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The Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce is launching a Business Sustainability Expo where businesses can learn best practices and solutions to reduce waste in the work place, from the front of the house to the back. Speakers include: -Amber Nicholson, Director of Sustainability, Bellevue College -Tom Watson, Project Manager, King County Recycling and Environmental Services -David Fujimoto, City of Issaquah Sustainability Manager This event is open to all Issaquah businesses to attend.

Have a great idea for a product or business? Not sure how to get started? Join Startup 425, the King County Library System, and seasoned professionals from SCORE for a series of seminars focused on bringing your ideas to reality, from crafting a financing and marketing strategy to developing a business plan. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the startup process, and participants may choose to attend one, multiple, or all sessions, depending on individual needs and interests. How Partnering, Networking & Mentoring Can Help You When You Start a Small Business (Tuesday, April 21): Learn how developing partnerships with other small businesses, networking with other entrepreneurs and working with a mentor can support you when starting and growing your business.

Volunteer with the Downtown Issaquah Association for a Spring clean-up event and Keep Issaquah Beautiful.

Your efforts will benefit the people, water and animals in our community. Bring a friend, make new friends! Make a difference. If you can pick up litter, push a broom, swing a shovel or plant some flowers, your help is needed. There are jobs for all ages and abilities and flexible schedules to get the work done.

Join the City of Issaquah and our partners as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. This will be a family friendly event with food, music, art, activities, information booths and more!

Enjoy learning and creating with our partners!

-Listen to earth and kid friendly tunes by Recycle Man
-Play and climb on a Recology recycling truck
-Create art with the Issaquah Youth Advisory Council
-Build a beautiful mosaic with the Issaquah Alps Trails Club that will be on display along the Rainier Trail

Commit to your #Next5 actions for sustainability at home and in our City Learn about our environment, volunteer opportunities and ways to get involved from regional organizations.

Join King County at this repair event and help keep stuff out of the landfill, conserve resources and save money! Bring your clothes and small household items to be mended or fixed and learn valuable skills at the same time.

Reduce, reuse, recycle. But what happens after that?

Visit Recology’s Materials Recycling Facility in Seattle to see and learn what happens to your stuff after you throw it in the bin.

To register, please fill out a “Request a Private Tour” form and enter the date of the tour (4/23/2020) and indicate you are signing up for the Issaquah Community Tour.

Join the Greenway Trust and the City of Issaquah’s Green Issaquah Partnership program at Sammamish Cove for a full day of habitat restoration, education and celebrations.

No experience necessary but registration is required.