Recycling & Waste Management

Affiliated Organizations

  • Beantree Farm
    consulting/design services, education, workshops, tours, permaculture, green building, earth/cob/straw/recycled materials building, integrated passive/active low energy/water community design, local/native foods, food security, educational staycations, na
  • Center for Sustainable Environments
    "CSE is a national leader in university-based sustainability science" (Northern Arizona University)
  • re-HOME
    re-HOME provides various green building services including webinars, workshops, in-home energy assessments, decision support, etc. Patricia Ewanski
  • TucsonRecycles.org
    Find out where to recycle anything, and more, in the Tucson region.

Other Local Organizations

  • Freecycle Tucson
    "...a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and thus keeping good stuff out of landfills."
  • Grecycle
    An organization providing a collection service for used cooking oil to produce biodiesel fuel.
  • Pima Computer Recycling
    "Why buy new, when you can go green?"
  • UofA Sustainability Centers
    Various Centers for Sustainability in conjunction with the University of Arizona.

Local Businesses

  • re-HOME
    re-HOME provides various green building services including webinars, workshops, in-home energy assessments, decision support, etc. Patricia Ewanski
  • Sustainable Bags
    Reusable totes, bioplastic garbage bags, education kits...

Other Resources

  • Beantree Farm
    consulting/design services, education, workshops, tours, permaculture, green building, earth/cob/straw/recycled materials building, integrated passive/active low energy/water community design, local/native foods, food security, educational staycations, na
  • TucsonRecycles.org
    Find out where to recycle anything, and more, in the Tucson region.
  • UofA Sustainability Centers
    Various Centers for Sustainability in conjunction with the University of Arizona.

Government Relations

Articles

  • The Arizona's Greenest Workplace Challenge
    It's one thing to have a workplace that has a recycling bin, but do you know of a company that could be named Arizona’s Greenest Workplace? Mrs. Green is on the hunt for companies and workplaces that are miles ahead of the pack when it comes to keeping it green and making conscious efforts to be more...
  • The Truth About Alcohol Fuel: Our Path Beyond Petroleum
    ooo 000 The Truth About Alcohol Fuel: Our Path Beyond Petroleum, with David Blume Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 5:30 pm Tucson Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave.  Lower Level Meeting Room: Co-Sponsored by the Community Information Resource Center and Sustainable Tucson Permaculturist David Blume will present...
  • Greater Tucson Indicators Report
    The Pima Association of Governments just approved the Second Tucson Region Indicators Report. It provides a snapshot of the region with data on key measures that characterize its current health from an environmental and community perspective. Five theme areas are: Natural Resources, Air Quality, Water,...
  • Put it on the map!
    Dear Community Friends and Partners: The first print edition of the Green Pueblo Map showcasing our community’s favorite “green” places and spaces will be available later this year.  If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to “make your mark” on the map by nominating your favorite...
  • Update on the Tucson/Pima Water Study
    On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the Tucson City Council and Pima County Board of Supervisors met to discuss the final Phase II Report for the City/County Water and Wastewater Study. The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution...
  • Really Really FREE Market!
    A Community Celebration of Sharing, Reusing, and Recycling. Bring something to share: useful items, a vegetarian snack, music or poetry, skills (haircuts, painting, knitting, etc.), or just your smile. Take home what you need or want. 3rd Saturday of every month at Himmel Park. Meet east of the tennis...
  • Earth Day Festival and Parade
    Tucson\'s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival and Parade will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Reid Park. The theme for the 2010 Festival is “All Species Deserve a Place on Earth!”  All species great and small - insects, plants and animals - the Earth needs them all! Exhibits related to the environment...
  • Used Cooking Oil Collection
    Enjoy Dining Green (EDG) will collect used cooking oil the Day after Thanksgiving! EDG will start the first of their regular monthly collection sites in hope to reduce the amount of oil being dumped in our sewer system. Enjoy Dining Green will have 2 collection sites, one at the EDG building located...
  • Sustainable Tucson General Meeting
    The focus of the Sustainable Tucson General Meeting will be Food Sustainability. On February 8, your view of food sustainability in Tucson ’s future may change forever. The Sustainable Tucson Working Group on Food & Agriculture will engage your mind and your tastebuds in thinking about the sources...
  • Composting Workshop
    A free composting workshop will be held at the Tierra Anita Community Garden site, located in Barrio Anita at the corners of N. Anita Ave and W. Williams St. on Saturday, November 14th from 8:00-9:00am. The workshop will be taught by Kent Sorensen and Diane DePaul of Sonoran Desert Landscape. Directions...

Meetings and Events

  • The Arizona's Greenest Workplace Challenge
    It's one thing to have a workplace that has a recycling bin, but do you know of a company that could be named Arizona’s Greenest Workplace? Mrs. Green is on the hunt for companies and workplaces that are miles ahead of the pack when it comes to keeping it green and making conscious efforts to be more...
  • The Truth About Alcohol Fuel: Our Path Beyond Petroleum
    ooo 000 The Truth About Alcohol Fuel: Our Path Beyond Petroleum, with David Blume Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 5:30 pm Tucson Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave.  Lower Level Meeting Room: Co-Sponsored by the Community Information Resource Center and Sustainable Tucson Permaculturist David Blume will present...
  • Greater Tucson Indicators Report
    The Pima Association of Governments just approved the Second Tucson Region Indicators Report. It provides a snapshot of the region with data on key measures that characterize its current health from an environmental and community perspective. Five theme areas are: Natural Resources, Air Quality, Water,...
  • Put it on the map!
    Dear Community Friends and Partners: The first print edition of the Green Pueblo Map showcasing our community’s favorite “green” places and spaces will be available later this year.  If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to “make your mark” on the map by nominating your favorite...
  • Update on the Tucson/Pima Water Study
    On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, the Tucson City Council and Pima County Board of Supervisors met to discuss the final Phase II Report for the City/County Water and Wastewater Study. The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution...
  • Really Really FREE Market!
    A Community Celebration of Sharing, Reusing, and Recycling. Bring something to share: useful items, a vegetarian snack, music or poetry, skills (haircuts, painting, knitting, etc.), or just your smile. Take home what you need or want. 3rd Saturday of every month at Himmel Park. Meet east of the tennis...
  • Earth Day Festival and Parade
    Tucson\'s 16th Annual Earth Day Festival and Parade will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Reid Park. The theme for the 2010 Festival is “All Species Deserve a Place on Earth!”  All species great and small - insects, plants and animals - the Earth needs them all! Exhibits related to the environment...
  • Used Cooking Oil Collection
    Enjoy Dining Green (EDG) will collect used cooking oil the Day after Thanksgiving! EDG will start the first of their regular monthly collection sites in hope to reduce the amount of oil being dumped in our sewer system. Enjoy Dining Green will have 2 collection sites, one at the EDG building located...
  • Sustainable Tucson General Meeting
    The focus of the Sustainable Tucson General Meeting will be Food Sustainability. On February 8, your view of food sustainability in Tucson ’s future may change forever. The Sustainable Tucson Working Group on Food & Agriculture will engage your mind and your tastebuds in thinking about the sources...
  • Composting Workshop
    A free composting workshop will be held at the Tierra Anita Community Garden site, located in Barrio Anita at the corners of N. Anita Ave and W. Williams St. on Saturday, November 14th from 8:00-9:00am. The workshop will be taught by Kent Sorensen and Diane DePaul of Sonoran Desert Landscape. Directions...