Week of Events
Zero Waste Challenge: Ann Arbor
Live Zero Waste is hosting a city-wide zero waste challenge the week of June 5th! The week is a chance to learn how to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle and support the circular (repair, refill, reuse) economy in Ann Arbor. Join the challenge by pledging to do your best to go a week without creating...
Bridge Community Cafe: Clothing Swap
Zero Waste Challenge Orientation (Webinar)
Zero Waste Challenge Orientation (Webinar)
Learn the why and how to go zero waste for the challenge week! Watch the recording here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tzvisI3Q7aih8Ar7GPGWbl7WBvFs-LUjXaotefvQaxcMDv8NXjsyzbkFq0gS4pyn.7AgDv4I2ZL6yYLI3
Zero Waste Chef (Webinar)
Zero Waste Chef (Webinar)
Join us to learn how to radically reduce waste in your kitchen! Recording Available Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Or9-RSOV9MYDHTR0Tp-VBEIdIGa9xCt9T-8dVvbTX7jKOkQNZBxePcXu-60lQ-Un.wiHvPZfAEA81GHON
All Things Compost (Webinar)
All Things Compost (Webinar)
Join us to learn all about composting, its role in climate mitigation, and how to do it from Master Composter Nancy Stone! Recording here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/aBzz0GpN2Rznb1j3Cjlhh7k2JFTc8AKMscjUZUEtb05ZCnTpyVFD41QKj3lz1Ja-.iERkBipfPt61-VXO
Story of Plastic Screening & Discussion with Beyond Plastics and Fenceline Watch (Webinar)
Story of Plastic Screening & Discussion with Beyond Plastics and Fenceline Watch (Webinar)
Join us for the screening of an incredible documentary that shapes our work. We're very lucky to have guests from two incredible national organizations for a post screening discussion. Watch the recording here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/17apGHG3aHFileTR8EUfQlGAuro5HyXCoJ9uc_oi693kkZc7vQqpelUs0NZ2RcE0.fFLsmbzE4rjCr16j
All Hands Active Repair Day
All Hands Active Repair Day
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)
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
MakerWorks Fixit Friday
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)
Sewing Workshop (RSVP Required)
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
Mayor’s Green Fair (Live Zero Waste & SCRAP Creative)
Mayor’s Green Fair (Live Zero Waste & SCRAP Creative)
Bring a T-shirt to the fair to get screen printed with our zero waste designs! Kids activities provided by SCRAP :)
Compost and Living Soil Work Day and Skill Share
Compost and Living Soil Work Day and Skill Share
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
Zero Waste Extravaganza
✅ 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...