San Francisco Department of Environment

San Francisco Christmas tree recycling pickup starts early next year

San Francisco officials are reminding residents not to dump Christmas trees just anywhere on the street. Recology will come by…

3 years ago

Recology turns ‘naked’ Christmas trees into useful mulch

As the year winds down, San Francisco officials are reminding residents with Christmas trees that Recology will collect trees on…

4 years ago

New SF ordinance eases charging challenge for electric vehicle owners

San Francisco supervisors passed an ordinance Tuesday requiring installation of electric vehicle charging stations in approximately 300 commercial parking lots…

5 years ago

Supes approve fee increase for single-use plastic bags

The cost for single-use plastic bags offered to San Francisco customers at the checkout stand will rise from 10 cents…

5 years ago

Board moves forward proposal to increase single-use bag fee

The cost of a plastic checkout bag from San Francisco stores could soon rise from 10 cents to 25 cents…

5 years ago

Breed sets targets for renewable energy use by commercial buildings

San Francisco Mayor London celebrated Earth Day Monday by announcing a proposal to require private commercial buildings to run on…

5 years ago

Mandelman urges SF to declare ‘climate emergency’

Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced a resolution at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting to declare a climate emergency.

5 years ago

Christmas tree recycling begins Wednesday with trash pick-up

San Franciscans can get rid of their Christmas trees in an environmentally-responsible manner starting next week.

5 years ago

San Francisco drops ban hammer on plastic straws

San Francisco will soon join other cities across the country in prohibiting the use of straws and other plastic food…

6 years ago

SF eyes ban on polluting plastic straws

San Francisco could soon join a chorus of other U.S. cities in banning the distribution of plastic drinking straws.

6 years ago

SF targets drinking straws in latest plastic purge

Plastic straws could soon be shown the door in San Francisco, just like plastic bags.

6 years ago

SF Bay ferry fleet floats toward renewable diesel

All Bay Area ferryboats that serve commuters and tourists will soon switch from regular diesel to renewable diesel fuel.

6 years ago

Blue bins to swallow up more recyclable trash

San Francisco’s residential black garbage bins are getting a lot smaller and could soon disappear altogether.

7 years ago

Litter, trash trending on San Francisco streets

San Francisco’s litter is piling up, and not just on sunny weekends in Dolores Park.

7 years ago

Residents reminded of risks of disposing used motor oil

San Francisco officials are reminding residents that dumping used motor oil is not safe for the water system and the…

8 years ago

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