EcoConsumer

Twitter feed for the King County WA EcoConsumer public outreach program, and repair events. Postings by Tom Watson. Also reach me at [email protected]

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

Here's the schedule for Bike Works’ BikeMobile, which provides free and sliding-scale bike repair service in central and south Seattle and Skyway. https://t.co/CgZYXCoY6D

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

Hope you can join us for our next King County free community repair event, this Sat. Aug 10, 1:30-4:30pm, at the Skyway Library near Renton! https://t.co/MolitVc95G @KCLS @SoSeaEmerald

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

Environmental mixed-media artist Marita Dingus works with things people throw away. This project was done as part of Dingus’ and Wa Na Wari’s Safer Cleaning Practices workshop, funded and sponsored by King County’s Hazardous Waste Management program. https://t.co/ULpxGhNjoR

[Robert D. Bullard @DrBobBullard]

#EarthMonth2024: The "Father of Environmental Justice," Dr. Robert D. Bullard Writes to the Next Environmental-Justice Leaders | @TIME https://t.co/FRPtPLt9u8 @BullardCenter #ActOnClimate

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

More than 2 billion people, about a third of the world’s population, face food insecurity. At the same time, a recent UN report estimated that more than 1 billion metric tons of food went to waste in 2022. https://t.co/iMOiSdT4IM

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

"About 40 percent of plastic waste comes from packaging. Yet plastic has so far been the most effective tool to fight another environmental threat: food waste." Great New York Times piece by Kim Severson. https://t.co/Ioq5mgHSkv

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

The City of Seattle's Seattle Channel feature on the Furniture Repair Bank, which rescues furniture from landfills, to help people who need it. It's nonprofit-operated and government-funded. https://t.co/SbPTODxusI

[Anthony Rosborough @arosborough]

Big news. Oregon's legislature voted to prohibit "parts pairing", a design practice where each component is authenticated by a device's onboard chip. This can prevent installation of "unauthorized" replacement parts. Huge news for the #RightToRepair!
https://t.co/IY9vA5EeyC

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

This 40-minute film, up for an Oscar, is an amazing celebration of repair, and music, and humanity. And maybe it's just me, but I would have some tissues handy. https://t.co/s4WypS1OVk

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

Washington state's right-to-repair bill suffered an early demise in the Legislature this year, but Oregon's right-to-repair bill is still alive. https://t.co/oWQrPbFmHS

[Krista Kafer @KristaKafer]

"The unhappy result: Last year, Californians threw away more plastic bags, by weight, than when the law first passed, according to figures from CalRecycle, California’s recycling agency."

https://t.co/siEs3C3VFM

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

If swallowed, a button battery or lithium coin battery can cause serious injury. You should know what devices use these batteries, how to keep them out of reach of children, and how to act quickly if your child swallows a small battery. https://t.co/m6DpL99KCC

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

"The new rules in Seattle ban trash disposal of common household batteries, more powerful batteries for vehicles and tools, and embedded batteries found in electronics, toys, computers, monitors, and e-bikes." From the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. https://t.co/X6XqcBkNZ0

[IMCO Committee Press @EP_SingleMarket]

Deal on strengthening consumers’ right to repair

🔧 Measures to boost repair after the legal guarantee has expired
💳 Incentives to use products for longer
💻 Online platforms will help consumers find local repair & refurbished goods shops

https://t.co/OKWos52dkD

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

Consumer Advocates Push for FTC Rule That Would Guarantee Consumers the ‘Right to Repair’ Products They Buy - story by consumer journalist Herb Weisbaum. https://t.co/BErV4eZH0T

[Nathan Proctor @nProctor]

More than 1000 people have written in stories to the FTC about Right to Repair ... Here are 7 that show why the FTC should take action: https://t.co/xK8QZE9Wa1

[Call2Recycle @Call2Recycle]

✨NEW: Call2Recycle CEO @leoraudys was interviewed by @lisa_stiffler for @geekwire on @SeattleSPU’s new Director’s Rule ban on the disposal of electronics and batteries. 📳🗑️🔋

Read the full article here: https://t.co/M3ed4Z3Djr

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

In WA, a public hearing for Senate Bill 6276 for #righttorepair (companion bill to HB 1933) has been scheduled for this Wed. 1/24 at 8:00am in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology. https://t.co/ica0AM5BTV…

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

@jamesian Thank you Sally! I think I met you more than 20 years ago, at a writers' group meeting. I've always appreciated your writing!

[EcoConsumer @ecoconsumer]

Friday was the 15th anniversary of this King Co. WA EcoConsumer program Twitter feed (all tweets done by me). Twitter has had many problems recently. I don't post nearly as often now. But since we're followed by/following more than 7,000 people, I've stuck with it. Thanks all!