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Program Contact: Sarah Bergquist, Waste Wise Program Coordinator
360-639-6062 \u2022 sarah.bergquist@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waste Wise Volunteers come from all walks of life and share the conviction that we must care for these beautiful islands to protect our quality of life. That includes generating less waste and living with lower impact. We do this by learning to be more deliberate about our purchasing choices and more careful with our waste.  We rethink our approach by carefully considering ways to reduce what goes to the landfill.  By reducing, reusing, repairing, composting and recycling we lower our impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waste Wise was formed in 1992 and originally called Waste Warriors. It is a volunteer organization administered by Washington State University Extension for Island County. Volunteers receive 4-6 weeks of classroom training on techniques for reducing waste and living a more sustainable life. In return, they agree to give back 30 hours of community service as a volunteer or sharing what they’ve learned with the community in other ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Waste Wise Volunteers Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Waste Wise Volunteers share ideas and techniques with the community in a variety of educational and practical ways, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n