Learn about Sustainable Bainbridge’s eight major programs serving the Bainbridge Island community:
Bainbridge GreenWays
Connecting People to Places
Bainbridge Solar Collective
Accelerating the installation of solar and battery storage on the island.
Beach Naturalists
Learn about our marine ecosystem; participate in citizen science
Climate Action Bainbridge
Working to reduce local and regional carbon emissions
ReFashion Bainbridge
Inspiring change through art
Watershed Council
Stewarding Bainbridge Island Watersheds through education, partnerships and citizen science
Weed Warriors
Restoring native habitat for people and salmon
Zero Waste
Helping our community to generate less waste
Sustainable Bainbridge is 20 years old!
We welcome 2026 with a commitment to connect and collaborate with other groups and individuals who share our passion for improving the environmental health of our planet and strengthening our social bonds. Come volunteer with us!
Community Campaigns & Projects
Fix-it Fair
The ReUse Depot
Beach Cleanup
Bainbridge Island Environmental Conference
Earth Month
Cooperative Weed Management Area
Call to Action
Gather Flashdrive Items
May’s Flashdrive is Saturday, May 16, for Blakely Elementary School’s STEM classes.
- Fake flowers (not dried flowers)
- Fabric approximately 12″x 12″ish (PRE-cut please, any type)
- Baseballs
- Ping pong balls
- Wiffle balls
- Large marbles
- Small toy figurines (dollhouse-sized…but doesn’t have to be for a dollhouse)
- Small toy furniture (dollhouse-sized…but doesn’t have to be for a dollhouse)
If you have enough for a pick-up, please email Kathy McGowan before Saturday.
See All ReFashion Show
2026 Outfits
All the outfits from the 10th annual ReFashion Show can now be seen on ReFashion Bainbridge’s web page. Also, the top designs from Pants and Pockets, Rotary Remix/Mystery/Shoddy, and Birthday Party will be showing very soon at Esther’s Fabrics, 181 Winslow Way E.
Set Aside Your Broken Items Now
The next Fix-it Fair is Saturday, June 6, at BARN. Start figuring out what you need fixed. Please don’t donate broken things to the Rotary Rummage Sale.
Get a Free Solar Assessment
The City of Bainbridge Island, in partnership with nonprofit Olympia Community Solar, has launched “Solarize Bainbridge,” a limited-time solar group purchasing program designed to make installing solar energy systems simple, affordable, and accessible for the community. Apply between March 1-July 31. Read more here.
Sign up for Bainbridge Solar Collective Newsletter
The Bainbridge Solar Collective is the newest program of Sustainable Bainbridge. Its sole mission is to accelerate and expand the installation of solar panels and battery storage systems across Bainbridge Island. Keep abreast of local news and the latest information on incentives and opportunities by signing up for the BSC newsletter.
Sign up for The ReUse Depot Newsletter
The ReUse Depot is Sustainable Bainbridge’s newest project, and they also have a newsletter. Go here and scroll to the bottom to keep up on their latest happenings.