May 7, 2019
*** A Celebratory Issue ***
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Zero Waste meeting this Saturday
May 11, 11am-12:30pm
@ Sotheby's Realty, 240 E Winslow Way
Guest speaker - Rotarian Sarah Albee,
Leader of the Rotary Auction Green Team
How did the Green Team get started?
Who are the numerous individuals and groups that benefit from the Green Team?
What are the costs associated with running a green-minded rummage sale?
These are just some of the questions Sarah will touch on.
There will be a 30-45 minute business meeting at the beginning. Please email agenda suggestions to
Diane
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Read the
April meeting minutes
here
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On April 30 in Spokane, Bay Hay and Feed was presented with the Washington State Recycling Association's 2019
Business Recycler of the Year award. Owner Howard Block and Managing Director Els Heyne (at right) were on hand to accept the honor.
For 40 years, Bay Hay has successfully navigated the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. To learn about just some of their good works toward the environment, employees and community, check out
this list . Congratulations, Styro pardners!
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Presenting the Outstanding Outfits of the
2019 Trashion Show
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Several of the Trashion creations are currently showing
throughout May
in downtown Winslow
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Student Winner
By Woodward FCCLA Club
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Ready-to-wear Winner
By Suzanne Lundberg
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Trashion Couture-1st Place
By Andy and Maya Rovelstad
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Business Waste Challenge-1st
By Catherine Rush
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Want to learn how to transform your damaged article(s) of clothing? Register for Trashion chair Naomi Spinak's
textile upcycling class
at BARN on
May 19
. Naomi holds an MFA in costume design and is a multiple-award Trashion winner. Class details are
here
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Sakai Wins the Trex Challenge!
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The
Trex Plastic Film School Recycling Challenge ended on April 15. In the 501-800 middle school enrollment category, Sakai Intermediate collected
5094 pounds, more than twice that of second place. Thanks to all in the community who contributed. That's 2.5 tons kept out of the landfill and converted into Trex plastic lumber, some of which will be used to create the outdoor bench that Sakai receives for winning the competition.
Please keep recycling all that film at Safeway and T&C. Pictured above are Taylor and Clara, among a small contingent of Sakai students who educated passersby at the Zero Waste April farmers' market booth about the
types of plastic film that everyone can recycle at the grocery store.
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Destination Imagination Team
Headed to Global Competition
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The Bioluminescent Penguins, a team of five fifth graders, have qualified for the Destination Imagination global championships by winning the coveted DaVinci award at the state competition. According to the DI website, this educational nonprofit is designed to "engage participants in project-based challenges that...build confidence and develop extraordinary creativity, critical thinking, communication and teamwork skills." You can view their 8-minute "Plight of the Vegetables" performance
here.
The Sakai students chose the Service Learning Challenge, which involves focusing on a real-life community issue. They decided to tackle cafeteria food waste, and
their research and enthusiasm helped support the first lunch composting program at Sakai Intermediate School!
Now they are asking for financial support to help defray the $15,500 cost to attend Global Finals ($5500 in entry fees, now raised; working on remaining $10,000 for travel and accommodation expenses). If you feel so inspired to contribute by May 20, head to
this gofundme page.
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Eagle Harbor Books Author Visit
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Julia L.F. Goldstein speaks on Thursday,
May 16
at 7pm about her new book,
Material Value, More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products.
Learn how to make smarter choices to support the health of people and our planet.
During the fun, interactive, workshop, you'll learn about the toxins lurking in sales receipts; ever-changing recycling regulations; and the new mantra of "reduce, reuse, recycle, and respect".
More details to this free event are
here
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Proper Disposal of the Flag
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If you have a worn-out American flag, you may now properly dispose of it at two island locations:
> Ace Hardware - inside box
> American Legion Colin Hyde Post 172, 7880 NE Bucklin Hill Rd - outdoor box
These containers were created by Greyson Allen for his Eagle Scout project. His father and Boy Scout Troop 1566 helped make the outdoor box using exterior siding and roofing material. For the inside receptacle, Greyson got a table from a scratch-n-dent sale and repurposed it.
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Free Junk Furniture Disposal
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Instead of donating ruined furniture to Rotary rummage sale that they will have to pay to get rid of, take advantage of this free furniture disposal event offered by Kitsap County.
When:
June 9, 8am-4pm
Where: Olympic View Transfer Station (Bremerton)
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Green Mountain Technologies is a Bainbridge Island-based commercial compost systems company. Their soil amendment-making machines are used world-wide, as well as in our community (e.g., at IslandWood, Bainbridge High School and Ios Ranch). They currently have a job opening for operations manager, details
here.
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May 11 -
ZW meeting, 11am-12:30pm @ Sotheby's Realty.
See guest speaker details in this newsletter.
May 15 - Textiles (and more!) drive ends. Details
here.
May 16 - Author visit @ Eagle Harbor Books, 7pm.
See article in this newsletter
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May 18 - Visit the ZW farmers' market booth, 9am-1pm.
May 19 - Upcycling textiles class, 1-5pm@BARN.
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ee blurb in this newsletter.
May 31 - Downtown display of Trashion outfits ends.
June 12
- ZW meeting, 7-8:30pm @ Marge (guest speaker)
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Newsletter editor: Diane Landry, BI Zero Waste (volunteer) director
BI Zero Waste is a program of Sustainable Bainbridge
Send feedback to bizerowaste@sustainablebainbridge.org.
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