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Why Own When You Can Share?
The American Dream is changing – finally. People all across the nation are realizing we don’t to keep up with the Jones’s – who needs all that stress? The new peer to peer sharing economy is making...
View Article6 Reasons I Still Have a Flip Phone
Yes, I really do still have a flip phone. And yes I’m eligible for a smartphone upgrade – I have been for years. And truthfully, eventually I will. But for now I’m not falling prey to the culture of...
View ArticleGearing up for the Repair Cafe: Alison Murphy of Utilitu
Sitting amongst towers of fabric Alison Murphy, owner of Utilitu commands a kind of seamstress royal prowess. When asked what “Rethink Waste” means to her, Murphy says craftsmen like her have no choice...
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Gearing up for the Repair Cafe: Josh Sims of Gear Fix
Stepping into Gear Fix, formally known as Repeat Performance Sports, one might be fooled into thinking the outfit is just an outdoor consignment store. Not so. Bringing a six year dream to fruition,...
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Pakit Liquidators Helped Bend Rethink Waste for Over 20 Years
Like many Bend locals, we were sad to hear about Pakit Liquidators upcoming closure. For over 20 years Pakit has been a staple in Bend’s Do-It-Yourself scene, inspiring people to Rethink Waste by...
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The Buyerarchy of Needs
I first found the Buyerarchy when perusing the Creative Reuse: Art From Trash face book page (CRAFT). The chart (which is a nod to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) delineates all the options one has...
View Article#WeCompost, & You Can Too!
FREE Composting 101 Class! Join us in The Environmental Center’s Learning Garden to get an overview of composting. We’ll go over what to include and what not, pros and cons of different methods, and...
View ArticleThe Gear Fix to Host Bend’s Third Repair Café
On Tuesday, September 16th, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, The Gear Fix and The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project are hosting a Fall Repair Café. A repair café is a free event that connects people...
View ArticleAre You A Wishful Recycler?
Do you put plastic in your recycling bin simply because it has a recycling symbol on it? Do you put items in your bin that you’ve heard aren’t recyclable here, but wish were? Do you put items in your...
View ArticleSigns To Help You Recycle Right
Everyone should be awesome at recycling by now, but let’s face it, we can do better. Different communities recycle different things, the packaging can be confusing, and everyone has an opinion. Let us...
View ArticleRecycle Right for America Recycles Day!
America Recycles Day, the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States, is just around the corner on November 15th, and the Rethink Waste...
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Paper: Recycle Vs. Landfill Photo Cheat Sheet!
Recycle Paper, Paperboard & Cardboard: But no coated paper – meaning no paper cups, paper plates, cartons or frozen food boxes. Most are coated with a plastic that helps it to repel water (how...
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10 Post-Thanksgiving Activities To Avoid Black Friday
Ironically, Black Friday – the day that has come to symbolize our culture’s obsession with more and more stuff – has now officially crept into Thanksgiving – the one day we have set aside to gather...
View ArticleLess Stuff, More Joy: The Gift of Experience
With the gift of experience, you give memories that contribute to happiness way more than just accumulation of more stuff. Here’s a few ideas to get you going: Give Kids Fun Winter Outings Swim pass or...
View Article10 Ideas For Eco-Friendly Gift Giving
Now that we’re in the thick of the busiest time of year for shopping (and hence, waste making) it’s the perfect time to think about how as consumers, when we shop is when we have the most control over...
View ArticleA Less Stuff More Joy Holiday Guide For Businesses
How to Adapt When What You’re Selling Is Stuff More and more people are shifting the way they celebrate the holidays, including simplifying and focusing less on stuff and more on joy. People want a...
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Recycle Right at Your Gift Exchange
Hopefully you’ve chosen gifts well suited for the recipient, bought them an experience, or made them something yourself. Whatever you chose for your gifts, here’s a guide to dealing with the inevitable...
View ArticleLess Is More in 2015!
2015 offers us all another bright chance to start fresh. Make this the year you increase your health and happiness with less stuff and less chemicals. Here’s what a Less Is More approach to 2015 could...
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Ten Ways to Choose Reuse Everyday
I love reuse. From creatively upcycling, to avoiding disposables and shunning ridiculously over packaged goods, on any given day I’m usually reusing something. It has a big impact on reducing what we...
View ArticleFirst Annual Furniture Flip Design Challenge!
We’re so excited about Bend ReStore’s new annual event – Furniture Flip! The ideas is this – artists/designers/upcyclers compete over a limited time to upcycle 3 pieces of furniture from reStore and...
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