Rethink Waste
Tools and resources to reduce waste at home or work!
Recycling Information
Wasted Food and Composting
3 Actions to Rethink Waste:
1.) Milk and ice cream cartons, paper cups go in the trash.
Paper products designed to hold wet stuff have a plastic lining and can’t be recycled in your curbside carts in Deschutes County. Find out more about what is and isn’t recyclable!
2.) Save money by wasting less food.
Did you know 25% of the average household’s food ends up in the trash? That’s 1/4 of your food budget: wasted food is wasted money. Sign up for our free Rethink Food Waste Challenge to learn more tips on how to waste less food.
3.) Opt-out of single-use extras in your take out.
Yes it’s hard during COVID, especially when you see the ground littered with masks and your trash can full of take out containers. But by asking for no condiments or silverware in your take out, you’re doing your part.
Schedule a Rethink Waste Presentation
Interested in scheduling a free Rethink Waste presentation about waste prevention including food waste reduction, recycling right, best reduce practices for your workplace, current events, or more? Virtual presentations are available! Please contact for more information.
Rethink Waste Guide
Do you have your copy of the Rethink Waste Guide for Deschutes County? It has the tools and resources you need to help reduce your waste and rethink your relationship with stuff. Learn about composting, using nontoxic alternatives, and buying local. And take steps toward a community-driven goal: reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink.
Bienvenidos a la Guía de Rethink Waste!
“Rethink Waste” traducido al español significa reconsiderar los desechos. La guía Rethink Waste le ayudará a hacerlo. En ella encontrará las herramientas y los recursos que necesita para ayudar a reducir desechos y reconsiderar su relación con las cosas. Aprenda sobre el compostaje, uso de alternativas no tóxicas, hacer compras locales. Tome los pasos que lo dirijan hacia un objetivo comunitario: reducir, reutilizar, reciclar y reconsiderar.
