Urban Sustainability

The city of Dallas is accepting the following items at two locations:

- electronic items (e-waste) 
- televisions
- video games
- cell phones
- computers - calculators 
- printers

- small appliances
- toys and stuffed animals
- documents for destruction (Limit 5 legal boxes. No boxes larger than 15 x 20 and NO binders)
- cardboard
- fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs 
- used cooking oil
- hardback books
- scrap metal
- auto and alkaline batteries 
- tires (5 tire limit)

- textiles
- clothing
- shoes
- hats
- purses
- belts
- wallets
- backpacks

- clean styrofoam
- packaging foam
- bubble and shrink wrap
- plastic bags and packaging (without food residue)
- medical equipment, wheelchairs, walkers, canes

First 50 cars receive Studio Movie Grill tickets.

8:30am-noon: Community Clean Up. Register @ KFMB.org.

10am-1pm: Environmental & Health Fair. Booths promoting healthy and eco-friendly lifestyle. Kid's activities, workshops. Paper shredding for residents. Clothes, housewares and electronics collection.

Info: events@KFMB.org.

When designing its own office space, HKS chose to renovate an underutilized building in downtown Dallas. Sustainability, creativity and concern for employee well-being are all evident in the resulting 140,000 square feet of workspace. $15-$35. Social hour, presentation, tour. Register.

The Dallas City Council will vote on a proposal to ban single use plastic bags or to impose a fee to discourage use. 

READ MORE: 

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20140323-dallas-city-council-to-vote-on-bag-ban-issue-wednesday.ece

Dallas is home to the largest urban hardwood forest in the U.S. At close to 7,000 acres, the Great Trinity Forest is one of Dallas' treasures. Join Dr. Gail Thomas, president and CEO of the Trinity Trust, for a morning discussion and afternoon walk. $15-$30. 214-871-2440.

Wall-E is an animated romantic science fiction film that tackles such issues as consumerism, nostalgia, environmental problems and waste management. Wall-E, a robot designed to clean up a waste-covered earth, falls in love with Eve, another. The two go into outer space and embark on an adventure that changes their destiny and the destiny of humankind.

The film is seen as a critique and an examination of the impact humans have on this plant and the risk to our civilization and Earth. 

Free. Discussion follows.

This annual sale includes more than 100 hard to find beautiful native Texas plant species, which are drought-tolerant, disease-resistant, low maintenance and well suited for the soil and extreme temperature conditions found in Denton County.   

City named Bluebird Capital of Texas celebrates the iconic bird with arts and crafts, pageant, carnival and bluebird tours in Van Zandt county, east of Dallas. 

The city hosts the family friendly celebration at the Government Center. Includes a self-guided video tour of sustainable exhibits that event-goers can access via QR codes, tree planting, recyclable crafts, green booths, face painting and entertainment.  

During the month of April, the bluebonnets are on display in Ennis and the city provides a map, showcasing the best viewing spots along 40 miles of driving trails.

In addition, the city puts on a weekend festival with arts and crafts, children’s activities, entertainment and bluebonnet souvenirs.