Keep Truckee Green

10/16/2026

Join us for the next Fixit Clinic on Monday, Oct 19 from 4-7 pm at the !

Bring your broken household items, including household furniture, electronics, clothing and textiles, and get help fixing them from our amazing Fixit Coach volunteers!

New this year: bring your bike and get help with basic repairs and learn some repair skills along the way. Mechanics from the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition will help with simple repairs, including flat tires, crooked wheels, brakes and shifting that is out of whack, stuck or squeaky chains, seat and height adjustments, etc. Tools and parts provided. Plus, help fix up donation bikes while learning tune and repair skills.

It is set to be a fun evening of repairs, we hope to see you there! 🛠️⚙️🔩🪡🧵

10/06/2026

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The Town wants to make clean energy and building upgrades more affordable and accessible to businesses and residents.

Tell us what challenges you’re facing and what building upgrades would mean the most to you!

Survey closes at midnight on Wednesday, October 7! Participate and get the chance to win a Grocery Outlet gift card!

Take the survey at TownOfTruckee.gov/BuildingBetter

10/05/2026

If it’s broke, lets fix it! Start gathering your broken household items, and join us for an evening of repairs at our next Fixit Clinic event on Monday, October 19th, from 4pm to 7pm. This FREE community event is open to all ages. No registration needed, just drop in!

Furniture, clothing, electronics, outdoor gear...you name it, our Fixit Coaches will help you fix it.

PLUS we’ll have special guests from Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition to help tune-up and do small repairs in bikes!

Together we can extend the life of our products, and keep them out of the landfills!

09/29/2026

Save the date: the next Fixit Clinic is Monday, October 19 from 4-7 PM at the Truckee Roundhouse!

Bring your broken household items, and Fixit Coach volunteers will help you repair them! Bring your broken electronics, furniture, clothing, outdoor gear, and more. This is a FREE community event- all ages are welcome, and all tools are provided. We hope to see you there for an fun evening of repair! ♻🛠🔧🪡💚

Learn more here: https://www.keeptruckeegreen.org/event/fixit-clinic/

09/21/2026

Support the Shane McConkey Foundation at the Fifth Annual Don't Drop the Top Community Sort! Help sort thousands of pounds of plastic caps and lids from a year's worth of collecting in the region to be recycled into benches and raised garden beds. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/zLdBE6TTUULXvwU19

What began as a 2020 EcoChallenge project to save unrecyclable plastic from our landfill has become a beloved community program!

Thank you to our amazing community for dropping off a record-setting amount of clean tops lids and caps at bins around Tahoe and Truckee.

Now we need your help sorting them. Please join us at Truckee Elementary on October 3 & 4 for the Community Sort from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Please register for a morning or afternoon session via the link in our bio.

There will be food and drinks throughout the day and we will be running amazing giveaways.

This is your chance to win prizes from and more!

Once the Sort is done, we can send these caps off to create more beautiful community benches and raised garden boxes.

We can’t do it without your help. Please gather all your friends and family and make this the most fun Community Sort yet!

and thank you to our sponsors, Martis Fund and

09/18/2026

The Town wants to help make clean energy and building upgrades more affordable and accessible to Truckee businesses by prioritizing funding where it’s needed most.
We want to know what challenges you’re facing and which building upgrades would have the biggest impact on your business.

Take the survey by accessing the QR code above or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/truckeebusiness

Interested to share your feedback on Energy Resilience? Check out the separate Energy Resilience Survey currently active at: https://www.townoftruckee.gov/956/Energy-Resilience-Plan

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El Town quiere contribuir a que la energía limpia y las mejoras en los edificios sean más asequibles y accesibles tanto para los residentes como para los negocios de Truckee, dando prioridad a la financiación donde más se necesita.

Queremos saber a qué retos te enfrentas y qué mejoras en los edificios tendrían un mayor impacto en tu negocio.

Participa en la encuesta escaneando el código QR de arriba o visitando https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/truckeenegocios

09/15/2026

The Town wants to help everyone in Truckee benefit from cleaner, healthier, and more energy-efficient buildings, not just those who can afford upfront costs.

We're developing a strategy to prioritize funding sources so that residents and businesses, especially those most impacted by high energy costs, can access upgrades that lower bills and improve comfort. It’s a roadmap for investing in climate solutions in a way that’s fair, inclusive, and community focused.

We want to know what challenges you’re facing and which building upgrades would mean the most to you. Take the survey by accessing the QR code above or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/truckeeresidents.

Interested to share your feedback on Energy Resilience? Check out the separate Energy Resilience Survey currently active at: https://www.townoftruckee.gov/956/Energy-Resilience-Plan

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El Town quiere ayudar a todos en Truckee a beneficiarse de edificios más limpios, saludables y eficientes desde el punto de vista energético, no solo a aquellos que pueden permitirse los pagos iniciales.

Estamos desarrollando una estrategia para priorizar las fuentes de financiación, de modo que los residentes y las empresas, especialmente aquellos más afectados por los elevados costes energéticos, puedan acceder a mejoras que reduzcan las facturas y aumenten la comodidad. Se trata de un plan de acción para invertir en soluciones climáticas de una forma justa, inclusiva y centrada en la comunidad.

Queremos saber a qué retos te enfrentas y qué mejoras en los edificios serían más importantes para ti. Participa en la encuesta escaneando el código QR de arriba o visita https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/truckeeresidentes

09/01/2026

Could your home be more comfortable and energy efficient? Weatherize Truckee is a pilot program offered by the Town of Truckee, providing no-cost weatherization upgrades to income-qualified Truckee households. Improvements may include insulation, air sealing, and other upgrades that can help reduce energy use, lower utility costs, and improve indoor comfort and air quality.

Applications open October 1, 2026. The program will support up to 40 households through 2027, including households that need help accessing existing weatherization programs and households that do not qualify for other no-cost weatherization assistance.

Want to learn more? Visit WeatherizeTruckee.com to take the eligibility quiz and join the interest list to be the first notified when applications open.

07/09/2026

Need a recycle or yard waste cart? The final free pickup date this summer will be Saturday, July 18, from 8 - 11 am.

Each Truckee household can receive one recycle cart and up to three yard waste carts, included in your base services. Pick up a cart free of charge and avoid any delivery fees. Call TTSD at (530) 583-7800 to reserve a cart for the pickup event, and receive the address for the pickup location.