Meeting Minutes & Next Meeting Date
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The presentation by Safeway's sustainability officer was very interesting and enlightening. The minutes are
here
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The next Zero Waste meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,
February 12
, 7-8:30pm, at the Marge Williams Center. Our guest speaker will be Rebecca Hall, owner of
SHiFT
, a clothing store with apparel and accessories that are ethically made and sustainably sourced.
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Library of Things Upcoming Meetings
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If you are interested in becoming actively involved in building a Library of Things on Bainbridge, please attend either one of these meetings:
- Tuesday, February 4, 9:30-11 am or
- Thursday, February 6, 6:30-8 pm
both at the Marge Williams Center meeting room, 221 Winslow Way West. Individuals will have an opportunity to join subcommittees. For questions or inquiries, please
email Gilian Engelson
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Ongoing Repurpose Opportunity
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Below is a message from Rachel Knudson, owner of Scrappy Art Lab (and also a ZW member), a new business on Bjune Dr. close to Cups.
Dear Business Neighbors and Friends,
I specialize in curating leftover materials in order to have kids and adults repurpose them into creative reuse projects. I am reaching out so you can start to fill a bag -- then drop off here at the studio, or call me and I will pick up. If you are throwing something away, please always consider whether it can be recycled, reused or repurposed. Items to drop off should be CLEAN and mildew free-- I will check. Below is a list of things that seem to be of particular use. But if you are thinking of another inspiration or collaboration, please let me know.
Let’s reuse as much as we can!
Clean paper tubes, old reams or rolls of paper, decorative paper, tea boxes, small cardboard/gift boxes, small gift bags, cellophane bags, fabric, fabric samples, foam core, tagboard, mat board, cork squares, small to medium tins, magnet sheets, silver or color foil, small wood scrap (unfinished wood), small bottles with tops for making potions, quart yogurt containers with lids, straws, trinkets, small broken toy parts or puzzle pieces, some office supplies -- or other things which might be more or less easily handled and converted into useful parts for building art projects! [Plastic is case-by-case basis, and no styrofoam please].
Drop Off WED - FRI, 12-5 or SAT 11-4, or by appointment.
Email
or call
206-451-4655.
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The Fix-it Fair is coming! The Fix-it Fair is coming!
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The Senior Center will play host to Bainbridge's first Fix-it Fair on Sunday,
April 19
, 2-5 pm.
If you are interested in being a fixer
, please contact
Gilian Engelson.
A Fix-it Fair is a community event where people can get household items repaired for free by skilled fixers. Fixable Items depend on the fixer teams' skill sets. Most often, items that can be repaired include small appliances, lamps, furniture, clothing, small electronics, computers, bicycles, jewelry, and toys. Fixers bring their own tools and the organizers provide common consumable supplies.
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What's Your Clothes-Buying Impact?
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We've had a record number of Trashion Show entries this year and will be very excited to see the sketches become reality.
Tickets won't go on sale for a couple of months yet. In the meantime, take this
Thredup survey about your clothes-buying habits. You'll find out what kind of carbon footprint your choices leave and then get tips to lighten that tread.
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Whatever bills will be passed this year in the Washington state legislature will happen by
March 12. Luckily, both Zero Waste Washington and the Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Policy Manager (and ZW member Nora Ferm Nickum) have web pages where you can read about the policies pertaining to materials management:
Make your voice heard. Comment now!
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Reuse/Recycling Reminders
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Some items can be reused or recycled, just not at curbside or at the Bainbridge Disposal Transfer station. For example...
Reused:
- Beads and jewelry (even broken) - Box at Esther's Fabrics
- Printer cartridges - Box outside Office Xpats
- Eyeglasses - Helpline House, Ace Hardware, Bainbridge Vision
Recycled:
- Any oral care products and #6 plastic cups - Blue bin in women's locker room at the Aquatic Center
- Contact lenses and packaging - Box at Bainbridge Vision
For all community reusables and recyclables, go
here.
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February 4 - Library of Things planning meeting
, Tuesday, 9:30-11am, Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way West OR
February 6 - Alternative Library of Things planning meeting
, Thursday, 6:30-8pm, Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way West.
February 12 - Zero Waste meeting,
Wednesday, 7-8:30pm, Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way West. Special guest Rebecca Hall (see top article).
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Newsletter editor: Diane Landry, BI Zero Waste (Volunteer) Director
Back issues are available
here
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BI Zero Waste is an all-volunteer program of Sustainable Bainbridge.
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