Tune in this Wednesday, September 30, at 11:30am for the Senior Center's "Something to Talk about" series. It's your chance to ask questions and make comments on the local recycling and reuse scene.

Use this link to join in.

Would you like to be able to bring your own clean refillable container when buying bulk food and deli items? If so, you have until midnight tonight, September 29, to comment on the Washington State Department of Health's proposed changes to its food safety rules. 

Zero Waste Washington provides several different easy ways in which to write in. Simply go to their newsletter and scroll down to the "Bring Your Own Container" section for instructions.

The late-summer issue of the Zero Waste Washington newsletter is jam-packed with opportunities and information. Here's a sample:

You can help ZWW expand their fixer database by identifying your favorite places and individuals you go to for a repair. Just complete this very short form.

Just whose idea was it to put different numbers inside the iconic recycling symbol stamped on the bottom of plastic packaging? Find out in this 24-minute Planet Money broadcast. The presenters argue the recycling system is broken, but one way to make it work better is to simply follow this advice:

Bainbridge Disposal doesn't want you to look at the numbers.

Just make sure the only plastic you give them is a jar, jug, bottle or dairy tub, and make sure it's empty and clean.

Kitsap Solid Waste is holding a Tire Round-up this Sunday, October 4, 10am-4pm at the county fairgrounds' Thunderbird Arena. See their event page for more details.

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