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Plastic to Purpose: Sacramento Climate Action Day

  • Date

    September 26, 2026

  • Time

    8:00 am - 10:00 am

Presented by EcoPress Sacramento LLC at Fairytale Town, Sacramento CA

1/19 Sacramento Community Clean Up

Part of California Climate Action Counts Month & the Climate Action Microgrant program.

EcoPress Sacramento will host “Plastic to Purpose: Sacramento Climate Action Day”, a large-scale volunteer service event during California Climate Action Counts Month (September 2026).

The event will mobilize 75+ volunteers to remove litter and plastic waste from William Land Park while educating participants about proper recycling practices, plastic pollution, and the circular economy. By combining hands-on environmental stewardship with community education, the project will create measurable climate benefits and empower residents to take continued climate action in their daily lives.

Volunteers will begin with a brief orientation covering safety procedures, waste sorting, and the environmental impacts of plastic pollution. Participants will then work in teams to conduct a coordinated cleanup of the outside of Fairytale Town, throughout William Land Park, and surrounding public spaces. Teams-of-2 will collect litter, separate recyclable materials from landfill waste, and take note of the types of materials recovered.

Following the cleanup, (10am-11am; optional!) volunteers will return to a central staging area where collected materials will be weighed, documented, and sorted. EcoPress staff and trained volunteers will identify recyclable plastics (including HDPE (#2), LDPE (#4), and polypropylene (#5)) that can be diverted from the waste stream and prepared for local reuse.

Participants will learn how recovered plastic can be transformed into durable products through community-scale recycling and manufacturing, reinforcing the value of keeping materials in circulation rather than sending them to landfills.

Throughout the event, volunteers will engage in educational activities focused on reducing contamination in recycling systems, avoiding “wishcycling,” reducing single-use plastics, and supporting a circular economy. Participants will leave with practical actions they can take at home and within their communities to reduce waste and improve recycling habits.

The anticipated climate outcomes include:

– Engaging 75 volunteers in meaningful climate action.
– Removing an estimated 500–750 pounds of litter from public spaces.
– Diverting approximately 200–300 pounds of recyclable plastic from landfill disposal through proper sorting and preparation for local reuse.
– Improving community awareness of waste reduction, recycling best practices, and plastic pollution … view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Free

Website: https://partiful.com/e/ulTLfqCCFhUCLTWDqqJP

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES

  • Sep 26, 2026 at 8:00am – 10:00am (Sat)

Additional time info:

After the event, stay for an additional hour to learn more plastic waste and recycling facts. Learn how EcoPress Sacramento sorts and processes their plastic, how they are able to send waste to Terracycle, keep some at EcoPress Sacramento, recycle what we can not use, and trash.

LOCATION

Fairytale Town

3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822

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