Rethink Waste
Play Forever Mountain Clean Up
Mt. Bachelor OR, United StatesGrab your sturdy hiking shoes and head up to Mt. Bachelor September 23 for Mt. Bachelor's annual Play Forever Mountain Clean-up! Registration is free, but required. https://www.mtbachelor.com/things-to-do/events/view-all-events/play-forever-mountain-cleanup-2023
Discover Nature Festival
Alpenglow Community Park 61049 SE 15th St OR 97702, Bend, OR, United StatesDiscover Nature Festival is returning in 2023! Discover Nature Festival celebrates the diversity of ways that we all connect with nature. The event will provide something for everyone, including nature arts and…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…