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If your holiday food preparations end up generating more cooking grease than usual, or you have unused or unwanted cooking oil, don't poor it down the drain or dump it into the stormdrains! Go to Too Toxic To Trash page for proper disposal of cooking oil and grease. While there, take a look at how to properly dispose of household hazardous waste, such as chemicals, fertilizers, and automotive fluids! Clean water starts with you! Teachers! The Banana Slug String Band is conducting free school assemblies entitled "We All Live Upstream" in San Mateo County elementary schools. Rock Steady Science is presenting "Water Pollution Prevention and Your Car" in High Schools around the county. Also check our teachers page for resources and ideas related to pollution prevention as you plan your new school year! 2011 Fall P3 Newsletter Now Available! Watershed Groups Guide Find San Mateo County groups working on watershed stewardship projects. Volunteer opportunities and events listed. Spanish-language Stormwater Brochure available Usted es la Solución para Prevenir la Contaminación del Agua que va a los Desagües
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Spring Cleaning? Many chemicals found in garages, basements, and under sinks are Too Toxic To Trash. San Mateo County has a permanent Household Hazardous Waste facility that accepts these chemicals, along with flourescent light bulbs and batteries, for FREE! Special collection events are also scheduled throughout the county during the year. The dates and times for these collection events can be found on our Calendar of Events. Banana Slug String Band FREE Musical School Assembly Program Schools Book Now! With a lively combination of music, theater, puppetry & audience participation, the Banana Slugs duo present a musical adventure about storm drains, recycling, & keeping our water clean! Shows are 45 minutes long, are appropriate for grades Pre-K-6, and meet State Content Standards. Rock Steady Science is presenting Water Pollution Prevention and Your Car to high schools. This is a fifty-minute multimedia, interactive, and hands-on classroom presentation targeted to grades 10–12 in San Mateo County high schools. Topics include watersheds and storm drains, oil and oil filter recycling, littering, and proper car washing, as well as a review of the latest in municipal environmental design for storm water management on streets and parking lots. 2011 Spring P3 Newsletter Topics: Earth Day 2011, Water Pollution School Assemblies, Car Wash Coupon, Business Hazardous Waste, Less Toxic Pest Control, Oil Spill Prevention, and Cars of the Future. NEW Watershed Groups Guide Environmental Resource Guide of Groups and Organizations in San Mateo County with Watershed Stewardship Efforts. Search local groups by location or topic of interest. Find volunteer opportunities and free events. Want to start your own watershed group? Check out this page for ways to get started. New Spanish-language Stormwater Brochure available Usted es la Solución para Prevenir la Contaminación del Agua que va a los Desagües
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