Rethink Waste
Chaco For Life Tour at Crux
Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division Street, Bend, OR, United StatesREPAIR CUSTOMIZE CHILL Come celebrate 35 years of Chaco with us on the Chaco For Life Tour! Visit our mobile factory to get your trusty Chacos repaired*, create your own custom sandals (adult sizes only), grab some swag, or just kick it with us. *Each first repair is FREE; any additional sandals will be repaired…
Chaco For Life Tour at Crux
Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division Street, Bend, OR, United StatesREPAIR CUSTOMIZE CHILL Come celebrate 35 years of Chaco with us on the Chaco For Life Tour! Visit our mobile factory to get your trusty Chacos repaired*, create your own custom sandals (adult sizes only), grab some swag, or just kick it with us. *Each first repair is FREE; any additional sandals will be repaired…
Chaco For Life Tour at Crux
Crux Fermentation Project 50 SW Division Street, Bend, OR, United StatesREPAIR CUSTOMIZE CHILL Come celebrate 35 years of Chaco with us on the Chaco For Life Tour! Visit our mobile factory to get your trusty Chacos repaired*, create your own custom sandals (adult sizes only), grab some swag, or just kick it with us. *Each first repair is FREE; any additional sandals will be repaired…
Greenwashing 2.0: Debunking Recycling Myths
People often ask what really happens to their plastic recycling. Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter where your discarded plastic is collected, whether at the end of your driveway, at your local recycling center, or in a municipal recycling bin: Most plastic items collected as recycling are not actually “recycled.” Many people are now realizing that plastic is not designed to be…
Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Workshop
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORDid you know that wasted food makes up over 25% of waste at Knott Landfill by tonnage - making it the largest category of waste in the landfill? Yet, in Deschutes County, 1 in 8 people is food insecure, meaning they don't always know where their next meal will come from. In addition, the average…
Food Waste Prevention and Composting Workshop (Virtual)
ZoomDid you know that wasted food makes up over 25% of waste at Knott Landfill by tonnage - making it the largest category of waste in the landfill? Yet, in Deschutes County, 1 in 8 people is food insecure, meaning they don't always know where their next meal will come from. In addition, the average…
July Green Drinks
Open Space Event Studios 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, United StatesThis Summer, High Desert Makers is partnering with The Environmental Center, and Open Space Event Studios to bring July Green Drinks done Maker style! This particular Makers Green Drinks event is designed to give Makers of All Ages, who are dedicated to responsible environmental stewardship, a place to show and tell (and sell) what you…
Repair Café at SCP Redmond
SCP Redmond 521 Southwest 6th Street, Redmond, OR, United StatesJoin us for Repair Café with host SCP Redmond Hotel! Please RSVP here to let us know if you plan to join us! Got a broken something? Bring it to one of our Repair Cafés! The Environmental Center's Rethink Waste Project coordinates with an amazing group of volunteer fixers to host Repair Cafés every few months.…
Designing a Plastic-Free Future with Regenerative Materials
The urgency of our plastic pollution crisis requires a substantial shift in the way products are designed, manufactured, used, and recirculated. From textiles and food containers to sachets and protective shipping packaging, plastic continues to dominate across industries and persist, polluting people and the planet at every stage of its existence. As we create a more circular economy, what exciting bio-based…
Community Innovation Fund – Info Session (Virtual)
Online EventVirtual Event (Zoom link shared prior to meeting) The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project is accepting applications for the last round of the 2024 Community Innovation Fund (CIF)! This program provides up to $5,000 per awarded project to implement waste reduction, reuse, recycle, and compost projects throughout Deschutes County. If you're interested in learning more…