You can help Oakland win the Battle for the Bay on September 21! Mayors London Breed (San Francisco) and Libby Schaaf (Oakland) met on September 5 to kick off the challenge to register the most volunteers and pick up the most trash in their cities.
You Can Help ... It's Easy! First, register on the event website. Then, check out September 21 KOB-sponsored events. Last week, Keep Oakland Beautiful awarded 22 grants in an effort to keep our city litter-free and a beautiful place for all. Congratulations to all of the new grantees and thank you for submitting a project!
Learn more about the Small Grant program and application requirements. Pernod Ricard volunteers joined Keep Oakland Beautiful (KOB) board members at the Friends of Sausal Creek (FOSC) native plant nursery tucked away in the Oakland hills. FOSC staff shared with the group the importance of reintroducing native plants into the ecosystem. Volunteers were introduced to California native plant propagation methods and performed nursery tasks including preparing pots, transplanting native plants, and removing invasive species. A small team of Pernod Ricard volunteers assembled two beautiful benches made from recycled materials. In the hot California sun, we all hydrated and greatly appreciated the donation of Boxed Water is Better! We appreciate the donation of Boxed Water is Better as it demonstrates a sustainable product consistent with the circular transformation philosophy. Volunteers transplanted nearly 100 California native plants which will be reintroduced to the ecosystem once mature. Plants will be used in creek restoration projects which benefit the entire watershed region. A team of Pernod Ricard volunteers assembled two beautiful benches made from recycled materials. The benches will be used by future weary volunteers and Friends of Sausal Creek staff.
The Oakland Recycling Association (ORA) was a non-profit founded with the mission of providing recycling information, education and advocacy in Oakland before recycling was available. We were an early leader in the recycling movement and take shared credit for Oakland’s early adoption of curbside recycling. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, ORA operated recycling buy-back and drop-off centers and at one-point shared space with the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse. When the City of Oakland first began curbside recycling, ORA was contracted to provide outreach and education. Later, ORA introduced a waste motor oil education and recycling program. ORA staff and volunteers spoke at dozens of outdoor events and meetings to provide education on recycling. After the 1991 Oakland Hills fire, ORA opened a Construction Material Drop-off Site as an alternative to landfill. Once recycling became institutionalized ORA decided it was time to shut down shop. KOB seemed a very fitting non-profit organization to donate ORA’s balance of funds and we wish KOB well in its efforts.
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