Bainbridge Island Zero Waste, an initiative of Sustainable Bainbridge, is dedicated to reducing the amount of trash generated on Bainbridge Island. We are diverting resources bound for the landfill by promoting waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ZERO WASTE MONTHLY MEETINGS - Held the second Wednesday of the month
except on quarterly Saturdays. Wednesdays - 7 pm-8:30 pm at the Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way West May 9, June 13, NO JULY, Sept. 12, Oct. 10 Saturdays - 11am-12:30 pm at Sotheby's Realty, 240 Winslow Way East (next to Bon Bon) April 14, August 11, November 10
NEXT MEETING - Wednesday, May 9, 7-8:30pm at the Marge Williams Center 221 Winslow Way East
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MOVIE and PANEL DISCUSSION - Saturday, May 5, 11am-12:30pm at Eagle Harbor Church. Free!
Join us for a 30-minute documentary, followed by a panel presentation and audience participation on the topic of single-use plastics.
Panelists: Heather Trim, executive director of Zero Waste Washington
Rebecca Rockefeller, co-founder of the Buy Nothing Project and Trash Backwards
Nicole Harris, marine debris specialist with the
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CALLING ALL FABRIC SCRAPS! - The Trashion Show is hosting a pre-show craft activity, making upcycled bunting banner party decorations, and needs your 12"x12" or larger fabric pieces. Until April 25, there will be a labeled collection box for drop-off outside the Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way West. Thank you for your contribution!
TRASHION SHOW - There is currently a waitlist for the third annual show on Sunday, April 29, 2-4pm, at IslandWood. Designer creations are juried in the categories of Repurposed Clothing or Trashion Couture. The 2017 winning entry in the former category is pictured to the right: multiple blue jean scraps, worn swim suit pieces and an old white curtain.
We thank the continued fiscal sponsorship of Bainbridge Disposal, Windermere realtors Diane Sugden and Patti Shannon, and Sash Mercantile, plus our new sponsors, Jefferson Fine Home Builders and Kitsap Bank.
In-kind sponsorship comes from IslandWood, site of the show, plus Hildebrand Cleaners, Grounds for Change, Blackbird Bakery, Bainbridge Performing Arts, BARN, BIMA, The Art Project, Esther's Fabrics, Timme Photo, and Alchemy Goods.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STYROFOAM RECYCLING - July 7, 9am-3pm at the Kitsap County fairgrounds. Must be clean, dry, white, snappable, all labels and tape removed. Coolers accepted (no labels or tape).
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'Cause breaking up (with single-use plastics) is GOOD to do! ...
STOP FOOD WASTE - How to store 100 fruit and vegetables to prevent spoilage. See pages 4-11 of this guide by Seattle Public Utilities. Wasted food = wasted resources (water and energy used to produce, package and transport) and money down the drain.
Except for infant formula, the following dates on food/drink packaging do NOT mean, "throw away". (Source: Food and Drug Administration): "Best if Used By/Before" indicates when a product will be of best flavor or quality. It is not a purchase or safety date. "Sell-By" date tells the store how long to display the product for sale for inventory management. It is not a safety date. "Use-By" date is the last date recommended for the use of the product while at peak quality. It is not a safety date except for when used on infant formula as described below.
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INSPIRATION for students and adults alike...
Check out this 4-minute video of 4 years of trash, then choose some of Lauren Singer's "Trash is for Tossers" brief FAQ youtube clips to see how to make one change at a time toward a zero waste lifestyle:
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PLASTICS SUMMIT - Organized by Zero Waste Washington and held on September 25, 2017. To see slides and/or listen to the presentations, go here.
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Take our plastic pledge. For one month, switch from using a single-use plastic item to a durable one (or none at all). We're hoping it becomes a lifelong habit!
Start with this: Stop sucking!
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Besides plastic bags, any #2 or #4 film (you can stretch it by pushing your thumb into it) can be put in this designated store container, such as the following (source - plasticfilmrecycling.org):
>> Retail, carryout, produce, newspaper, bread, and dry cleaning bags (clean, dry and free of receipts and clothes hangers)
>> Zip-top food storage bags (clean and dry)
>> Plastic shipping envelopes (remove labels), bubble wrap and air pillows (deflate)
>> Product wrap on cases of water/soda bottles, paper towels, napkins, disposable cups, bathroom tissue, diapers, and female sanitary products
>> Furniture and electronic wrap
>> Plastic cereal box liners (but if it tears like paper, do not include)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REUSE at the UPS STORE - The UPS Store will take the following plastics for reuse in their packaging:
1) Styrofoam "peanuts" - not compostable peanuts
2) Bubble wrap - clean!!! (Also reused at Meli Melo Island Vintage Boutique)
3) Air pillows - may not have a promotional brand name on them other than that of the air pillow maker
4) EPS #6 Styrofoam flat sheets - not more than 2" thick
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FOOD DISPOSAL - Clean your plate! But if you have leftovers, ANY scraps-- including meat and bones! -- can go in the Bainbridge Disposal yard waste container. Go here to receive service. Bainbridge Disposal trucks the island's yard waste to North Mason Fiber in Belfair.
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for your next function.
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