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All Hands Active Repair Day

All Hands Active 255 E. Liberty St., Suite 225, Ann Arbor, MI

A free service, open to the public. Donations are appreciated! Do you have stuff around the house that is broken, or has stopped working — electronics, furniture, toys, and more — but you’d hate to just throw away? Wobbly chair? Flickering lamp? Tape stuck in your VCR? Bring it in, and members and volunteers at...

Business Roundtable (Webinar)

Join local businesses to discuss the barriers and opportunities to zero waste in the business community. This is always a fascinating session! Watch Recording Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/yo02dKPUBK3_1PD_dPsDRriQydqWmWkc8cMLwOhBERQIQPkDtLqXPjx-EOFyRCrl.RrCFEgr1LYF48JkT

MakerWorks Fixit Friday

Maker Works 3765 PLAZA DRIVE, Ann Arbor, United States

Bring your mask and well-worn items that could use a tune up, and we'll take a look at them! Or, make someone else's day by volunteering at Fix-It Friday and repairing their items. Fix-It Friday: Think of this as the last chance before you get rid of something; Free, but no Guarantee. We will: -...

Sewing Workshop (RSVP Required)

Steiner Health 1422 W Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI

Come sew (or learn to sew) veggie bags from scrap fabric to replace plastic bags at stores and markets. No experience necessary! Held at the Rudolf Steiner Health Center 1422 W. Liberty St. Ann Arbor, MI

Free

Compost and Living Soil Work Day and Skill Share

Growing Hope 922 West Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI, United States

Kitchen scraps, yard waste, and other materials can be recycled into “black gold”, the gardener’s nickname for nutrient dense compost. Come visit the Growing Hope Urban Farm to learn about our composting system and systems you can build and maintain at home. If the weather is good, you can help us turn our piles to...

Zero Waste Extravaganza

Ann Arbor Summer Festival 767 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

✅ Bring Your Own T-shirt for Screen Printing! Come celebrate the end of Ann Arbor’s Zero Waste Challenge with an evening of interactive, waste-reducing fun and learning. Starting at 5:00pm, we’ll have interactive demos to show you how to reduce waste at home, learn about compost, hands on repair demos including a mobile bike repair...

Trash Talk Tour

We say we "throw it away", but there is no such place as “away”… Live Zero Waste and The Washtenaw Zero Waste Coalition are inviting you to join us on the second annual Trash Talk Tour! The tour will feature a number of events and a self paced tour of Ann Arbor's zero waste economy!...

Free

Meet and Greet with Judith Enck

Come in person to Jody Reiss’ apartment (RSVP for Address) to chat in person with Judith, pose questions on plastics and grassroots activism, and receive a resounding pep talk in preparation for our rally the next day. Contact host Jody Reiss ( ailanthis@gmail.com ) for more information.

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