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LSWDD's Vision for the Future
The LSWDD Board has been working hard on producing a planning document to guide development and use of District resources to best meet...


Help Shape a Composting Program for the Islands
Your Help is Needed to Create Commercial Composting for Island Residents and Businesses! San Juan County is exploring how to best...


Where Does Your Garbage Go?
Have you ever wondered where that disposable plastic cup, old band aid, or chicken bone ends up after you chuck it in the garbage can?...


Home Composting Survey
Did you know that food scraps are the single largest component of landfill waste in the US? What about on Lopez Island? We don’t have the...


Fees Increasing for Garbage starting August 13, 2021
Beginning August 13th, 2021, a 32 gallon can of garbage will be $10. Take It or Leave It and recycling remain free of charge. Why the fee...


Free Repair Cafe every 2nd Saturday!
The Repair Cafe is where you can bring in items that need simple repairs in four main categories: appliances, furniture,...


ReMakery Grand Opening, May 1, 2021!
ReMakery Grand Opening, Saturday, May 1 from 11 am - 4 pm Located in Lopez Plaza behind Holly B's Bakery, the ReMakery! 37 Weeks Point...


Mike Moore Wins First Annual "Golden Grabbers" Zero Waste Hero Award
When driving down Lopez roads, it is common to see a bearded man in a baseball hat alongside the road with a bag in hand picking up...


Lopez Free Pile Tour Map!
Here is the link to the google map of all 70 pins of Free Piles all over Lopez Island! Tour begins Saturday, June 27 at 8 am and goes...


SWAP Scholarship Recipients Announced
SWAP awards the Sarah Eppenbach Scholarship of $500.00 towards higher education to a graduating high school senior. Applicants need to...


Free Pile Tour of Lopez, June 27-28
The Take It or Leave It (TIOLI) has been closed for nearly three months and LSWDD estimates there are 40-70 TONS of donations just on...


On Site Changes at LSWDD for Covid 19
On site changes at LSWDD as precautionary measures for Covid-19: Changes to drive up window: -Two Lanes: To reduce person to person...


Tool Lending Library Survey!
Take the survey to give your input for the Lopez Island Tool Lending Library (LITLL) here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DWCPDHG


Lopez Dump is no longer recycling printers, but alternatives do exist
The cost of recycling printers has skyrocketed to roughly $16 a printer, without any guarantee that full recycling of the printer is...
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