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September Strolls 
Including ideas that help us reduce our fuel  
consumption  this fall by walking and biking.


Green News & Events

September 2010 
E-Waste Drop Off Event
Saturday, September 11
9am-2pm
Cambrian Union School District - Parking Lot
4115 Jacksol Drive
San Jose, CA 95124

The County of Santa Clara, Department of Environmental Health, Household Hazardous Waste Program will be holding an e-waste event. This program allows residents and businesses from Santa Clara County to drop-off their unwanted computers, printers, circuit boards, used cell phones, TV's, VCR's, or any other type of e-waste at a collection event for free. Large appliances and household hazardous waste (motor oil, paint, etc.) are NOT accepted at this event. For more information please visit www.hhw.org or call 408-299-7300.

October 2010
Community Garage Sale
The Annual Town of Los Gatos and City of Monte Sereno Community Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, October 2 from 9am - 3pm.  The goal of this event is to foster a sense of community spirit while promoting waste diversion through reuse, recycling and resale opportunities.  For more information, or to register your garage sale, visit www.LosGatosCA.gov/GarageSaleDon't Delay-Registration ends on September 17!

Second Chance Day Donation Drive
The Town's Annual Second Chance Day Donation Drive will be held on Saturday, October 9 at the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center, 208 E. Main Street.  Start your holiday giving early this year! Second Chance Day is a great opportunity to give your unwanted items a second chance by donating them others in our community who are going without this holiday season.  For more information, or a list of accepted donation items, visit www.LosGatosCA.gov/SecondChance.

E-Waste Drop Off Events
West Valley Collection & Recycling are hosting 3 e-waste drop off events in October.  Items being accepted include: TVs, Monitors, Computers, Laptops, DVD, and CD Players, Printers, Scanners, Vacuum Cleaners, Electronic Toys and Games (No kitchen appliances or light bulbs). For more information please contact West Valley Collection & Recycling 408.283.9250. 

All dates & locations are open 9am-2pm, Rain or Shine!

Saturday, October 9
Campbell Church of Christ
1075 West Campbell Ave, Campbell CA
Enter around back on Hedegard Ave


Saturday, October 30
Los Gatos United Methodist Church
111 Church Street, Los Gatos


Saturday, October 30
Saratoga Prospect Center
19848 Prospect Road, Saratoga
Located between Miller Road and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road 

Sustainability Showcase Awards
The Town of Los Gatos was recently awarded a Sustainability Showcase Award by the California Sustainability Alliance for our efforts with this Green Business Campaign as well as our LEED library project, Solar powered trash compactors and Downtown recycling program, and green vehicle fleet .  Read the Press Release and learn more about the California Sustainability Alliance and the Showcase Awards at  http://SustainCA.org/showcase/showcase2009


Los Gatos: Growing Greener Together

The Town of Los Gatos has been certified as a Green Business.  This program, coordinated by ABAG, is a partnership of environmental agencies that assists, recognizes and promotes business and government agencies who operate in a more environmentally responsible way.  The key goals of the program are to promote resources conservation and pollution prevention.

At the Town, we take this certification seriously and ask our Town Employees to follow our Green Business Commitments and do the right thing for our environment everyday, while at work in our Town offices.  We invite you and your family to join us in our efforts to protect the environment and encourage these and similar practices to become a part of all of our lives while at work and at home. 

Each month we feature green theme and provide related tips and green practices for the workspace and home environment.  A portion of the tips and practices offered come from our green business certification commitments.  By using these and other green practices at work and at play, our goal is to "grow a little greener" each day! 

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Did You Know...
The Town of Los Gatos Public Library has a new display dedicated to our "Green" Efforts?  Stop by and visit it today!  While you are there, you can use your library card to check out a Kill-A-Watt Electricity Usage Monitor.  This device can then be taken home and plugged into your electronics to see just how much electricity they require.  

The following are other Certified Green Businesses in the Town of Los Gatos:

C Kirby Consulting
Los Gatos United Methodist Church
Hotel Los Gatos
HLD Group Landscape Architecture
Los Gatos Village Printers
Sereno Group
Crimson Restaurant
The Painting Pros, Inc.
Nirvana Aveda Concept Salon
Los Gatos Eye Care
The Young Professionals, Inc.
Six Degrees Marketing, Inc.

CPR Training Solutions 
Akeena Solar 
Oak Meadow Dental Center
Princeton Capital
Presentation Retreat & Conference Center
AIM Mail Center
H.T. Harvey & Associates
SCC Parks & Rec Department-
  Administration Department
Integra Insurance Services
Tigo Energy, Inc.
Reflect Safety


View a complete list of Certified Green Businesses in Santa Clara County.

Read more about Green Business Certification and Recycling at your local business:
Get Your Business Certified "Green" -Article
Recycling at Your Business -Article

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