May 30th Federal Way Family Green Fest: Free Document Shredding, Touch-a-Truck & More

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Jeanette Brizendine
Wed, May 27, 2015 11:52 PM

[cid:image001.jpg@01D09855.07E49F50]Join us for the fifth annual Family Green Festhttp://www.cityoffederalway.com/FamilyGreenFest on Saturday, May 30, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Federal Way Community Center, 876 S 333rd Street, Federal Wayhttp://itallhappenshere.org/directions.html. This free and fun event will offer features kid's activities, environmental information and demonstrations plus eco-friendly items for sale.

Free Document Shredding and Safe Medicine Disposal: Residents can drop off up to two boxes of documents for shredding, courtesy of Woodstone Credit Unionhttps://www.woodstonecu.org/. Improve household safety by getting rid of and old or unwanted medication, courtesy of City of Federal Way Police Departmenthttp://www.cityoffederalway.com/index.aspx?NID=148.

Activities for the Kids: Kids can touch a Waste Managementhttp://wmnorthwest.com/federalway/index.html recycling truck, take a photo with Chuck-the-Cart, get their face painted, play educational games, and do arts and crafts.

Easy Ways to Go Green - Information and Demonstrations: Come enjoy the wide variety of "green" educational topics. Learn all about bird watching, community gardens, how to access locally-grown organic produce, green and safe cleaning ideas, low-impact gardening, local "homemade trade" barter events, library services and programs, recycling and waste reduction ideas, solar energy, water conservation, and worm bin composting.

Facilitadoras: Spanish-speaking "facilitadoras" volunteers will be on-site to answer recycling and compost questions.

Eco-Friendly Items for Sale: Residents can purchase a 6-pack of super-energy efficient LED light bulbs for $10 (a $75 value) or reusable alpaca wool dryer balls that prevent static cling. There will also be information on rain water collection barrels, plus you'll learn about the uses and benefits of essential oils.

For more information about the Family Green Fest, please visit www.cityoffederalway.com/FamilyGreenFesthttp://www.cityoffederalway.com/FamilyGreenFest or contact Jeanette Brizendine, City of Federal Way Recycling Project Manager at 253.835.2771 or recycle@cityoffederalway.commailto:recycle@cityoffederalway.com

Jeanette Brizendine-Jurgensen
Solid Waste & Recycling Project Manager I City of Federal Way
33325 8th Ave S  I  Federal Way, WA 98003
253.835.2771 (p)  I  253.835.2709 (f)
recycle@cityoffederalway.commailto:recycle@cityoffederalway.com
www.cityoffederalway.com/recyclinghttp://www.cityoffederalway.com/recycling

[cid:image001.jpg@01D09855.07E49F50]Join us for the fifth annual Family Green Fest<http://www.cityoffederalway.com/FamilyGreenFest> on Saturday, May 30, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Federal Way Community Center, 876 S 333rd Street, Federal Way<http://itallhappenshere.org/directions.html>. This free and fun event will offer features kid's activities, environmental information and demonstrations plus eco-friendly items for sale. Free Document Shredding and Safe Medicine Disposal: Residents can drop off up to two boxes of documents for shredding, courtesy of Woodstone Credit Union<https://www.woodstonecu.org/>. Improve household safety by getting rid of and old or unwanted medication, courtesy of City of Federal Way Police Department<http://www.cityoffederalway.com/index.aspx?NID=148>. Activities for the Kids: Kids can touch a Waste Management<http://wmnorthwest.com/federalway/index.html> recycling truck, take a photo with Chuck-the-Cart, get their face painted, play educational games, and do arts and crafts. Easy Ways to Go Green - Information and Demonstrations: Come enjoy the wide variety of "green" educational topics. Learn all about bird watching, community gardens, how to access locally-grown organic produce, green and safe cleaning ideas, low-impact gardening, local "homemade trade" barter events, library services and programs, recycling and waste reduction ideas, solar energy, water conservation, and worm bin composting. Facilitadoras: Spanish-speaking "facilitadoras" volunteers will be on-site to answer recycling and compost questions. Eco-Friendly Items for Sale: Residents can purchase a 6-pack of super-energy efficient LED light bulbs for $10 (a $75 value) or reusable alpaca wool dryer balls that prevent static cling. There will also be information on rain water collection barrels, plus you'll learn about the uses and benefits of essential oils. For more information about the Family Green Fest, please visit www.cityoffederalway.com/FamilyGreenFest<http://www.cityoffederalway.com/FamilyGreenFest> or contact Jeanette Brizendine, City of Federal Way Recycling Project Manager at 253.835.2771 or recycle@cityoffederalway.com<mailto:recycle@cityoffederalway.com> Jeanette Brizendine-Jurgensen Solid Waste & Recycling Project Manager I City of Federal Way 33325 8th Ave S I Federal Way, WA 98003 253.835.2771 (p) I 253.835.2709 (f) recycle@cityoffederalway.com<mailto:recycle@cityoffederalway.com> www.cityoffederalway.com/recycling<http://www.cityoffederalway.com/recycling>