About Us
Bainbridge Island Zero Waste’s mission is to reduce the amount of waste produced by our community, from acquisition to disposal. We aim to encourage changes in behavior that ultimately lead to a more sustainable use of resources.
Want to know if you can recycle something?
Want to know which organization might reuse your functional item?
Get the answers on our “Guide to Reusing and/or Recycling Locally” page.
Sustainable Bainbridge created BIZW in 2010. It is managed and run by all volunteers. We encourage you to explore our site, check out news posts and future events, and engage with us if anything strikes your fancy.
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to keep current on our activities, opportunities for participation and education, and other zero waste news.
Our steering committee consists of Carolyn Hart, Diane Landry (ZW director), Susan Knell (Terracycle collector), Whitney Lane, Jane Martin (Tableware Lending Library head), Barbara Ochota (education lead) and Anna Ullrich (Reuse/Recycle Guide hawk). We encourage you to contact us if you would like to be involved in Zero Waste endeavors.
Connect with BI Zero Waste
What We Do and How We Inform
Highlights
Styro Collection
This Spring
Kitsap Solid Waste will hold its annual Stryofoam collection on Saturday, April 19, 10am-3pm at the Kitsap Fairgrounds. Go to this page to see what you can bring.
Scrap Metal Recycling
Look for the bins pictured below at the BI Senior/Community to recycle small pieces of metal that are not allowed in curbside or transfer station mixed recycling. If you can, pre-sort metal (magnetic) from aluminum. The BISCC is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.
There are metal sorting parties the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 11-12pm at the Senior/Community Center. Contact Barbara Ochota for more info.
Keep Compostable Bags
out of Yard and Food Waste Cart
Put yard and food waste in LOOSE in the cart. If you need to cover the bottom, use newsprint or a paper bag.
