Another Kind of Green

Sure the day o’ the green—St. Patrick's Day—is this week, but Cupertino is putting on another kind of green, too.

Call it a pre-Earth Day movement if you will, but in addition to the full-to-capacity compost class Wednesday night offered by the city, a jointly sponsored recycling day will take place Saturday.

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cupertino residents can turn leafy-green and shed some household waste at the same time.

Cupertino residents can drop off, at no cost, their electronic waste, construction or demolition material, children’s plastic toys, clothing and shoes, yard waste and reusable furniture.

And paper pack rats who save every scrap of paper, important or insignificant, can take up to two boxes of confidential documents to the event and walk away confident that only a shred of evidence will remain.

The environmental recycling and shredding drive-through day is a sponsorship by —where the event takes place, in parking lot B—the and Recology South Bay, the city’s waste and recycling management operator.

Some restrictions apply to what is accepted, such as:

• No paints.
• No hazardous material.
• No painted or treated wood.
• No mattresses or furniture that is broken, torn, stained or dirty.

Proof of residency is required. For more information, click here.