Education is essential for building more sustainable communities and protecting our natural spaces and resources. During Black Conservation Week in June of 2026, CalRecycle partnered with 40 Acre Conservation League, a Black-led nonprofit dedicated to reconnecting Black communities with land ownership, conservation, and outdoor education, to bring hands-on environmental learning to Sacramento-area youth.
CalRecycle Partners with 40 Acre Conservation League
On a tour of 40 Acre Conservation League’s 650-acre conservation property in Emigrant Gap, middle and high school students and adults learned how simple habits can help prevent pollution and support sustainable waste management. From putting food scraps in the curbside green bin and choosing reusable items to redeeming eligible California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers at recycling sites, students saw how everyday actions can help protect California’s natural spaces and resources.
An interactive compost demonstration led by the Association of Compost Producers also engaged students by helping them see compost at different stages of decomposition, sort out contamination like plastic bags from finished compost, and learn more about vermicomposting.
Everday Actions Build Sustainable Change
Empowering today’s youth with waste and recycling knowledge is a critical step toward a more sustainable future, helping strengthen communities and protect the environment for generations to come.
Education is essential for building more sustainable communities and protecting our natural spaces and resources. During Black Conservation Week in June of 2026, CalRecycle partnered with 40 Acre Conservation League, a Black-led nonprofit dedicated to reconnecting Black communities with land ownership, conservation, and outdoor education, to bring hands-on environmental learning to Sacramento-area youth.
CalRecycle Partners with 40 Acre Conservation League
On a tour of 40 Acre Conservation League’s 650-acre conservation property in Emigrant Gap, middle and high school students and adults learned how simple habits can help prevent pollution and support sustainable waste management. From putting food scraps in the curbside green bin and choosing reusable items to redeeming eligible California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers at recycling sites, students saw how everyday actions can help protect California’s natural spaces and resources.
An interactive compost demonstration led by the Association of Compost Producers also engaged students by helping them see compost at different stages of decomposition, sort out contamination like plastic bags from finished compost, and learn more about vermicomposting.
Everday Actions Build Sustainable Change
Empowering today’s youth with waste and recycling knowledge is a critical step toward a more sustainable future, helping strengthen communities and protect the environment for generations to come.