Origin
Sustainable Bainbridge’s Sustainable First Monday theme in the summer of 2009 was zero waste. Those wishing to form a group signed up, and the first meeting was called by SB president Sallie Maron in November. Diane Landry became the official facilitator in January 2010.
Mission
We are dedicated to reducing the amount of landfill-bound trash generated on Bainbridge Island by promoting waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting. We educate the community and provide advice and/or help to island schools, interfaith groups, organizations, and event planners.
Waste station monitoring presence
1. Home & Garden Show (March)
2. Green Drinks (ongoing)
3. Rotary auction (June-provided volunteers)
4. July 3rd street dance
5. Fourth of July downtown celebration
6. National Night Out (August)
7. Open Space Committee reception (August-provided materials)
8. Family Fun Fair (August)
9. Harvest Fair (September)
10. Wine Weekend street dance (October)
Event presence
1. Earth Day table at T & C
a) Display of lesser-known recyclables
b) Waste reduction tip sheet handout
c) Display of 3 major waste reduction choices, with raffle of these reusables
2. Sustainable First Monday: “Waste is a resource out of place” (lead: Todd Johnson)– speakers are four public and private conservation and waste managers
Projects
1. Downtown survey of store owners’ waste reduction practices (lead: Dana Berg)
2. Campaign to bring recycling containers to downtown Winslow (lead: Els Heyne)
3. Logo creation (lead: Dana)
4. Library waste audit (leads: Liesl Clark and Diane Landry)
5. Plastic cap recycling container at recycling center (lead: Diane)
Ongoing project
Road Map to Zero Waste updates
Media presence
1. Web page on sustainablebainbridge.org
2. Newspapers (the Bainbridge Review and Islander)
a) letters to the editor: reported on the outcome of the Fourth of July and Harvest
Fair; announced the end of the cap recycling program
b) calendar section: solicited volunteer help for the Fourth
c) feature article on composting at the Fourth of July
d) mention in an article on Matinees that Matter’s Garbage Dreams
Meeting guest speakers
1. Dave Stanley, general manager of Bainbridge Disposal
2. Heather Trim, head of Zero Waste Seattle
Grant applications
1. Bainbridge Community Foundation - Big Belly recycling/trash containers for Winslow (no)
2. Rotary - Big Belly recycling/trash containers for Winslow (pending)
