Posts by Kavi Chokshi

A room full of people, some sitting in chairs waiting, others behind tables fixing items

A Repair Café with Deschutes Public Library

On Wednesday, we had our final Repair Café of the year. For this one, we were glad…

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What We Know About Battery Recycling

In our monthly Rethink Waste Project e-newsletter, we do our best to answer a question from the…

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Stacks of green reusable plastic bowls on a wooden counter in front of a window

Bringing reuse to Bend!

The Problem Did you know that nearly 1 trillion disposable food service products are used each year…

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A July Repair Café in Redmond

The July Repair Café at SCP Redmond Hotel was my first Repair Café as Rethink Waste Program…

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From Plastics to Produce: Eight New Community Projects Get Funding

Announcing the Winter 2024 Community Innovation Fund recipients! This year, The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project is…

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Community Questions on Recycling Answered!

Only 21% of recyclable material is being recycled. That’s what the 2024 State of Recycling Report by…

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