Recycling
Plastics Recycling 101
“Plastics make it possible” is a phrase touted by the American Chemistry Council, yet plastics are often viewed as something to be either shunned or banned. So which is…
Read MoreNational America Recycles Day November 15
If you’re reading this, chances are that you recycle – and probably more than just pop cans. Congratulations! You are among the 34% of your fellow Americans who also recycle…
Read MoreCartons, Containers, Coffee Oh My!
You recycle paper, and you’ve done it for ages. Newspaper, magazines, office paper, you’ve got it all dialed. But let me guess, there’s some things you’re not sure of. Like…
Read MoreRecycle Right, For a Cause
The Environmental Center is excited to announce our latest efforts to raise awareness regarding resource use in Deschutes County, through the Rethink Waste Project. The Rethink Waste Project engages Deschutes…
Read MoreRecycling Station Banners Available to the Community
Organizing an event, throwing a big party, hosting a fundraiser? Make it Low Waste Event! Download our Guide to Organizing a Zero Waste Event to get started. In addition, we…
Read MoreGreen Holiday Tip #8: Think Outside the Box
My husbands grandparents have a Christmas tradition that I discovered the first one I spent with them. Upon tearing into the wrapping paper of my present it was like the…
Read MoreGreen Holiday Tip #5: Buy the Product, Not the Packaging
On average, 10 percent of what we pay for a product goes towards the packaging…often that same packaging that maybe persuades us to buy that product over another, and then…
Read MoreGreen Holiday Tip #2: Make Memories, Not Garbage.
Ahhh, memories… tastes, smells, sounds, sights, feelings of excitement and fuzziness, of bitter cold and warm breezes… laughter and too much wine. The holidays get us thinking about the years…
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