloring books, and more! The Water Utilities Department will also have a water trailer onsite to provide delicious, locally produced tap water from the City’s drinking water system so bring your reusable water bottle. Supporting organizations including the Library Department, ProduceGood, Buena Vista Audubon Society, Friends of El Corazon, Waste Management, Camp Pendleton, Sierra Club, and others will have booths set up with educational materials and activities.
In partnership with I Love A Clean San Diego, Green Oceanside will also be hosting three sites for the 23rd annual Creek to Bay cleanup, the largest Earth Week cleanup in San Diego County. Locations in Oceanside will have giveaways and cleanup supplies- just be sure to bring a reusable water bottle and sunscreen! Registration will open April 1 at www.cleansd.org.
“The Oceanside Earth Day event is a great way to connect with resources and others who are interested in learning about and taking action for the environment.” says Rosemarie Chora, Water Utilities Division Manager.
There are many Oceanside programs and resources that can help you and your family be more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Residents can schedule a FREE pick of their backyard produce with ProduceGood to benefit local feeding agencies while also preventing food waste. Those with backyard fruit can contact ProduceGood at info@producegood.org. Additionally, Oceanside residents with a low water use landscape are encouraged to enter in the annual
WaterSmart landscape contest. To showcase your landscaping and for a chance to win fun prizes enter the contest at www.landscapecontest.com.
Upcoming Oceanside Donation Weeks are April 7-18. Call (619) 337-9244 to schedule a donation pickup of up to 8 gently used items. On the scheduled day, residents can leave donations curbside and Veteran’s Thrift Store of Oceanside will pick them up. Residents can also schedule additional pickups during biannual Landfill Weeks from April 21-May 2. If residents cannot make these dates, they can also schedule a pickup of large items beyond reuse or repair of up to five times per year. Call Waste Management at (760) 439-2824 to request a large item landfill pickup. Household hazardous waste (HHW) is not accepted in this program.
For more information about Green Oceanside and all Earth Day activities, visit www.GreenOceanside.org, and be sure to follow the City on social media, at @CityOceanside and City of Oceanside on Facebook.
About the City of Oceanside: The City of Oceanside is located in northern San Diego County with a population of approximately 174,000. Oceanside’s vibrant coastal community includes MiraCosta Community College, and the world-renowned 1,954-foot fishing pier and 1,000-slip public marina. Oceanside is located 83 miles south of the city of Los Angeles and just 35 miles north of the City of San Diego. The City of Oceanside offers outstanding public amenities such as a municipal airport, 30 city parks, four community recreation centers, two municipal swim centers, two senior centers, two city-owned golf courses and 3.5 miles of public beaches. More than 6,000 businesses operate within the City of Oceanside, including Genentech Pharmaceuticals, TE Connectivity, Hydranautics, Nitto Denko, Gilead Sciences, Hobie Cat and Tri-City Medical Center, as well as emerging craft and entrepreneurial ventures. For more information, visit www.ci.oceanside.ca.us.
About Green Oceanside: Green Oceanside is the City of Oceanside’s environmental services and programs dedicated to teaching residents and local businesses how to be better stewards of the earth through sustainability, watershed protection, water efficiency, zero waste, climate action and energy conservation. For more information, visit www.greenoceanside.org.
