On February 17, 2015, the Kirkland City Council voted to adopt a plastic bag reduction policy ordinance which will restrict retailers from offering disposable plastic bags to consumers after March 1, 2016. Other nearby cities that have adopted plastic bag…
Kirkland is a pretty eco-conscious city, and we’re proud of all the work our community does to keep the planet healthy. But even the greenest of us might have little environmental blind spots — ingrained habits that we don’t think…
Show your Seahawks spirit at your game day party – go green with these party tips for setup, picking your drinks, and eco-friendly chow:
Every week we dutifully drag our three carts to the curb for pickup, and the materials we’ve carefully sorted are taken away…but where, exactly, do they go? As Kirkland’s new Solid Waste Education and Outreach Specialist, it was important to…
Have you heard? Members of your community are taking a pledge to green up their travel and commute! Kirkland’s premier alternative mode resource has long been the Totem Lake Green Trip (TGT) program, but it’s now expanding city-wide. The expanded…
Last week, we celebrated Earth Day by having a table at Evergreen Hospital’s 6th Annual Earth Day Event: Who made this event possible? Evergreen Hospital’s Green Team plans, organizes, and implements this well-attended event every year. A Green Team is…
When the phone doesn’t stop ringing or work just keeps piling on your desk, the office’s break room is a place that employees can go to “get away from it all,” even if it’s only for 15 minutes to an…
So a couple of months ago I decided to buy a birthday present for myself. It’s one of those things that I had subconsciously coveted for literally decades but for some reason had never bought for myself or even considered…
When was the last time you broke into tears at work because the office ran out of pens? Exactly. Pens seem to be in unlimited supply in offices even though most of us have lost our penmanship eons ago. Unfortunately,…
The holidays bring cheer, cookies and glowing lights, but can also bring anxiety and stress when thinking about gift giving. What are you going to do for your co-workers? What about your neighbor? You can’t forget about Aunt Janie… You…