For their annual Juneteenth Celebration this year, the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) collaborated with Reuse Seattle to bring reusable dishware to its food trucks. Our team at Blue Daisi Consulting led the planning and coordination for this event to ensure this collaborative effort was a success. 

Situated among breweries and climbing gyms on the southeastern edge of Fremont, you’ll find the North Transfer Station. Driving down 34th, the facility is unassuming, its large concrete walls tucked away behind carefully manicured trees and shrubs, its pedestrian entrance outfitted with a sprawling sculpture of orange metal. I’ve walked by the building a handful of times on my way to the Seattle Bouldering Project, strolling through a small garden on its eastern side, never knowing what I was passing.  

The Blue Daisi Book Club by Kira Telgen, Blue Daisi’s Project Assistant

Our first book was “A Zero Waste Life in Thirty Days” by Anita Vandyke. Kira reminds us that incorporating zero waste habits into our daily life in whatever ways we can is not only a pathway to living a more sustainable life but also one for connecting with others in our community at a time where it’s more important than ever.

The delegation was on a tour of major global cities to learn about sustainability practices to guide policymaking in Japan, and Seattle was one of their stops.

I visited a local recycling center in Woodinville in August 2024 through a tour hosted by Zero Waste Washington and I have some thoughts… 

ENJOY YOUR ENVIRONMENT: Dig your hands into the soil. Inhale some fresh air. Dip your toes in cool water. Take a walk around the block. Have you ever gone birdwatching or mushroom hunting? Make the time to enjoy all the wonderful things our planet has to offer.

If you’re looking for thoughtful gift ideas, look no further! This season is filled with pressure to spend more than we have and it ends up being the most wasteful time of year. We can find alternative ways to show our loved ones how much we care. One idea to experiment with this year is to choose gifts using love languages as a guide. Feel free to combine ideas from this list into a customized gift that your loved ones will deeply appreciate.