Spring into Action!

Marion County Oregon sent this bulletin at 05/13/2019 12:16 PM PDT

Sustainability = treating the world as if we planned to stay.

Waste Matters Community Calendar
Fill your spring with green events! We know you care about the environment and waste reduction, and it's great to connect with others. Feel free to use this calendar to stay connected to the events around you and don't forget to share it with others as well.

CALENDAR

South Salem High School has renewed its status as an Oregon Green School, making it one of only four high schools in Oregon to be currently certified at the Merit Level! Students and staff at SSHS go beyond the basics of recycling which includes restoration work on their neighborhood Clark Creek, reaching out to their neighborhood association, and successfully competing in the Envirothon. Congratulations to the students and staff that work with the Recycling/Work Experience Program and Environmental Club!

Fabric Produce Bags
Waste Less Wednesday Workshop

June 5, 6-8pm
Public Works, 5155 Silverton Road NE
Free with registration

Master Recycler Linda Buchanan will show us how to iron, cut, and sew produce bags to share with strangers. If you don't know how to sew, no worries. We'll guide you step by step.

If you have a sewing machine that you'd like to bring, please do!

We are also accepting fabric donations for this event and project. Please drop off clean, lightweight, cotton fabric 8-5pm at the Public Works building at 5155 Silverton Road.

EarthWISE Coffee Hour
Waste Less Wednesday Workshop

June 19, 8:30
Fresh Start Market, 3020 Center St NE, Salem
Free with registration

The coffee will be on and our speakers will be from Lights There, a trade ally of Energy Trust of Oregon. Learn about ways to move your business to LED lighting and the savings and conservation that comes with the switch.

Trashion Show and Contest

Application Deadline: June 24
Trashion Show: July 14

Marion County Environmental Services is proud to sponsor the 2019 Trashion Show at the Marion County Fair.

Fusing trash and fashion, Trashion promotes waste-reduction and consumption alternatives through thoughtful use of reuse materials, fashion, and design. The Marion County Fair Trashion Exhibit provides an opportunity for adults and youth ages 8 and older to use their design skills to create and exhibit a recycled/reused garment created from items that would otherwise be thrown in the trash.

Awards

One Best of Show will be awarded $250.
Two Merit prizes will be awarded prizes valued at $100.

Trashion Contest Guideline

APPLY

Trashion Waste Less Workshop

June 12, 6-8pm
Marion County Public Works, 5155 Silverton Road NE
Free with registration: https://forms.gle/83JUkSWRDAE96PWy6

Want to create a trashion creation but don't know where to start? Do you want to win first place and get $250 at the Trashion Show? Then this workshop is for you. We'll discuss easy ways to create your garment, collect materials, and methods of securing items while showing off examples that will inspire. Please bring any sketches of your idea and materials that you will be working with.

Upcycling Puppet Parade

June 19
Check in: 8:45 am
Parade Begins: 9:30 am
Salem Art Fair & Festival Children's Parade

This year the Salem Puppet Parade will join forces with the Children's Parade at the Salem Art Fair & Festival. Join us for 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.

We have a bunch of ways for you to get involved. If you want to create an upcycled puppet join the fun and register!

If you want to help haul puppets or check-in folks, we'd love your help.

VOLUNTEER

Upcycled Puppets and Masks Workshop

July 9, 4-7pm, Bush Barn Annex, 600 Mission St SE
Free

Join Salem Art Association, Marion County Environmental Services and Salem Puppet Parade to turn trash into whimsical and endearing masks and puppets! This free workshop will help enable participants to participate in the Children's Parade at the Salem Art Fair & Festival in style! Workshop supplies are provided, but we highly encourage participants to bring recyclables and extra cardboard for your creations.

WORKSHOP

Litter Clean Up

Join us for our 4th consecutive Monthly Litter Clean Up! Our last event hosted 50 volunteers and removed over 100 lbs. of trash from the roadside and creeks. Let's do it again!!

We will be meeting at the Lancaster Goodwill.

Meet your neighbors and do something positive for your community.

Pickers, bags, gloves, and vest will be provided. Please wear closed toed shoes and appropriate clothing.

Earth Day Recap

Earth Day 2019 at the Oregon Garden was an unqualified success! Over 2,300 visitors graced the Garden April 20th, enjoying the pleasant weather and the amazing activities inside the Grand Hall. Our own Marion County Environmental Services offered visitors an opportunity to learn about composting, how to make their own stenciled reusable cloth bag, and ways to reduce waste. Promoting the theme of "choose reuse," we raffled off a Hydroflask reusable coffee cup every hour to encourage residents to weigh the impact of the choices they make regarding reusable versus disposable.

A dozen Master Recyclers volunteered their time that Saturday to make all of these activities happen. Shout outs to: Brett Milliken, Joe Tillman, Kirk Leonard, Barbara Fuller, Ingrid Stromberg, Dana Smith, Louise McMahan, Angela Moreno, Samuel Leu, McKenna Mikkelson, and Jay Wylie.

Thank you for all your help!