Program Contact: Sarah Bergquist, Program Educator/Coordinator
360-639-6062 • ic.wastewise@wsu.edu
Welcome Waste Wise Volunteers. Below you find opportunities to volunteer your time.
This list is ongoing and will be added to throughout the year. Some of the many opportunities for volunteer participation and outreach.
January
- Cord and Light Collection Drive
- Event Waste Reduction at The Way of Whales
- Event Waste Reduction at the Central Whidbey Hearts and Hammers Dinner
February
- Event Waste Reduction at Sound Waters University
- Event Waste Reduction at South Whidbey Hearts and Hammers Dinner
- Plastic Planting Pot Exchange with Whidbey Conservation District Native Plant Sale
March
- Event Waste Reduction at Whidbey Gardening Workshop
- Booth Education at the Whidbey Gardening Workshop
- Classroom education assistance
- Coupeville Cleanup Community Spring Cleanup Event
April
- Port Susan Home and Garden Show education booth
- Conservation Day at Camano Center
- Earth Day at Whidbey Naval Air Station
- Goosefoot Earth Day at Bayview Corner
May
- Central and South Whidbey Hearts and Hammers
- Penn Cove Musselfest
- Camano Shredathon
June
- Whidbey Island Shakespeare Festival Event Recycling
July
- Whidbey Island Shakespeare Festival Event Recycling
- 4th of July at Maxwelton Beach Event Recycling
- 4th of July at Double Bluff Event Recycling
- Event Recycling at Whidbey Island Fair
August
- Whidbey Island Shakespeare Festival Event Recycling
- Event Waste Reduction at Stanwood/Camano Fair
- Farm to School Dinner Event Waste Reduction
- Ebey’s Prairie Picnic Event Waste Reduction
- Green Cleaning Demo on 8/21 – Senior Resources @ Coupeville United Methodist Church, 12 noon – 1:30 pm
September
- Plastic Plant Pot Exchange on Camano – Saturday, September 7th, 10 am – 12 Noon
- Camano Waste Wise Volunteer Training – Wednesdays, September 11th, 18th, & 25th
- Whidbey Waste Wise Volunteer Training – Wednesdays, September 11th, 18th, & 25th
- Camano Island Waste Wise Volunteer Retreat – Monday, September 16th, 10 am – 1:00 pm, Island County Bldg. Conference Room
- Worms Eat My Garbage – Saturday, September 21st, Camano Island Library, 10 – 11:30 am
- Kite Festival Event Recycling
- Children’s Day Event Recycling
October
- Camano Waste Wise Volunteer Training – Wednesdays, October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th
- Whidbey Waste Wise Volunteer Training – Wednesdays, October 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th
November
- Planning for the Inventible: Burial Options 2.0 with Beverly Tyrk of People’s Memorial Association, Camano Library 10 am – 12 Noon
- Cord and Light Collection Drive
December
- Cord and Light Collection Drive