When: Tuesday, February 24 


5-6:30pm 


Where: Marge Williams Center

You are cordially invited to our next Zero Waste meeting from 5-6:30pm at the Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way West. It's a chance to meet others who also have a penchant for reusing and recycling.

5:00 - Introductions

5:10-5:30 - One of the three founders of The ReUse Depot, Naomi Spinak, will introduce us to this new initiative.

5:30-6:30 -

• Brief WA legislative updates on waste-related bills
• Current ZW endeavors - want to get involved?
• Your chance to ask questions or show and tell us how 
   you reduce/reuse

If you can't come in person, there is a Zoom option.

BI Flashdrive

Pick-up Saturday, Feb 28



February's pick-up is dog supplies for Prison Pet Partnership.
Washed, please:

• Dog coats and sweaters
• Training vests
• Dog beds
• Slip leashes & regular leashes, dog collars
• KONGs
• Baby Gates
• Dog crates* & crate covers
• Tennis balls & Chuckits
• Dog brushes and dog grooming supplies

Email Kathy McGowan* before February 28 if you have a pick-up.

* If you are donating a crate, please highlight it in your email (because it is a bulky item).

Blakely Elementary School has an annual MakerFaire. This year, in order to make sure that every student has the chance to participate, the main activities will take place during the school day. This shift allows all learners to engage fully in the maker experience, fostering creativity, problem solving and collaboration.

They will need lots of supplies, and we have been asked to get the word out. You can drop off between March 9-25 at the Blakely Elementary School office, 4704 Blakely Ave NE, during school hours, 8am-3pm. (Build day is March 26.)

Suggestions for what to bring:



• Paper tubes - long, short, thin, thick
• Boxes - from shoe to refrigerator size
• Metal contraption bits
• Tennis balls
• Marbles
• Ping pong balls
• Wire hangers
• Lids
• Buckets
• Yarn
• Fabric
• Tiles
• Carpet patches

To quote the STEM teacher, "Pretty much anything they can build with, we'll take."

Bainbridge Arts & Crafts has a great exhibit planned for April Earth Month. In addition, artist Margie McDonald, who has been a transfer station artist in residence, will be running a community art project in Winslow one day in April.

You can help ready the wearable art project by saving up plastic lids, both screw-on and bendable, and dropping them off at BAC starting in March through early April.

Feb 24 - Zero Waste Meeting, 5-6:30pm @ Marge Williams Center

Feb 26 - Outdoor Gear Patching, 6pm @ Esther's Fabrics

Feb 27 - Virtual MRF tour, 12-1pm @ online

Feb 28 - Flashdrive, 8am @ your residence

Feb 28 - Metal Sorting, 11a-12p @ BI Senior & Community Center
Mar 7 - Fix-it Fair, 10am-1pm @ BARN

Mar 7 - Clothes drop-off, 12-4pm @ Filipino American Hall

Mar 8 - Clothes swap, 12-2:30pm

Mar 14 - Metal Sorting, 11a-12p @ BI Senior & Community Center

Mar 18 - ReUse Depot Info Meeting, 6:30-8:30 pm @ BARN

Whenever you are looking for a destination for something not accepted in your curbside bin, be sure to visit the

 "Guide to Reusing and/or Recycing Locally" on our website. If you have an addition for it or see a correction needed, please contact me.

Newsletter editor: Diane Landry, Zero Waste BI (Volunteer) Director

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