Earth Day 2014 Report & Charity Group Donations

Clean-Up Event

The weather was beautiful on Saturday, April 26, 2014 for Castro Valley Sanitary District’s (CVSan’s) Earth Day events.  Approximately 600 volunteers at 13 Castro Valley schools and 5 public sites participated in the 12th annual Earth Day Clean-Up.  Volunteers cleared 55 cu. yards of plant debris to be composted and abated 7 cu. yards of litter from Castro Valley streets, parks, schools, and creeks.

Volunteers enjoyed a free breakfast, provided by Castro Valley Sanitary District, Castro Valley Adult School’s ACE Program, Peet’s Coffee, Starbucks Coffee, and Safeway. Other event sponsors included Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, Pete’s ACE Hardware, Alameda County Clean Water Program, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, Alameda County Public Works Agency, and Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. (WMAC).

Donations to Charity Groups

In the spirit of waste reduction and community action, each clean-up volunteer had the opportunity to select one of three charitable organizations to receive $5.00 on their behalf.  A total of $1,635 is being donated to the charities below.  Donation amounts were determined based on individual volunteer selections.

Kiwanis International Inc.   $275.00

Friends of Castro Valley Library $1,045.00

Total     $1,635.00

Recycle Event and Compost Give-Away

CVSan presented its 13th free Recycle event and Compost Give-Away, also held on April 26th.  Within the course of 6½ hours, Over 1,150 CVSan residents and businesses showed their spirit as responsible consumers by participating in the Recycle event.

They recycled 823 banker boxes of sensitive documents, 79 tires, and 45 gallons used cooking oil.  Up to 600 cubic yards of C & D will be recycled from 300 vouchers distributed.  

Four thousand eighty (4,080) 1-cubic foot bags of compost, 373 used oil recycling kits, and 756 Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) scrapers were distributed to event attendees.

Castro Valley Sanitary District thanks all its volunteers, residents, and sponsors for helping to keep Castro Valley beautiful and for making this year’s Earth Day events a success!