Our favorite time of year is here: Earth Month! A time to celebrate our planet and reinforce the small habits that make a big impact.

Here are a few easy ways to build earth-friendly habits into your everyday life:

Reduce: Cut down on waste by repairing broken items, donating what you no longer need, and making the most of what you already have before buying new.

Reuse: When dining out or shopping, bring reusable items like cups, utensils, bags, or containers to help reduce single-use waste. You can also find reuse-friendly businesses in Long Beach on our website, linked here.

Rot: Properly dispose of food scraps and yard trimmings to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. Use your green cart or try backyard composting or vermicomposting.

Recycle Right: Help conserve resources and protect workers by recycling properly. Make sure items are clean, empty, and dry, and check recycling guidelines to ensure they belong in the cart.

Let’s work together to repair, reuse and reduce waste while building a more sustainable Long Beach! The City is once again hosting Long Beach Fixit Clinics at no cost, where you can work alongside volunteer Fixit Coaches to understand how your broken item functions and how it might be fixed.

Saturday, April 25, 2026

12-3 p.m.

Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library

5870 Atlantic Ave. 

Long Beach, CA

Accessibility Note: This property is fully ADA accessible. Ample on-site parking is available, and convenient access to public transportation is provided via Long Beach Transit Route 61.

Accepted:

• Electronics
• Bicycles
• Small appliances
• Clothes
• Toys
• Jewelry
• Anything else small enough to carry into the event

NOT accepted:

• Smart TVs
• Cell Phones
• Tablets
• Computer Software
• Any Mac or Apple products
• Printers
• Electronic screens of any type
• Large appliances

Interested in volunteering? Please join us! Volunteers, also known as Fixit Coaches, support residents during hands-on, guided repair workshops by sharing their time, tool expertise, and knowledge so residents can learn valuable repair skills. You may also support the run-of-show day-of if you'd prefer to be less hands-on. Find more information on the linked volunteer interest form.

You're amazing, Long Beach!

Your efforts to separate food scraps and yard trimmings make a difference.

Together, we’ve kept 15,364 tons of organic materials out of landfills over the past year! Instead of emitting greenhouse gases that fuel climate change, that waste has been recycled into nutrient-rich compost.

Do you want to learn more about the residential organics (green cart) program? Learn more about your green cart on our website.

Calling all Long Beach educators and parents! 🌱As part of a partnership with the City’s Energy & Environmental Services Department and Long Beach Utilities Department, educational assembly performances from Shows That Teach are now available at no cost on a first‑come, first‑served basis while funding lasts.

These dynamic performances bring environmental science to life for elementary students through hands‑on learning about water science and conservation, gas safety, recycling, and organics.

Schedule an assembly by calling (760) 224-0567 or emailing scheduleassemblies@gmail.com

The City of Long Beach, in collaboration with WM and Pedal Movement, invites residents to drop off their gently used, nonmotorized bicycles at four locations across the city.

Donated bicycles will be refurbished and provided to local nonprofit organizations, which will distribute them to community members in need.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

9 a.m.- noon

Four drop-off locations:

• Silverado Park
• Recreation Park
• Houghton Park
• Whaley Park

Did you know? Long Beach residents have access to household hazardous waste drop-off events at no cost.

Help protect the environment and workers who serve our community. Household hazardous waste cannot be disposed of in the trash or any curbside cart because it can harm our soil and waterways and put collection crews at risk.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) includes, but is not limited to:

• Lightbulbs
• Electronics
• Paint
• Pool and garden chemicals
• Medications
• Batteries

HHW & E-Waste Collection Events:



Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Center Drop-Off

1400 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro Saturdays and Sundays

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Signal Hill EDCO HHW Drop-Off*

2755 California Ave., Signal Hill

Next event: March 14, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

*Beginning in July 2026, collection events at this location will shift to a new schedule. Please visit their website for event details.

See longbeach.gov/hhw for holiday closures.

E-Waste ONLY:



Conservation Corps Long Beach (CCLB) E-Waste Drop-Off Site*

340 Nieto Ave., Long Beach

Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Conservation Corps Long Beach (CCLB) E-Waste Pickup*

Contact CCLB to schedule a free e-waste pickup by calling 562-577-2555 or 562-639-1446.

*CCLB accepts e-waste ONLY and does NOT accept used oil, tires, or other household hazardous waste.