Mindful Materials Monthly
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Take a peek at previous issues of the newsletter:
2025
- January: Starting the year with Reuse Bend and Repair Café!
- February: RWP is hiring, funding, and sewing!
- March: Marching into spring with eight new projects, food workshops, tools, and more!
- April: Come celebrate with us at the Earth Day Fair today!
- May: Welcoming Emma + Porch Swing, Summer Repair Cafés, Legislative Update, and more
- June: Ten (Awesome) Projects Funded, Repair Recap, The Serviceberry, Advocacy, and more
- July: The Recycling Modernization Act and DISHing it out on Reuse Deschutes
- August: Mindful Materials – Rethink Waste's New Newsletter
- September: 100 repairs + 515 lbs of clothes + 405 lbs of potatoes = 3 wins in a month!
- October: A Sit Down with Porch Swing + Repair Café, Pumpkin Smash, Fill Your Pantry and more!
- November: More meaningful holidays, your input on reusables, and What's Recyclable Anyway?
- December: Intentional gift giving, upcoming repair cafe, and pill bottle recycling!
2024
- January: Your First Rethink Waste News of 2024!
- February: Mountainfilm was greener than ever!
- March: Get Ready With Us For Food Waste Prevention Week April 1-7
- April: How Are You Rethinking Waste this Earth Day?
- May: Eight New Projects Making a Huge Impact
- June: Join us Wednesday for a Food Waste Workshop and Demo with HDFFA
- July: RWP is Hiring!
- August: Bringing Reuse to Bend!
- September: Welcome, Naomi! + Plastic recycling, events, and batteries!
- October: Sorting Truth from Trash on America Recycles Day + Repairing with the Library
- November: Missed Sorting Truth from Trash? Here's a Recap!
- December: Joyful low-waste holidays + Hard-to-recycle materials
2023