Rethink Waste
Fall Repair Café at the Firehouse Community Hall in Sisters(bilingüe)
Sisters Firehouse Community Hall 301 S Elm St, Sisters, United StatesJoin us for our in-person Repair Café on Wednesday, October 11th, 5:30-7:30pm at the Firehouse Community Hall in Sisters with co-host Deschutes Public Library. Featuring a guest appearance from Kyle Wiens, co-founder and CEO of iFixit and a leader in the Right to Repair movement. Kyle and the pro-repair coalition are working on a bill in…
America Recycles Day on IG LIVE!
Online EventWhen: Wednesday, November 15th from 12-1pm Where: Instagram (LIVE!) Join the Rethink Waste Project and local recycling experts on America (and Deschutes!) Recycles Day for a fun, interactive, Instagram Live Q&A! Get your recycling questions answered and learn how to recycle right. No more wishful recycling OR holding onto things in the hope you'll one…
Plastic-Free Resolutions: Protecting Your Health in 2024
With a new year comes new resolutions for protecting and improving the health of our bodies, families, communities, and the planet that we all call home. One healthy resolution to consider is to reduce or eliminate plastic from your life. But with plastic used for everything from making clothing to carrying food and drinks, this…
Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund Info Session
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR +1 moreDo you have an idea for reducing waste in your neighborhood, workplace, school, your favorite park or restaurant, or other community space, but aren’t sure how to get started? Apply for the Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund! Attend an info session in-person at The Environmental Center or Virtually to get your questions answered. SIGN UP…
Earth Day Parade Upcycled Costumes Workshop
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORHello, fellow recyclers and art enthusiasts! Earth Day is just around the corner... and you're invited to participate in this year's Reclaimed Trash//Treasure Transformation Workshop – a chance for families and friends to come together and get crafty with stuff nearly left behind to dumpsters! If you've ever looked at something headed for the trash…
Earth Day Parade Upcycled Costumes Workshop
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORHello, fellow recyclers and art enthusiasts! Earth Day is just around the corner... and you're invited to participate in this year's Reclaimed Trash//Treasure Transformation Workshop – a chance for families and friends to come together and get crafty with stuff nearly left behind to dumpsters! If you've ever looked at something headed for the trash…
Recycled Materials Bag Sewing Party
The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, ORCalling all seamstresses! St. Charles Medical Center and Bend Anesthesiology Group are partnering with The Environmental Center to create reusable tote bags out of sterile blue wrap, used to sterilize surgical instruments. This repurposed material is water resistant, sturdy, functional and with your help, fashionable! If the material is not being reused, it is immediately…
Plastics and Your Health (Webinar)
ZoomA troubling study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March found that the presence of microplastics particles in heart tissue caused a measurable increase in people's risk of heart attack, stroke and premature death. With each new study published, plastics’ negative impacts on human health are becoming clearer and more widespread. What does this mean…
Bend Gear Meet with Outdoorist Oath
The Gear Fix 550 Industrial Way, Suite 183, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Outdoorist Oath and Pattie Gonia alongside trusted allies Outside’s Gear Up Give Back program and local collaborator The Gear Fix invite the Bend, OR community to an evening of gear swaps, gear repairs, gear giveaways, and celebrating our love for the outdoors! Here are all the juicy deets for the event! This is a…
Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show
The Pavillion 1001 SW Bradbury Dr., Bend, OR, United StatesAGENDA 5:00pm - Doors Open (VIP Ticket Holders) 5:30pm - Doors Open (General Admission) 6:30pm - Runway show STARTS 7:30 - INTERMISSION 8:00pm - Second 1/2 of the show Rooted in a love of fashion, an appreciation of art and a passion for the planet, the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show fuses environmental responsibility, funky…