Join Mountain View’s Sustainability team for some fun summer trivia. Recruit your family or friends and come put yourself to the test at our Virtual Sustainability Trivia Night event. The top 3 scorers will receive PRIZES!

Learn more and register here.

Want to help? We are looking for a few people to assist us with this event. If you are available, please email sustainability@mountainview.gov

Exciting news! We are forming a volunteer group to build community while supporting the City’s sustainability programs. This group will assist the sustainability team by (1) disseminating information, (2) planning and hosting events, and (3) providing input on various sustainability topics.

There is no minimum time requirement, so even if you have just a few minutes a month we’d welcome your involvement and are happy to provide this way for you to meet other passionate community members. If you are interested, please fill out this short form. You will be contacted in the future for volunteer opportunities that best align with your interests and skills.

If you are interested in volunteering for our August 27 Trivia Night

(7-8pm), please email sustainability@mountainview.gov!

It's critical that you fill out your census form! Why? Based on the census count, funds are allocated to support community programs, schools, infrastructure repairs, and more. Please complete the form and return it ASAP or visit 2020census.gov. Every person matters. Your count matters.

We’re excited to have launched an Instagram account to provide another way for you to track our progress. Follow us @mvsustainability to stay up-to-date on the latest Sustainability news and more!

Register for their September workshop here, and keep an eye out for future workshops here.

Is buying or leasing a new car on your horizon? Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) has launched the EV Assistant to help you browse and compare over 40 EVs and plug-in hybrids. The EV Assistant allows you to compare available rebates, evaluate savings, and browse by car type, range, cost, and more.

Try out the EV Assistant here, and learn more about the benefits of driving electric here.

Are you ready to electrify your home? SVCE is offering up to $2,000 in rebates to customers who replace their gas or electric resistance water heater with an efficient, electric heat pump version, decreasing harmful emissions from your home and community!

An additional $1,500 rebate is available for qualifying service panel upgrades and income-qualified customers. Visit SVCE's website here to reserve your rebate.

If you are a local customer interested in installing solar power, battery storage, or other clean power technologies for your home or business to increase your resilience, and you want to be notified of the opportunity to join this program when it becomes available, please visit this webpage.

Rising Sun is transforming their no-cost Green House Call service to a contact-free energy and water efficiency kit delivery service. These kits are no-cost, available to homeowners and renters, and do not require income qualification. Each kit includes LED light bulbs, advanced power strips, a low-flow showerhead, and more.

To receive your energy efficiency kit in the mail:

1) Fill out an online survey here, or

Attention Bay Area residents! The Air District’s Clean Cars for All Program has expanded to all Bay Area zip codes.

Income qualified residents who own a model year 2004 or older vehicle can receive up to $9,500 to retire their old vehicle and purchase or lease a new or used electric vehicle. Funding is available for electric vehicle charging equipment as well. You can also get a pre-loaded Clipper card (up to $7,500) for turning in your old vehicle. Incentive options vary depending on income and zip code.

Check if you are eligible for the Clean Cars for All program and apply here.

For additional information about this program, please contact (855) 256-3656 or cleancars@gridalternatives.org.

This section will share program updates, upcoming events, and all news related to Zero Waste. Contact Recycling & Zero Waste staff with any questions about the Recycling & Zero Waste program at recycle@mountainview.gov or (650) 903-6311.

Composting your food scraps and food-soiled paper reduces landfill greenhouse gas emissions, which are the third largest source of human-caused methane gas emissions. It also gives these valuable resources a second life as compost for landscape growers. The City of Mountain View is implementing a citywide food scraps collection program to pursue these benefits and to meet the City's Zero Waste goal of diverting 90% of waste from the landfill.

In coordination with a new State law (SB 1383), food scraps collection in Mountain View will be expanded to include all homes (both single-family and multi-family) and businesses by 2022. Residents who already have compost carts at their homes should begin, or continue, to separate all food and food-soiled paper out of the trash and place it in the compost cart along with any yard trimmings. City staff is currently working to add new multi-family complexes to the program to bring the program citywide in preparation for SB 1383. Learn more about how to compost your food scraps here.

Household hazardous waste (HHW), e-waste, and universal waste cannot be disposed in the trash because they are harmful to the environment and can pose a hazard to workers. Please store items like paint, fluorescent bulbs, garden chemicals, and batteries in a safe place until you are able to make an appointment for an HHW event. Never place these items in your trash cart. Though the scheduled Mountain View HHW event for August was cancelled, limited HHW drop-off events are currently available in San Jose. You can view the schedule and make an appointment at HHW.org.

Not sure what to do with all of your food scraps? Want to boost your home gardening? UCCE is hosting FREE virtual community composting workshops. Register here.

Take action for trees and join the 2020 cohort to become a Canopy Certified Community Forester! This free, 8-week course will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on training you need to take action in your community right away. Learn more and register here.

This event was rescheduled from March, and will now take place in 3 online sessions. The symposium will bring together diverse stakeholders to explore how to better design, fund, build, and maintain streets to optimize performance on many sustainability dimensions. Register here.

The Invisible Vegan Film and Panel Discussion

Acterra is hosting a panel discussion with filmmaker Jasmine C. Leyva and other guests about food justice, healthy eating, culturally relevant plant-based choices, and the decolonization of food. Register here – you will receive a private link where you can watch the film for free prior to the discussion.

This class will help you discover how to reduce water needs for seasonal vegetable gardening and learn what to plant in the fall to extend your harvest season. It will also cover how to incorporate organic maintenance techniques, including how to use compost and cover crops. Register here.

Tell us your sustainability story! Have you recently made energy efficiency upgrades to your home, incorporated a new zero waste habit into your life, or found an alternate mode of transport that you love?

Send a photo and a short blurb to sustainability@mountainview.gov and we may feature it in an upcoming newsletter!

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