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Ten Innovative Projects Taking Shape!
The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project’s Community Innovation Fund – made possible through support from Deschutes County Solid Waste and City of Bend – received a record-breaking 21 applications for…
Read MoreBringing Food Waste Prevention Week to the Classroom
Written by Megan Schubel, temporary Youth Education Program Manager Hard to believe, but the average Oregon household spends $1,800 on wasted and spoiled food each year, which comes out to…
Read MoreProjects to Reduce Waste Tackle Disposable Dishware, Agricultural Packaging, Visitor Recycling, and More!
Announcing the fall 2023 Community Innovation Fund recipients This year, The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project offered three opportunities to apply for the Community Innovation Fund (CIF). CIF is a…
Read MoreLocal 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 three opportunities to apply for the Community Innovation Fund (CIF). CIF is a…
Read MoreApril 10-16 is Food Waste Prevention Week!
How much food are you throwing away? Take note during Food Waste Prevention Week Picture this: a mound of food, sitting in a landfill, weighing as much as 18,000 Subaru…
Read MoreThe 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 restaurant, or any other community space, but aren’t sure how to get started?…
Read MoreBusting 5 Myths About Reusables
We get a lot of questions from our community about the safety of reusable dishes, cups, and utensils, especially as COVID-19 guidelines evolve. To unpack some commonly held misperceptions around…
Read More6 Tips for a Low-Waste Holiday Season
Create memories, not waste this holiday season! Check out these 6 tips for a low-waste holiday season. According to the EPA, American household waste increases by more than 25 percent…
Read MoreTips for Keeping Post-Halloween Pumpkins Out of the Landfill
Want to hear something scary? Each year, over a billion pounds of pumpkins are sentenced to landfills across the US. Check out these tips for keeping pumpkins out of the…
Read MoreGreen Spotlight: Grow and Give with the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance
In Deschutes County, 1 in 8 people across the County is food insecure, meaning they don’t always know where their next meal will come from. At the same time, an…
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