The city Department of Environmental Services holds its fourth annual Discover Recycling Fair this weekend at the Blaisdell Center Arena. A Trash2Fashion Show and Parade, performances by the Opala Players, the Sustainables and Youth Speaks Hawaii are all part of the fun. The free event, the largest and most comprehensive in Hawai'i, runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For keiki, there will be learning activities about recycling through the Opala IQ Book, touring the fair to discover the answers to the Opala IQ Questions, and earning prizes made from recycled materials; 768-3200 or www.opala.org.

DRINK TO THE PLANET

Greendrinks, a monthly mixer for the environmentally minded, meets up on the first Tuesday of each month. The next event, which begins pau hana (about 5 p.m.) with $1 pupu, will be at E&O Trading Co. at Ward Centre. The local get-together is an informal network that mirrors a national effort active in more than 400 cities worldwide. It's open to environmentalists, academics, elected officials, green builders, green business folks, healthcare professionals, doctors, chemists, developers, artists, students — anyone interested in extending the life of the planet. Sign up at greendrinks@100pg.com; 351-2891.

ECO TIPS

LIP-SMACKING DEAL

Chic chicks of our acquaintance know that if you return six MAC Cosmetics primary packaging containers to one of the company's cosmetics counters for recycling through their Back to MAC Program, you'll score a free MAC lipstick of your choice. Now the only problem is, do we want Plum Dandy or Midimauve? Visit www.maccosmetics.com.

T-SHIRTS REINCARNATED

Don't toss the old T-shirt: Borrow some ideas from ReTeez, a company that turns worn-out T-shirts into bibs, hanger padding and "ouch" pads. In Hawai'i, we're always wearing through our T-shirts, so here's an idea: Sew a bag of beans (or lentils), made from old T-shirt material. You can freeze it or put it in the microwave to create your own version of an ouch (heat/cold) pad; www.reteez.com.

FINAL WORD

"How did we get to a place where it is considered elitist to have food that is healthy for you?"

Katrina Heron , head of Slow Food Nation, in Time magazine