2023 Earth Week
2023 Earth Week (April 18 to April 23, 2023)
Welcome to Earth Week 2023. This year’s events, hosted by the Committee on Sustainability, highlight and promote sustainability on campus and across the Bay Area. For a complete list of events by day expand the accordion below. We hope to see you at one of the many events throughout the week!
Committee on Sustainability Tabling Events with Campus and Community Organizations
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 and Thursday, April 20, 2023 (12:00pm to 1:30pm)
Location: Unions/Meiklejohn Walkway
ASI Free Bamboo Bento Box Lunch Set for the first 50 students on Tuesday and the first 50 students on Thursday who complete "passport cards" with 15 stamps from different organizations. Passports can be picked up at the Associated Students Inc. table the day of the event.
City of Hayward Earth Day Clean-Up & Community Fair (Free Lunch and DJ)
Saturday, April 22, 2023 8:00am to 1:30pm
Weekes Park: 27182 Patrick Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
for Clean-Up
Participates include: CSUEB Library, CSUEB Center for Community Engagement, Waste Management of Alameda County, Friends of San Lorenzo Creek, Rising Sun Center for Opportunity, City of Hayward, CSUEB, Associated Students Incorporated, CSUEB Parking and Alternative Transportation Services, Grid Alternatives, Downtown Streets Team, 麻豆蜜桃AV Community Energy, Race to Zero Waste, CSUEB Advocacy Services - HOPE, Mobile Climate Science Labs, UC, Berkeley RadWatch, R&D Thermo Fisher Scientific, Grief, CSUEB Student Life and Leadership, 100K Trees for Hayward, 350 Bay Area Action, Keep Hayward Clean and Green, Alphabots4All, CSUEB Peer Advocated for Wellness, and CSUEB Recreation and Wellness Services.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (Parking Lot K) 9am to 1pm
Drop off old, broken, and unwanted electronics for free. Visit for a full list of acceptable items. Personal items only! For University tagged e-waste, contact Matt OKeefe (matthew.okeefe@csueastbay.edu).
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 (Unions/Meiklejohn Walkway) 12pm to 1:30pm
Come join the Committee on Sustainability for a tabling event highlighting nearly two dozen campus and community organizations focused on promoting sustainability on campus and across the Bay Area!
ASI Free Bamboo Bento Box Lunch Set for the first 50 students on Tuesday and the first 50 students on Thursday who complete "passport cards" with 15 stamps from different organizations. Passports can be picked up at the Associated Students Inc. table the day of the event.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (Bookstore Lawn) 12pm-1:30pm
Come join Associated Students Incorporated for an early-spring picnic!
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (CORE - Quail Room) 12pm to 1pm
Come learn and practice mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques! Together we’ll explore different ways to practice mindfulness and self-care in order to better manage stress and become more resilient. Boost your personal sustainability and wellbeing!
Thursday, April 20, 2023 (Unions/Meiklejohn Walkway) 12pm to 1:30pm
Come join the Committee on Sustainability for a tabling event highlighting nearly two dozen campus and community organizations focused on promoting sustainability on campus and across the Bay Area!
ASI Free Bamboo Bento Box Lunch Set for the first 50 students on Tuesday and the first 50 students on Thursday who complete "passport cards" with 15 stamps from different organizations. Passports can be picked up at the Associated Students Inc. table the day of the event.
Thursday, April 20, 2023 (Old UU Square) 12:15pm to 1:15pm
Come join Peer Advocate for Wellness for some fun rounds of Bingo to decompress and promote personal sustainability and wellbeing!
Thursday, April 20, 2023 (CORE - 159) 12:15pm to 1pm
Dr. Enrique Salmon and the student Walkway Team are planting a prototype of a Walkway to honor the Muwekma-Ohlone. Come hear about the walkway’s native plants and the new Indigenous Peoples Club!
Thursday, April 20 (Zoom) 3pm to 4pm
for Zoom Link
Instructor: Sharon Radcliff - Are you concerned about climate change and environmental justice issues? Come hear about the growing number of sustainability related careers, and how to promote sustainability within an organization.
Friday, April 21, 2023 (Location) drop by between 7am and 3pm
Come anytime all day and join Recreation and Wellness Services for “green-focused” tour featuring sustainability, recreation, and wellness!
Saturday, April 22, 2023 8am to 1:30pm for Clean-Up
27182 Patrick Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
- Join the City of Hayward and the Keep Hayward Clean and Green Taskforce in celebrating Earth Day 2023 by participating in the family-friendly Annual Citywide Clean-Up on Saturday, April 22 at Weekes Park.
- The Clean-Up will begin at 8:30 a.m., at which time attendees will be given gloves, a trash picker, a vest, and trash bags. Participants will then be free to collect litter from around Weekes Park and the nearby community. Interested volunteers will also be deployed to collect litter in neighborhoods throughout the City. The litter collection will be followed by a free lunch from local restaurant and a community Earth Day fair, with several local organizations hosting sustainability-themed booths and activities including , , , and Hayward Promise Neighborhood. There will also be a DJ and prizes raffled off to volunteers during the community fair.
- Pre-registration for the event is available until 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 20. Registration is required in order to receive a free lunch. for Clean-Up
- If you are unable to make it to Weekes Park, but would like to organize a litter pick-up in your neighborhood or school on April 22, please contact Sustainability Specialist Nicole Grucky at nicole.grucky@hayward-ca.gov. The City of Hayward can provide you tools like gloves, bags, and litter grabbers, as well as pick up your collected litter at the end of the day.
- For additional information about the 2023 Annual Citywide Clean-Up, visit