Waste Matters| September News You Can Use
Marion County Oregon sent this bulletin at 09/05/2018 12:14 PM PDT
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Choose Reuse, Salem Puppet Parade Saturday, September 22, Noon Winter Street between Grant and Saturday Market Dance, pedal, skate, or strut your artful, reuse puppet down Winter Street for the Salem Puppet Parade. This is part of a larger event called Open Streets Salem. If you are a spectator that's okay too. You can watch the parade at noon on Winter Street between Grant Community School and the Salem Saturday Market. The Salem Puppet Parade is a community puppet parade that brings together people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate local ecology, reuse, and the rich culture of the valley through visual and performing arts. All sized puppets are welcome to participate and volunteer puppeteers, movers and noise makers (no experience necessary) are needed for the event.
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Master Recycler Training   |
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Many of us don't like change but changes are here to stay. So let's get it right! Do you know what can be put into the mixed recycling cart? Download your Recycle Right Poster so your family and coworkers know the rules too!  |
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Marion County residents are invited to show how to avoid waste and reuse materials! This month’s challenge will be reducing/reusing plastic jars (all of those pesky peanut butter or mayonnaise jars). Since these jars are NOT allowed in the mixed recycling cart, share your photo of how you reuse these jars and or reduce using these jars. Submit photos, your name, address, and phone number by September 21, 2018.
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Calling all Master Recyclers! The City of Donald is hosting their second annual Clean Up and Recycling Round Up Event. Donald, situated in Marion County's upper north, is looking for two Master Recycler volunteers to staff a booth and interact with concerned citizens regarding the do's and do not's of what goes into their mixed roll cart...and more!
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Jean Swap Update The Back-to-School Blue Jean Swap at the Salem Public Library supplied over 280 jeans to swappers and those in need. Dana Canning, Master Recycler and coordinator of the Salem Sleeping Bag project collected pants deemed to be “beyond the pale” (stains, non-functioning zippers, holes, etc.) to be used as fiber in making sleeping bags for the homeless. The remaining 80 pairs of jeans will be donated to Helping Hands, a local organization that provides free clothing to those in need. Many thanks to the Salem Public Library for this partnership as well as Emily Vincent and Dana Canning for volunteering at the event. |
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Recycled Thoughts Book Club Do you have an endless reading list but often find other things to occupy your time? Interested in learning more about the environment, sustainability, and nature? Want to discuss important topics about the environment and make positive change? Then this online book club is for you! Join the Recycled Thoughts book club and together we will tackle that book list.
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 Trashy Tuesday
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