Join Zero Waste Marin for North Bay Zero Waste Week, October 12^th – 19^th! Events will be hosted in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa. There will be a variety of events hosted during Zero Waste Week to bring various elements of zero waste to the community. We hope to see you at our events!

Clothing Swap

Join us at the Rohnert Park Clothing Swap! Donate usable, clean clothes and potentially go home with something “new” to you, without creating more textile waste!

• Date: Saturday, October 12^th
• Location: Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library
• Time: 2pm – 5pm
• Learn more: https://northbayzerowasteweek.org/event/rohnert-park-clothing-swap/
• Volunteer at the Clothing Swap: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DACAB2FA4F4C52-50517626-volunteer#/

Compost Giveaway

Come to the Marin County Civic Center on Sunday, October 13^th to grab some free compost! Zero Waste Marin will have 20 yards of organic, local compost to give away next to the AIM San Rafael Farmers Market; first come, first served, for Marin residents only. Pick-up and use of compost is at your own risk.

• Date: Sunday, October 13^th
• Location: Civic Center Farmers Market, San Rafael
• Time: 9am – 1pm, or until we run out
• Details:
  • Bring your own shovel and container to gather compost.
  • Maximum 1 cubic yard of compost per resident.
  • Marin Master Gardeners will be onsite to answer questions about soil health.
  • Homegrown Compost from WM EarthCare – “Homegrown Compost Redwood Landfill, Marin County. Approved for organic farming application, Homegrown Compost is popular with Sonoma and Napa vineyards as well as home gardeners, landscapers, and municipalities. It is produced from a state-of-the-art CASP facility at the Redwood Landfill.”

Film Screenings: Common Ground

Join Zero Waste Marin during North Bay Zero Waste Week for a film screening of the movie Common Ground! Common Ground explores the current issues with our food system, and considers how regenerative agriculture and improving soil health can help address these challenges. Join Zero Waste Marin for a discussion and screening of the film to get inspired!

There will be five screenings of Common Ground during Zero Waste Week:

• Tuesday, October 15^th from 3:30pm – 5:30pm at the South Novato Public Library
• Tuesday, October 15^th from 5:30pm – 7:45pm at the Marin City Public Library
• Wednesday, October 16^th from 5pm – 7pm at the Novato Public Library
• Thursday, October 17^th from 3:30pm – 5:30pm at the Civic Center Library
• Thursday, October 17^th from 5pm – 7pm at the Fairfax Public Library

Tours of the Recology Sonoma-Marin Recycling Facility

Recology Sonoma Marin is hosting tours of their new recycling facility open to the public throughout Zero Waste Week. To see all tour times, visit: https://www.recology.com/recology-sonoma-marin/mrf-tours/

Tour of WM EarthCare Composting Facility

Have you ever wondered what happens to the food scraps and plant trimmings you place in your green bin? These organic materials are transported and then composted at large industrial facilities in the North Bay Area. If you’d like to see the process in action, join us for a tour at the WM Redwood EarthCare Composting facility in Novato – this is where the majority of Marin’s compost is processed!

• Date: Friday, October 18th 
• Time: 10am – 11am 
• Learn more and sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AEAD23A5FCC61-50374534-2024#/

Zero Waste 101 Webinars

Co-hosted by Zero Waste Marin, Zero Waste Sonoma, and Recology Sonoma-Marin, the Zero Waste 101 Webinar will help you learn about the history of zero waste, the connection between compost and climate, and how to make your lifestyle more zero waste. 

• English webinar: October 15th, 5pm – 6pm; register here: https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpceiqqj4uGdCBRZrPSBYKMXQ0u4ECDG9a#/registration 

• Webinar en español: El 17 de octubre, 6pm – 7pm; Registrate en el enlace siguiente: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkceuvrz8oE9Z625pFKxxBixvgZ4a3pqVG#/registration