Zero Waste Action - Sonoma County

08/10/2026

China’s way to convert food waste from schools into compost and bio diesel

08/08/2026

How California's plastic ban could change what every American buys...California’s latest war on plastic isn’t just changing what Californians can buy; it’s quietly bending the rules for manufacturers and consumers across America.

The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, passed and signed in 2022, went into effect on May 1. It demands a lot. By 2032,

08/08/2026

Tips from Japan to reduce food waste and make produce last longer

📖 Get the complete Naoshi Method guide → https://thenaoshimethod.co...

07/27/2026

Dear Clothing Swap communities, if you brought this blue cookie tin (pic attached) to our Clothing Swap at Santa Rosa Community Market on Sunday, July 19th, Please contact Miho at the Community Market.
[email protected]
(707)546-1806
(707)407-4020

07/26/2026

Keeping your produce lasting longer

07/15/2026

07/11/2026

Happy Plastic-Free July! More of this, please!

Norwegian engineers deployed autonomous ocean cleanup drones that removed 90% of plastic pollution from targeted marine areas within six months. The swarm technology coordinates thousands of small drones working like intelligent fishing nets.

Each drone uses AI vision to distinguish plastic from marine life, scooping debris while releasing accidentally caught fish unharmed. Solar panels power continuous operation, and mothership vessels compress collected plastic for recycling. Imagine having millions of robotic janitors cleaning the entire ocean simultaneously and forever.

However, plastic producers spent approximately $100 million lobbying against extended producer responsibility laws in America, ensuring cleanup costs stay taxpayer-funded rather than industry-funded. Meanwhile, corporate greenwashing campaigns promote symbolic recycling while opposing actual solutions that would disrupt profitable plastic manufacturing.

Approximately 8 million tons of plastic enter oceans yearly, with American coastlines accumulating garbage patches larger than Texas. US Environmental Protection Agency lacks funding for drone deployment matching Norwegian scale, forcing coastal communities to continue relying on volunteer beach cleanups that barely scratch the surface.

Why do American taxpayers fund pollution cleanup while corporations profit from creating the problem?

📊 Source: Norwegian Institute for Water Research & Marine Pollution Bulletin, February 2025

03/17/2026

Community Market in Sebastopol is hosting a clothing swap on Saturday, March 21st from 11am-2:30pm. It's free and you can drop off your gently used, unwanted clothing until 1pm. You don't have to bring anything to browse and take items home. It'll be fun! See link for details and other events at Community Market.

Events at the market & in our community.

03/04/2026

Join us at the Climate Ready Cotati Fair. We'll be having a clothing swap and need volunteers. For more information about clothing swaps and to sign up to volunteer, use this link:
https://signup.com/go/TjNgSji

And here's the website for the fair itself:
https://www.cotaticity.gov/1602/Climate-Ready-Cotati-Fair-2026