Zero Waste: Composting and Biodegradable Containers

Composting is, unarguably, the best way to eliminate food, paper and bio-plastic wastes.  There is currently no requirement through the State of Washington, or the city of Bainbridge for businesses to compost materials. 

The Island Gateway is asking all of our tenants to separate out all compostable materials so that we, as a community, can greatly reduce the amount of waste going into landfills, while creating a useful, renewable resource: compost!

Further, we’ll ask all our retail and food-service tenants to use biodegradable bags and containers so that we can help to eliminate the massive amount of waste created by these items in our communities.

By setting a high communal standard for commitment to composting, Island Gateway is leading the way towards the goal of Zero Waste!

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Every couple of days, over the next few weeks, we will post about a selected element of our Zero Waste program so that you can learn more specifically about how the Island Gateway community is aspiring to become a Zero Waste community.

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Click here to learn more about our Zero Waste goals and mission and download the PDF.