Pleasanton Hosts Earth and Arbor Day Festival
- Pleasanton is holding an Earth and Arbor Day Festival with tree giveaways, clothing swaps, and a community expo. - Festival features games, giveaways, sustainable living tips, and activities aimed at families and environmentally minded residents. - Event is timed for Earth Day to promote local sustainability efforts and community engagement (patch.com).
Pleasanton is holding its Earth and Arbor Day Festival on Saturday, April 25, with free trees, a clothing swap and a sustainability expo at the library and Civic Center. (patch.com) The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pleasanton Library and Civic Center, and the city has also scheduled on-site shredding from 9 a.m. to noon at 123 Main Street. (patch.com) Pleasanton residents can register in advance for a limited number of free five-gallon trees, while the clothing swap will use tickets collected by dropping off gently used items at the library starting April 13 at 1 p.m. (pleasantonweekly.com) (cityofpleasantonca.gov) The city says the festival will include vendor booths, games, giveaways, a blender bike and practical tips on water use, conservation and sustainable living. (patch.com) Local groups listed for the expo include Zone 7 Water Agency, Tri-Valley Conservancy, Pleasanton Garbage Service, Pleasanton Water Services, the Alameda County Beekeepers Association and the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. (patch.com) The festival lands one day after Arbor Day on Friday, April 24, and just after Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, tying Pleasanton’s local programming to the national spring observances. (pleasantonweekly.com) (cityofpleasantonca.gov) Pleasanton has used Earth Day programming before as a monthlong civic campaign; in 2022, the city spread events across April instead of concentrating them into a single day. (pleasantonweekly.com) This year’s version folds in another disposal program: Pleasanton residents can drop off mattresses for free at the Pleasanton Transfer Station at 3110 Busch Road, where the Bye Bye Mattress program says it recycles up to 75% of used mattresses into products including carpet padding, metal goods and mulch. (patch.com) For Pleasanton, the pitch is practical as much as celebratory: plant a tree, swap clothes, shred papers, recycle a mattress and spend a Saturday at City Hall learning how the city wants residents to cut waste at home. (patch.com)
