Zero Waste Washington
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
Plastic Pollution and Recycling. Zero Waste Washington successfully worked with our partners to reduce single-use plastics, regenerate our recycling system to address plastic pollution and the recycling crisis, and fight climate change. We worked with community members and youth groups to raise awareness about the widespread impacts of plastic. Our youth program helps support empowerment of future leaders, particularly in communities most-impacted by pollution. We developed model ordinances and educational materials to support decision-makers and community members advocating for local ordinances reducing the use of plastic. We are seen as a resource to local communities on this topic. We started a new project to provide mini-grants to building owners to install water refill stations or retrofit existing faucets, to encourage people to refill their reusable water bottles, rather than use single-use bottles. Through waste prevention and growth in our local recycling and processing industry, we will be able to reduce greenhouse emissions and create local green jobs.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$117.7KProgram 2 [2020]
Building the movement, Community programs and Communications Zero Waste Washington conducted extensive communication and outreach and supported community-based programs which promote waste prevention and reduction, reuse and repair. We partnered with the Tacoma Tool Library, Kitsap County, local housing authorities and others to host Fix-It Fairs in Tacoma and Kitsap County and soon in Seattle. At these fairs, community members bring in items for free repair by volunteer fixers. With less purchases due to sharing, repair and waste prevention, less material ends up at our landfills. In Seattle, we performed Wastemonster skits in elementary schools to engage students in thinking about trash, recycling and compost. Statewide, we delivered presentations to bolster the growing zero waste movement by spreading the word about individual actions that reduce waste as well as policy solutions. We regularly communicated with our members and others through newsletters and social media. We responded to requests for information and stayed updated about constantly evolving zero waste issGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$112.1KProgram 3 [2020]
State and Local Policy Zero Waste Washington worked with our many partners to help pass cutting edge policies including a 2020 state law that bans carry home thin plastic bags. We developed polices that led to a 2021 law that bans styrofoam for food packaging, requires food establishments to ask customers if they want straws, eating utensils, and condiments, and mandates recycled post-consumer materials in plastic beverage bottles, garbage bags, personal care, and cleaning product containers. This latter provision is a global first and will be a key driver for recycled resin, aimed at reducing the amount of plastic derived directly from fossil fuels. We worked on implementation of new stewardship programs i.e., producer responsibility for recycling leftover paint and unused medicine. We supported local community efforts to pass ordinances limiting single-use plastic food serviceware. Finally, we served on the States Solid Waste Advisory Committee, Puget Sound policy and other committees, providing input on issues on addressing recycling, plastics, pollution and more.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$86.6K
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