Green Oceanside Campaign & Education
The Green Oceanside campaign is about teaching residents and local businesses in our local community how to be better stewards of the planet by recycling, reducing waste, composting, conserving water, conserving energy, and preventing water pollution and litter. Through collaboration and partnership between several City Departments, local businesses, community groups, and schools, the Green Oceanside campaign has provided a sense of community pride in Oceanside for its commitment to protecting our local environment and waterways. Please see below for detailed information about a few of our major Green Oceanside events and programs, and please be sure to visit the calendar section of this page for specific event locations, times, and details. Remember everyone can be a part of the Green Oceanside team!

Green Week 2013

The Oceanside Green Week program is one week of environmentally related activities and events designed to educate Oceanside residents about how they and their families and friends can be better stewards of the planet.

In our fifth year of celebration, Green Week events included the following: 

  • Green Oceanside Create to Educate Contest - All Oceanside students in grade K-12 are invited to create an art, science or engineering project to educate the public on environmental or sustainability issues. This year's prizes include a mini iPad, Seaworld tickets and more!  Download the entry form for complete contest rules and information. Create to Educate Entry Form Acrobat icon (1020.6 KB) Deadline to enter has been extended to April 19. 

    DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ENTRY FORM EXTENDED TO APRIL 19, 2013
 
  • Environmental Film Festival and Student Film Showcase at Oceanside Museum of Art - Thursday, April 25, 6:00 - 9:00 pm - Green Oceanside is pleased to partner with Oceanside Museum of Art to bring the groundbreaking documentary Trashed with Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons to this year's Environmental Film Festival. This evening will be honored with an appearance by one of the stars of the film, Captain Charles Moore. The winners of the the Student Environmental Film Contest will also be showcased. Come hungry, there will be food vendors in front of The Oceanside Museum of Art on Pier View Way for dinner and dessert. For information on this event or instructions on how to enter the Film Contest, download this flyer:  Environmental Film Festival and Student Film Contest Entry Form Acrobat icon (926.8 KB) Don't forget your beach chairs for this outdoor movie event! Watch the trailer for Trashed.  

 
  • Oceanside Green Fair-Saturday, April 27, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm - Come enjoy North County's largest Earth Day celebration! The day will be loaded with fun and engaging activities for everyone, including dozens of environmentally friendly booths, products and organizations. There will also be a mobile bike repair performing repairs on the spot! Watch performances from community groups and other entertainment throughout the day while enjoying some delicious food from some local eateries. For information on how your business or organization can participate in or sponsor any of the Green Week events, download the vendor/sponsor application. Green Week 2013 Vendor Application Acrobat icon (560.1 KB)
 
  • Loma Alta Creek and Beach Cleanup - Saturday April 27, 9:00 am - noon - Help remove trash from Loma Alta Creek and Oceanside beaches to keep them beautiful. Registration sites will be located along Loma Alta Creek, at Buccaneer Beach, and the south side of the Oceanside Pier. Register at http://www.creektobay.org/.
  • Compost Workshops - Tuesday, April 23, 6:00 pm and Saturday, April 27, 8:30 am - Learn to compost kitchen scraps and garden materials. Participants will have the opportunity to purchase a compost bin at a discounted rate. This workshop is offered to Oceanside residents only and space is limited.

Thank you for you interest; however, Compost Workshops are full.
To be placed on a waiting list for upcoming Summer Workshops email oceansiderecycles@ci.oceanside.ca.us.
  • Free Electronics Recycling and Data Destruction Event - Saturday, April 27, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm - Bring anything that plugs into the wall or is battery operated to have it responsibly recycled. There will also be on-site shredding of computer hard drives and confidential papers. Click here for more information.

            For a printable verision of the Green Week Event Map click here.

            
  • Free Used Oil Filter Exchange Event - Sunday, April 28, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Oceanside residents can recycle their used oil filters in exchange for up to 3 free new oil filters of their choice during event hours at O'Reilly Auto Parts Store, 3661 W. Mission Avenue. For more information on residential used motor oil and oil filter recycling click here. 

All events are free and open to the public. Green businesses and community groups are encouraged to participate. Please let us know if you, your community group or business would be interested in sponsoring or volunteering for Green Week 2013. Please contact the Green Oceanside team at greenoceanside@ci.oceanside.ca.us or call the Recycling Hotline at (760) 435-5015 for further information. Click here to download the Green Week General Flyer.

Day Without a Bag Campaign

Beginning in 2008, the City of Oceanside decided to follow the footsteps of some of the neighboring cities to the north, in Los Angeles, by celebrating its first “Day Without a Bag” campaign. Since then the City has celebrated three “Day Without A Bag” events on the third Thursday of December of each year, by promoting the idea that Oceanside citizens should give back to the environment during the holidays by foregoing disposable plastic and paper bags in favor of reusable totes. Due to the support of dozen’s of local business, and through the establishment of a regional partnership with neighboring cities, the City of Oceanside has distributed thousands of reusable bags to our local community. These efforts have helped establish Oceanside’s commitment towards being an environmental leader in North County San Diego. We encourage you to participate at this year’s upcoming Day Without a Bag event next December. For information on how you or your business can support the next Day Without a Bag event, please feel free to contact Colleen Foster at (760) 435-5021, or by email at cfoster@ci.oceanside.ca.us.

Green Oceanside Classroom Presentations

The Green Oceanside team is pleased to offer key environmental educational programs to Oceanside primary and secondary aged school children. Programs include but are not limited to classroom presentations, assemblies, and hands-on activities that educate our children about waste reduction, reuse, recycling, water conservation and storm water pollution prevention. By focusing on educating our youth, children are able to establish positive habits early on in their lives that have a greater impact on the family as a whole. Please feel free to email the Green Oceanside team at greenoceanside@ci.oceanside.ca.us or call the Recycling Hotline at (760) 435-5015 for more information.