Posts by Udara Abeysekera
Rethinking Waste Through Innovation
Highlights from the 2023 Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund With greater support from Deschutes County Solid Waste…
Local Action to Pilot Reusables in School Cafeterias, Expand Bicycle Reuse, and Provide Recycling Education for Visitors
Main photo courtesy of Bicycle Re-Source of Bend Announcing the summer 2023 Community Innovation Fund recipients This…
Empowering Visitors to Rethink Waste Like a Local in Deschutes County
Insights From A Pilot Project With 4 Lodging Destinations Deschutes County has over 4.3 million visitors annually!…
3 Tips for Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July is a global movement that envisions a world free of plastic waste. Over the…
Local Action Addresses Food Waste, Single-Use Dishware, and Recycling Contamination
Announcing the spring 2023 Community Innovation Fund recipients This year, The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project offers…
Meet Kavi, Our Rethink Waste Project Coordinator!
Welcome, Kavi! We are excited to have Kavi Chokshi, pronounced kuh-vee, like a covey of quails, (he/him) join…
We’re Celebrating 10 Years of Repair Café!
In 2013, we hosted the first Repair Cafés here in Central Oregon. Have you ever been to…
The 2022 Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund is Accepting Applications Through May 30
Do you have an idea for reducing waste in your neighborhood, workplace, school, your favorite park or…
Busting 5 Myths About Reusables
We get a lot of questions from our community about the safety of reusable dishes, cups, and…
Why aren’t paper cups recyclable or compostable if they are made from paper?
As events and activities pick up around Central Oregon with spring approaching, community members and businesses frequently…