BOTHELL — The city of Bothell will host its 12th annual Sustainamania, an environmental event aimed at more sustainable living practices on Sept. 28 at the Bothell City Hall Plaza.
The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will include a Touch-a-Truck event, community booths, live music from Million Dollar Nile, games and crafts — including making reusable produce bags. The vendor list for the event includes everything from solar companies to King County’s Noxious Weed Program.
“Sustainamania is a family-friendly event to educate people about everyday sustainable actions they can take at home, work, school, and in the community for lasting change,” Emily Warnock, a sustainability coordinator with the city, wrote in an email.
Sustainamania will also have a “Repair Cafe” where people can bring broken items to be evaluated and fixed.
“Visitors bring their broken items from home, and with the fixers, they assess the damage and figure out how to fix the item together on-site or later at home,” the city wrote on its website. “It’s an ongoing learning process and exchange of information.”
Broken furniture, bikes, electronics, appliances and jewelry are among the items the Repair Cafe might be able to help with. There is a limit of two items per person.
The Repair Cafe is hosted by the WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Sustainable Community Stewards. They aren’t able to pay for additional parts, but the program will work with people to order them if needed.
“At spaces like these, folks can not only get a broken object fixed, but they may also take away more information on DIY fixes down the road,” the webpage reads. “Items can be used for much longer, cutting how many resources are spent on manufacturing new products.”
Parking is available for free at Bothell City Hall during the event.
It’s sponsored by BECU, electric vehicle maker Lucid and the University of Washington. Warnock noted the event also gets grant funding from the King County Solid Waste Division and Hazardous Waste Management Program.
Jordan Hansen: 425-339-3046; jordan.hansen@heraldnet.com; X: @jordyhansen.
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