EVENTS ORGANIZED AROUND EARTH DAY, SUNDAY, APRIL 22 [K-W]

EVENTS ORGANIZED AROUND EARTH DAY, SUNDAY, APRIL 22

All this week: Cambridge's Greentech will recycle cellphones, print cartridges and computer equipment for no charge; call 519-624-3300, ext. 255.

Today: Huron Heights Secondary School in Kitchener, the region's newest public high school, salutes Earth Day with a series of events, including tree-planting.

Today, 2 p.m.: 20-Minute Makeover: Residents in the region take 20 minutes to clean up litter around their business or neighbourhood.

Today, 9:30 a.m.: Tree-planting at Camp Heidelberg Outdoor Education Centre; an event for area schools.

Today and tomorrow: Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro volunteers hand out free energy kits at the Cambridge Centre. Kits include energy-efficient light bulbs, a shower timer and other small, useful items.

Tomorrow, 10 a.m. to noon, Tim Hortons Litter Cleanup, Victoria Park, Kitchener.

Tomorrow, 7:30 a.m., Region of Waterloo rain barrel distribution (3,000); Cambridge Centre, Conestoga Mall and Fairview Park mall. $30, one per household. Valid identification and proof of residency is required.

Tomorrow, 9 a.m. to noon: Cambridge community cleanup.

Tomorrow, 9 a.m. to noon: Dumfries Conservation Area cleanup; bring gloves; garbage bags supplied. The conservation area is on Dunbar Road in Cambridge.

Tomorrow, 8:30 a.m. to noon: Woolwich community cleanup; call 519-669-1647, ext. 274, for information.

Tomorrow, noon: Waterloo Park litter cleanup; prizes.

Sunday, 1 p.m.: Bloomingdale Mennonite Church, 1151 Snyder's Flats Rd. in Bloomingdale, is hosting a screening of An Inconvenient Truth. Call 519-745-2411.

Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Earth Day event, Kitchener natural areas program. Meet at spray pad in the playground off Union Street for nature walks, tree-planting and other activities.

April 26, 6:30 p.m.: Earth Day event at Empire Public School in Kitchener.

April 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: RIM Park, build a birdhouse and learn about reducing pesticide use at the Sunoco Earth Day.

May 1: St. Anne's School in Cambridge celebrates Arbour Week (April 27 to May 6) with an "extreme makeover" of its playground.