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"The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for."
Ernest Hemingway
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Waste Matters Community Calendar
Fill your summer 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.
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Got Stuff to Give?
Or maybe you are looking for something you need? Check out your local Buy Nothing group on facebook for a way to give, share, lend, ask for, and express gratitude. This social movement helps build resilient communities while also reducing waste!
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Master Recyclers Only Event
Mix and Mingle at Pringle
Tuesday, July 30
Master Recyclers are invited to Mingle at Pringle training and potluck. Like all Master Recycler events, you'll learn about the newest happenings in the 3R world while eating with your Master Recycler friends, win a cool raffle item, and tour parts of the Pringle Creek Community.
We'll fine-tune what-to-bring items as we get a bit closer to the 30th. Right now, we're looking for a head count. As there is a training side to this event, we ask that you leave the kids at home. An adult plus one is welcome.
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Bike Share
Have you noticed sets of sharable bikes throughout Salem? Ride Salem officially launched June 22nd with five locations and many more pending locations.Their bikes are made for adult riders and are equipted with adjustable seats, automatic front and rear lights, fenders, and a chain guard to keep you looking good.
So this is how it works...
1. Download the Zagster app and join the Ride Salem bike share.
2. Find your bike’s number and enter it into the Zagster app to get a unique unlock code.
3. Enter the unlock code into the on-bike keypad. After the ring lock opens, remove the docking cable from the side of the ring lock
4. Ride your bike and return it to a Ride Salem Zagster station.
For a limited time, use promo code, “ridesalem” to receive 4 hours free!
Check out Ride Salem’s website or Zagster.com/ride for more information on the program.
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Trashion Show
July 14, 11am | Marion County Fair | Columbia Hall | STEAM Stage
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. Check out the the creative and inspiring designs and cheer on your favorite local designers and then check out the upcycled artwork at the Marion County Fair.
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Upcycling Puppet Parade
July 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.
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.
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DEQ Grants
On Friday, July 19, DEQ will open its 2019 Materials Management grants round for projects that prevent, recover, or reuse solid wastes. DEQ expects to award up to $600,000 in statewide funding. Grant application forms and instructions will be available on the DEQ website starting July 19, and all completed applications are due Friday, October 4.
There will be an opportunity for the general public to ask questions about the application process during a conference call on Monday, August 5, from 10-11 a.m. There will also be a call for Oregon's Tribal Governments Wednesday, August 14 from 2-3 p.m. The conference-call line information will be posted on July 19, and a recording of the calls will be posted on the DEQ website. View a list of eligible project ideas on the DEQ website.
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As Seen on Social Media
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Check out these 11 Kitchen Hacks to Cut Down on Food Waste for your Fourth of July celebration. You'll save food and some cash.
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Mark your calendars for the next Repair Fair taking place Sept 18, 4-7pm at the Pringle Community Hall. Gather up your broken items and let's get fixin'. If you would like to volunteer, let us know. We'd love your help!
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Do you live in East Salem? We want to know how we can better serve you! Complete the quick survey by July 31st and you could win a $50 giftcard!
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Follow us on Instagram
Our digits have been busy uploading and sharing on social media and we now have an Instagram account! Feel free to tag us and follow us @mcenvironmentalservices
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'Throwaway Living': When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage, August 1955, LIFE magazine
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Interview of "Junkyard Planet" and "Secondhand" author, Adam Minter about the flow of things.
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