Waste Piles Up in San Jose as China Limits Recycling Imports
Paper and plastics tossed by U.S. consumers into their blue bins each week have been piling up or trucked to landfills and incinerators...
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BVNA
May 16, 20182 min read
San Jose Cracking Down on Illegal Dumping With Stiff Fines
Illegal dumping is a problem several Bay Area cities face, but San Jose's renewed effort to crack down on violators has shown results,...
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BVNA
Mar 30, 20181 min read
Great American Litter Pickup Event
The City of San Jose Anti-Graffiti and Anti-Litter Programs would like to invite everyone to participate in the upcoming American Litter...
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BVNA
Mar 8, 20181 min read
FREE E-Waste Recycling Day!
It’s time to clean out your closets, garages and home offices and get rid of your unwanted and obsolete e-waste. Funds raised will help...
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BVNA
Feb 12, 20181 min read
Come fill a few Adopt-A-Highway Bags
Did you make a resolution to get more exercise this year? Did you make one to do something positive for your community once a month?...
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BVNA
Feb 10, 20181 min read
American Litter Pickup Event
The City of San Jose Anti-Graffiti and Anti-Litter Programs would like to invite all the volunteers to participate in the upcoming...
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BVNA
Jan 30, 20181 min read
Join BVNA & the Trash Punx to Clean Up our Community, "One Piece of Trash at a Time"
BVNA and the Trash Punx are teaming up to clean up the neighborhood. The Trash Punx is a volunteer-driven community organization that...
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BVNA
Jan 22, 20181 min read
Is San Jose Winning Its War On Illegal Dumping?
Two years ago, the city of San Jose got serious about the problem of illegal dumping by offering free trash pickups, easing the complaint...
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BVNA
Dec 30, 20171 min read
Come fill a few Adopt-A-Highway bags with me this Saturday
Did you make a resolution to get more exercise this year? Did you make one to do something positive for your community once a month?...
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BVNA
Dec 25, 20171 min read
Christmas Day thanks due to these workers
A FREEWAY GUARDIAN ANGEL: John’s Cribbs has worked for years with an Adopt-A-Highway group along Interstate 280 near San Jose City...
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BVNA
Nov 23, 20171 min read
Properly Dealing with Household Hazardous Waste
You can properly dispose of all household hazardous waste (HHW) for free at local HHW facilities. These corrosive, flammable, or toxic...
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BVNA
Nov 3, 20171 min read
Neighborhood Cleanup
Sunday November 5th we are having a clean up of our neighborhood from 10 AM-12 noon. We will meet our park on Scott between Menker and...
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BVNA
Oct 26, 20172 min read
How To Dispose Of Your Old Mattress
Mattresses have always been a bit of a problem. Let’s face it, you’re not supposed to use the same mattress forever — but disposing of...
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BVNA
Jul 26, 20171 min read
San Jose Sees Spike in Illegal Dumping
San Jose, like other cities in the Bay Area, is seeing a spike in illegal dumping. And it’s plaguing one neighborhood especially–and the...
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BVNA
Jul 25, 20171 min read
Illegal Trash Dumping Spikes in San Jose
The City of San Jose says it has a big problem on its hands with a spike in illegal dumping. For more information see:...
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BVNA
May 24, 20173 min read
Join Our Community Wide Campaign to #BeautifySJ
In my State of the City address this past February, I spoke of our recent progress in bridging political divides to resolve pension...
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