MVSustainability

10/21/2026

Free Repair Café Event October 25
Do you have things that you like, but no longer work? Don’t toss them, repair them! Volunteers will help you assess and fix your things for free instead of throwing them away.
Sunday, October 25
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.*
Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Avenue

*Check-in is scheduled to close at 2:30 p.m., but may close earlier if the event reaches capacity.

Repair Café Silicon Valley is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods, rather than sending them to the landfill.

Limit of two items per household. At Repair Café events, volunteers will guide you either in tackling the repair yourself or having it fixed while you watch and learn. Chances are you will leave with a useful item again and some knowledge of how to repair your item(s) and others’.

Visit Repair Café Silicon Valley’s website at 🔗https://repaircafesv.org for more information, to volunteer, or to learn about their events in other cities.

10/17/2026

10/10/2026

Mountain View is walking the talk and switching to electric! Come by to learn about new electric upgrades at your Mountain View Senior Center, today Sat Oct 10 until 3p.m. Tours start every 20 minutes.

10/08/2026

Happy Clean Air Day! Through October, Silicon Valley Clean Energy is offering an extra $500 rebate on heat pump water heaters, bringing your total net cost down to about $1,350. Upgrade your home setup, cut your monthly utility bills, and claim these limited time savings today. Visit 🔗MountainView.gov/WaterHeater for how and where to apply today!

10/01/2026

⚡ The Mountain View Senior Center chooses electric over gas!
Tour the new all-electric kitchen and heat pump water heaters and see how your neighbors are electrifying their homes as part of Acterra’s Green@Home Tour! 🏡

📅 Saturday, October 10 | 11 a.m.–3 p.m. - Drop in for a short guided tour
🎟️ Register for FREE using the link in our bio or at qr1.be/8K49UX.

Explore electrification in action and learn how going electric can save energy and support a healthier home. ⚡🌱

09/29/2026

🌱FREE Worm Composting Workshop this Sat.!
Attend a free workshop to learn the basics of worm composting, using worms to turn your kitchen food scraps into a nutritious soil amendment for your garden or potted plants. The last half hour will include an optional Do-It-Yourself worm bin demonstration.

Saturday, October 3
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Heritage Park, 771 Rengstorff Avenue (event will be held outdoors)

Learn the art and science behind composting from local Master Composters, including:
• Why worms are so good at making compost.
• Why composting helps the environment.
• How easy and fun it is to create your own worm composting system!

Great for families, people living in apartments and townhomes, or anyone who produces a lot of food scraps!
Registration is required at🔗 link.ucanr.edu/composted or 408-918-4640

09/22/2026

Fix-it and Reuse at Repair Café: Do you have things that you like, but no longer work? Don’t toss them, repair them! Volunteers will help you assess and fix your things for free instead of throwing them away.

Sunday, September 27
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hacker Dojo, 855 Maude Ave., Mountain View

Repair Café Silicon Valley is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods, rather than sending them to the landfill.

At Repair Café events, volunteers will guide you either in tackling the repair yourself or having it fixed while you watch and learn. Chances are you will leave with a useful item again and some knowledge of how to repair your item(s) and others'.

Visit Repair Café Silicon Valley’s website at https://repaircafesv.org/ for more information, to volunteer, or to learn about their events in other cities.

09/16/2026

Citywide Garage Sale This Weekend! Shop the Citywide Garage Sale to find great deals and support the City’s Zero Waste goals by keeping reusable items out of the landfill.

Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
At Homes Throughout Mountain View

Sale map options:
• An online interactive map at Maps.MountainView.gov/GarageSale to easily shop the sale with searchable filters and live Google Map directions on your smartphone.
Available starting Sept. 16
• Print the map PDF at MountainView.gov/GarageSale.
• Pick up a hard copy of the map at:

1. City Hall (500 Castro St.) – Outside the main entrance, or
2. Mountain View Public Library (585 Franklin St.) – At the curb next to the above-ground parking lot on Franklin.

For more information, including an instructional video on using the online interactive map, visit MountainView.gov/GarageSale.

08/21/2026

Free Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off

Free household hazardous waste collection event coming to Mountain View on Saturday, August 22! Safely dispose of cleaners and chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, degreasers and solvents, aerosols, paint, batteries, electronics, auto fluids, used oil, propane tanks, fluorescent and LED lightbulbs, and more. This event also accepts unwanted or expired drugs and sharps. No aerial or marine flares, explosives, or radioactive material.

• Appointments are required; call 408-299-7300 or book your appointment online at HHW.org.
• To schedule online, click the blue “Make a Free Appointment” button, then select Mountain View on the calendar for August 22.
• Upon booking your appointment, you will receive the specific Mountain View drop-off location.

If you cannot attend the event on Aug. 22, the County has permanent hazardous waste drop-off facilities available year-round to County residents by appointment using 🔗HHW.org.

08/10/2026

Free Repair Café Event August 16
Do you have things that you like, but no longer work? Don’t toss them, repair them! Volunteers will help you assess and fix your things for free instead of throwing them away.
Sunday, August 16
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Avenue

Repair Café Silicon Valley is a volunteer-run, community service dedicated to encouraging the repair and reuse of goods, rather than sending them to the landfill.

At Repair Café events, volunteers will guide you either in tackling the repair yourself or having it fixed while you watch and learn. Chances are you will leave with a useful item again and some knowledge of how to repair your item(s) and others'.

Visit Repair Café Silicon Valley’s website for more information, to volunteer, or to learn about their events in other cities. 🔗https://repaircafesv.org/