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 welcomes 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

Bainbridge Island Environmental Conference

The ReUse Depot

Earth Month

Beach Cleanup

CWMA

Cooperative Weed Management Area

Call to Action

Give Roundabout Feedback

You have till February 20 to express concerns about and/or ideas you have for the roundabout WSDOT is planning on installing at High School Road and 305. Scroll down on this virtual WSDOT Open House page to see what the proposed design concept entails.

Give Bucklin Hill Improvement Feedback

COBI has a biking/walking/rolling online survey about islanders’ current use of Bucklin Hill Rd between Blakely Av and Fletcher Bay Rd and ideas about needed improvements.

Here’s the link to the project webpage and survey, which takes about 10 minutes. The survey is open until 5 pm on March 5th.

Gather February Flashdrive Items

What to set aside for BI Flashdrive pick-up TBD. Used, unwanted, but washed.

  • 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

Help Chilly Hilly
Be Zero Waste

Be a Zero Waste ambassador at the Senior & Community Center chili feed that nourishes bike riders at the end of their Chilly Hilly ride on February 22. We make sure discards end up in the right recycling streams. Contact Barbara Ochota if you can help anytime between 10am-2pm.

Urge our Legislators to Pass the Bottle Bill!

Help Washington become our nation’s 11th state to have a bottle bill! It will drastically improve container recycling rates, remove litter from our roadsides, and create cleaner recycling streams.

Coming Events

SB Partner: SEA Discovery Center

February 13 @ 11:00 am - February 14 @ 4:00 pm

Scrap Metal Sorting

February 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sustainable Bainbridge Board Meeting

February 23 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Zero Waste General Meeting

February 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

ReFashion Outdoor Gear Patching

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Scrap Metal Sorting

February 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fix-it Fair Community Repair Event

March 7 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

ReFashion Clothing Swap & Patch Bar

March 8 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm