The main goal of the Environmental Education & Community Outreach Division is to introduce the concepts of composting, household chemical safety, litter awareness and prevention, organics and single-stream recycling, solid waste management and recycling, and water education and conservation through programs sponsored by the City of Plano Sustainability & Environmental Services Department. Click on a menu item to learn more about these programs and activities.
Upcoming Classes
The City of Plano is hosting a free Energy Hog Training Session for city environmental educators. "The Energy Hog Program makes it easy (and fun!) for teachers to bring energy education into the 
classroom. The Energy Hog is a dastardly character that makes learning about energy efficiency and conservation memorable" (Alliance to Save Energy). Environmental educators from North Texas cities are invited to attend the training session and take the curriculum into their respective classrooms. RSVP is required. To register for attendance or for more information, contact Melissa Baird at (972) 769-4132 or email melissab@plano.gov. To learn more about the Energy Hog, visit his Web site at www.energyhog.org.
Wednesday, November 19
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A break for lunch will be provided. Attendees should bring a lunch or plan to purchase one locally. (Lunch order forms will be sent after registration is confirmed.)
Parkway Service Center, Training Room A
4120 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, 75093
FREE Do-It-Yourself Energy Efficiency Workshop
Join the City of Plano and Elliott's Hardware for a FREE Do-It-Yourself Energy Efficiency Workshop. You will learn simple techniques to save money and make your home more energy efficient. At the end of the workshop, you will leave with your own Energy Efficiency Tool Kit to help you get started with your energy efficency updates at home. Choose from four convenient dates. RSVP is required and spaces are limited.* Call Melissa Baird at (972) 769-4132 or email melissab@plano.gov to sign up today!
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Choose to attend one of the dates below:
Saturday, October 18
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, October 25
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, October 29
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 5
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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Workshop will be held at Elliott's Hardware, located at 2049 Coit Road
(NW corner of Coit and Park Blvd.) in Plano.
*Only Plano residents that participate int he seminar will receive a toolkit. Residents from other cities may RSVP to attend a lecture, but tool kits will not be available to them. Proof of Plano residency is required.