2025-11-17T04:12:38-00:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 911178790 Zero Waste Washington ZERO 2064411790 PO Box 84817 Seattle WA 98124 Kyle Loring Chair 2064411790 2025-11-17 false 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kyle Loring PO Box 84817 Seattle WA 98124 1316588 false X www.zerowastewashington.org X 1982 WA Educate the public and decision-makers about waste prevention and reduction, effective recycling, plastic and toxic pollution, and prodecer responsibility, and drive policy changes for a healthy and waste free world. 11 11 23 200 0 918184 1296571 0 1037 880 4966 19137 924187 1316588 0 0 369417 527983 0 59673 355919 355939 725336 883922 198851 432666 1477720 1884701 33077 6416 1444643 1878285 X Zero Waste Washington drives policy change for a healthy and waste free world. We envision a just, equitable, and sustainable future where we all produce, consume, and reuse responsibly. We are the publics voice for zero waste. We educate the public and decision makers about waste prevention, recycling, toxic pollution and producer responsibility. false false 370362 Building the Movement, Community programs and Communications Zero Waste Washington partners with many community organizations to provide programming to encourage recycling, reduce waste and support a circular economy, and to support reuse of items . Our Furniture Repair Bank project began to process to spin off into a new nonprofit In this innovative program, damaged furniture that is on the path to the landfill, is rescued. Volunteers repair and restore the furniture which is delivered to families in need, free of charge. In partnership with Seattle Good Business Network, we hosted a series of PreCycle materials exchange forums around the state, where local business and organizations connected to learn about waste and byproduct materials that can be exchanged. This is the classic situation of one persons trash is anothers treasure. Statewide, we delivered presentations to bolster the growing zero waste movement both through individual and collective actions, as well as policy solutions. We regularly communicated with our members and others through newsletters and social media. 202994 State and Local Policy In 2024, Zero Waste Washington worked with partners and hundreds of Washington residents to support more than 15 zero waste-related bills. Six passed into law. A second major food and yard waste bill the 1st one passed in 2022 mandates that single-family residents in urbanized areas of Washington must put their food and yard waste in curbside compost bins or do their own composting by 2030. The bill also establishes grant programs to facilitate recovery of surplus food so that food is getting to hungry people, rather than being landfilled or composted. The new law helps Washington achieve its goals to divert organic material from landfills so that we can reduce the generation of methane gas at landfills. Other bills banned mercury-containing lightbulbs, allowed for composting of cannabis waste rather than sending to the landfill, banned lead in cookware, addressed toxic 6PPD in tires, and reduced illegal dumping impacts. We served on the WA Solid Waste Advisory Committee and other committees and provided important environmental policy recommendations. 170294 Plastic Pollution and Toxic Chemical Reduction Zero Waste Washington works to prevent plastic pollution, strengthen recycling, and reduce toxic chemicals, while providing research and policy recommendations to local communities and state legislators. In 2024, we launched a project to help farmers reduce their plastic waste burden. Managing plastic waste presents substantial challenges for farmers because of limited recycling options and the lack of sustainable disposal methods. We interviewed 59 farmers across 14 counties to inform four pilot projects planned for 2025 to test ways to reduce plastic waste. In addition, we concluded our project providing mini-grants to King County restaurants and coffee shops to fund their switch from single-use disposables to durable, reusables plates, cups, glasses and cutlery. In collaboration with the Duwamish River Community Coalition, we launched a project to bring water refill stations to Mt Rainier National Park. And we started a project to provide bulk milk dispensers at King Co schools to replace milk cartons which are not recyclable. 50426 794076 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 18 0 true 23 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false WA X X Heather Trim 2064411790 PO Box 84817 Seattle WA 98124 Heather Trim Executive Director 040.00 X 84976 0 0 Kyle Loring Chair 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Hannah Johnson Co-Secretary 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Holly Alpine Co-Secretary 002.00 X X 0 0 0 Sally Wolf Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Gilbert Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Oneal Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Teresa Jones Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Shirlee Tan Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Teresa Carral Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Mai Nguyen Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 Moji Igun Director 002.00 X 0 0 0 84976 false false false 1 206600 219829 512324 357818 1296571 880 880 Fiscal Sponsorship 900099 14050 14050 Speaking Engagement 900099 3075 3075 2012 2012 19137 1316588 19137 880 0 0 0 0 84976 73651 3319 8006 0 368293 319208 14386 34699 0 40197 34840 1570 3787 34517 29917 1348 3252 207563 207563 0 0 0 0 3226 3226 0 0 0 0 46750 40466 1685 4599 22889 21938 951 0 942 225 717 0 0 0 4271 4271 Licenses and Fees 1348 1243 105 Printing and Postage 8085 3609 1665 2811 Supplies 38514 37948 338 228 22351 20242 1486 623 883922 794076 30173 59673 626691 453444 851029 1431257 1477720 1884701 33077 6416 33077 6416 X 1444643 1878285 1444643 1878285 1477720 1884701 432666 976 X false false false X 573282 904671 784692 918184 1296571 4477400 573282 904671 784692 918184 1296571 4477400 931064 3546336 338 582 848 1037 880 3685 1800 36981 2002 4966 19137 64886 4545971 0.78010 0.75460 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 745 37785 38530 815219 853749 153062 38266 80043 97297 125607 153062 456009 684014 29159 20159 31843 38530 119691 20011 24324 31402 38266 114003 171005 250 745 995 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 50,426, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Research to Support Zero Waste Zero Waste Washington conducts scientific and technical research on waste to support important policy decisions. In 2024, we collaborated with community groups to assess the types and weight of plastic and other litter making its way from land to our waterways, ultimately creating microplastics. We documented that plastic items make up most of the litter found. These studies will enable us to provide evidence to the EPA regarding the need for designating plastics as a pollutant under the Clean Water Act. We worked to support Duwamish Valley Youth Corps cadets as they built their job skills and conducted research related to messaging about toxic chemicals in household products. This messaging will help our effort, working with local jurisdictions and other partners, to conduct swap-out events providing replacement items for specific household products containing flame retardants, lead, cadmium, PFAS, or phthalate plasticizers in 2025-27. We worked on toxic chemical reduction policies in partnership with New Americans Alliance for Policy and Research. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C Annually each board member, employee and volunteer completes a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstances in which s/he is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a Conflict of Interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15AB Zero Waste Washingtons Board Financial Oversight Committee annually makes a recommendation to the full board for the compensation salary and benefits of the Executive Director. Every three years the Board Financial Oversight Committee secures data that documents compensation levels and benefits for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at similar organizations Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All organizational documents are available to the public at Guidestars website and upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Financial Oversight and Fundraising committees reviewed relevant sections. The full board reviewed the entire document and had the opportunity to comment and ask questions.