Environmental Center hands out $7,000 in grants; 2 in Redmond

Published 1:00 am Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Five organizations / businesses have won a grant from The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Community Grants Program to support waste reduction efforts.

Funded projects include:

• Council on Aging of Central Oregon — to implement reusable bags for their Meals on Wheels community-based food delivery program for aging adults across Central Oregon;
• Central Oregon Community College — to design and install signage across campus for consistent and accurate education that addresses recycling contamination and encourages increased diversion of recyclables from the landfill;
• SCP (Soul, Community, Planet) Hotel in Redmond — to help implement an on-site composting program;
• Taco Del Mar: Bend and Redmond — to replace single-use disposable foodware and utensils with reusables for eat-in diners;

Another round of Rethink Waste community grant

applications will open fall of 2020.