Glass Recycling Event Recap-.
Thank you to Natalie Williams for coordinating this event. The Rotary clubs of the Wenatchee Valley partnered with ZeWA (short for Go-Zero-Washington, website: gozewa.com) for glass drop-off at the Grace Lutheran Church. Many, MANY thanks to the Grace Lutheran Church for allowing us to use their awesome (partially shaded) parking lot. Perhaps a half-dozen folks walked down the driveway to ask questions about Rotary, specifically the Environmental Area of Focus.
Thank you to Natalie Williams for coordinating this event. The Rotary clubs of the Wenatchee Valley partnered with ZeWA (short for Go-Zero-Washington, website: gozewa.com) for glass drop-off at the Grace Lutheran Church. Many, MANY thanks to the Grace Lutheran Church for allowing us to use their awesome (partially shaded) parking lot. Perhaps a half-dozen folks walked down the driveway to ask questions about Rotary, specifically the Environmental Area of Focus.
While the event filled 1/2 of a 20-foot U-haul truck, most of the glass contributed is not resale brand/quality. The bulk of the haul will be transferred to Pacific and shipped to the O-I bottle factory in Kalama to be crushed, melted, and made into new bottles. Still a win for re-use, but not transit-free. About 6 cases of resale quality bottles were collected, and two new winery participants were introduced. Multiple networking "AHA" moments happened between Rotary volunteers and donors, including with Paula, the owner/manager of the Jet Plaza Grocery, and Joan, the WVC Enviro Chair. Many people thanked the volunteers and Rotary for taking action for the environment.