April 29, 2024 Weekly Announcements

This Week

Home Composting Class – Tues, Apr 30th

Join an engaging, online, interactive 90-minute workshop with instruction on how to create and maintain a healthy compost system with food and yard waste.  Create compost to amend your soil, retain moisture, provide essential nutrients for your plants, and more!  Workshop cost is $25.  Participants will receive a $125 Earth Machine … Read the rest

Moving in the Right Direction PT Leader Column

In the April Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader, Dave Thielk shares details of the second annual Moving in the Right Direction Conference. (The conference happened on 4/19/24, this article was published ahead of the conference.)

Moving in the Right Direction

By David Thielk

The City of Port Townsend is about to launch a significant Comprehensive Plan … Read the rest

WA Ecology Declares Drought Emergency including Jefferson County

Washington Department of Ecology declared a drought emergency for most of Washington on 4/19/24, including for Jefferson County. Local 20/20 has created a new Water Resources page that has a variety of information about water resources in Jefferson County, and what you can do.

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April 22, 2024 Weekly Announcements

Happy Earth Day from Local 20/20!

This Week

Polystyrene & Low-Density Polyethylene (“Styrofoam”) Recycling – Tues, Apr 23rd
Port Townsend StyroCyclers, a Local 20/20 Beyond Waste Project, collects white styrofoam (expanded polystyrene, or EPS), all colors of polyethylene (LDPE-4), white EPS food trays, and separated biodegradable (squishy) packing peanuts, but not crispy (EPS) peanuts, and no mixtures.  Clean and dry … Read the rest

April 8, 2024 Weekly Announcements

This Week

Interview with Transportation Lab on KPTZ’s “Attention Please” – Mon, Apr 8th New
Dave Theilk and Scott Walker of Local 20/20’s Transportation Lab (TLab) will be guests on KPTZ Radio’s “Attention Please.” Building on the success of TLab’s conference in April 2023, the group has organized the second annual Moving in the Right Direction Conference for April 19th. … Read the rest

April 1, 2024 Weekly Announcements

This Week

Polystyrene & Low-Density Polyethylene (“Styrofoam”) Recycling – Tues, Apr 2nd *Updated*
Port Townsend StyroCyclers, a Local 20/20 Beyond Waste Project, collects white styrofoam (expanded polystyrene, or EPS), all colors of polyethylene (LDPE-4), white EPS food trays, and separated biodegradable (squishy) packing peanuts, but not crispy (EPS) peanuts, and no mixtures.  Clean and dry materials only!  Materials are inspected … Read the rest

Climate Solutions Film Series – Grassroots Movements for Earth Repair in Africa and India  – Sun, Apr 7th

The third showing in the series features a number of short movies from Africa and India about restoration movements that involve millions of people and have successful outcomes. The films show how we can regreen the land, restore the hydrological cycle and feed the people.  African short films are: Tony Rinaudo and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Niger and the Read the rest