Zero Waste Washington

“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.”

“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.”

“All organizational documents are available to the public at Guidestars website and upon request.”

“Program Service Expenses 27,657, 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. This year, we concluded our researched compost and anaerobic digestion facilities in Washington and published a report with 37 policy recommendations. This led to a stakeholder process to develop policy language in preparation for a major compost bill that ultimately passed in 2022. Organic material, yard and food waste, rots at landfills creating methane gas. Thus, it is important to divert organic material to composting. In addition, we collaborated with community groups and EPA, to assess the types and weight of plastic and other litter making its way from land to our waterways, ultimately creating microplastics. 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 especially worked to support the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps students as they conducted research and performed litter assessments and built their job skills.”