Recycling
Recycling might not be the answer by itself.
But it is part of the solution. Recycling! A positive and negative buzz word these days. I think about it as being an alternative to throwing something away. But interestingly,…
Read MoreTalkin’ Trash: July’s City Club Forum, Round 2 questions!
Below is a continuation from a previous blog from July’s City Club event Talkin Trash. More questions from you: answered! Denise and I tag-teamed these again. Do you have more…
Read MoreTalkin’ Trash: July’s City Club Forum
In the middle of July, the Rethink Waste Project was invited to come present at the monthly City Club Forum. Our own Denise Rowcroft did an amazing job talking all…
Read MoreSingle Use Plastics and their Impacts. Can we change it?
Plastics are a problem Is the image of a sea turtle with a single use straw up its nose or a beach completely blanketed in plastic trash burned into your…
Read More6 things you can recycle in Deschutes County that you didn’t know you could.
Just don’t put it in your curbside bin! Plus: What do you think are the 3 very common contaminants in curbside recycling? Recycling! It’s a buzz word. Often times what…
Read MorePotty Talk: Plastics in the bathroom
Everybody has an opinion and not everyone’s opinion is the same. I have the opinion that plastic is an amazingly versatile and useful substance. It is ubiquitous in our lives;…
Read MoreWhy Less Matters
Explore how the stuff we buy, use and get rid of everyday, is impacting our world. From furniture to food, our purchasing decisions and behaviors are where we have the…
Read MoreLess Waste, More Joy
A Guide to Reducing Waste Around the Holidays It’s estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste is generated EACH WEEK nationwide.…
Read MoreRecycle Right, Now More Than Ever
By now you’ve probably heard of China’s impacts on US recycling markets through their more stringent recycled material standards. Due to increasing environmental awareness in China, they are cracking down…
Read MoreRethink Eclipse: 4 things you can do to help keep our community clean.
Whatever your plans are for the upcoming eclipse, it’s inevitable that you’ll be joined by – or impacted by – a large number of people in our area. And with…
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