Recycling
What’s the deal with “Hard to recycle” materials & Specialty Recycling Programs?
What are “hard-to recycle” materials? Can batteries be recycled? What do I do with shoes too old to be donated? You may have found yourself asking questions like these if…
Read MoreSorting Truth From Trash: A Green Drinks on America Recycles Day!
Earlier this fall, the California attorney general filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil accusing the oil and gas giant of deceptively framing chemical recycling as the solution to our plastics crisis.…
Read MoreWhat We Know About Battery Recycling
In our monthly Rethink Waste Project e-newsletter, we do our best to answer a question from the community regarding waste and what to do with it. A common question that…
Read MoreFrom 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 once again offering three opportunities to apply for the Community Innovation Fund (CIF).…
Read MoreCommunity Questions on Recycling Answered!
Only 21% of recyclable material is being recycled. That’s what the 2024 State of Recycling Report by the Recycling Partnership found. That’s around 1 in 5 recyclable items. We understand…
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 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 year, The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project offers three opportunities to apply for…
Read MoreEmpowering 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! That’s a lot of extra people practicing a variety of reduce, reuse, and…
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 More“Green Drinks” Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month With Upcycled Piñatas!
2022 has been exciting, as we have been able to get back to gathering in-person for our various events: Earth Day, the Green Tour, Power Hour, and one of our…
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