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The Benefits of Interactive, In-Person Waste Facility Tours

Posted on May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

In a world where environmental awareness is gaining momentum and power, the significance of sustainable practices is becoming increasingly important. Composting, recycling, and diverting from landfills is essential for cutting waste and protecting the environment for future generations. While…

RethinkWaste Announces 2024 Trash to Art Winners

Posted on April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

RethinkWaste is excited to announce the winners of its twelfth annual “Trash to Art” Contest, which was open to all 3rd through 5th grade students in the RethinkWaste service area. The contest prompted students to craft a piece of…

Art as a Tool for Zero Waste Advocacy

Posted on March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

RethinkWaste recently hosted our 10th annual Poster Contest, garnering beautiful drawings from students across our service area that reflect how our youth think and feel about sorting waste. The Poster Contest is one of two contests RethinkWaste hosts each…

How to Reduce Clothing and Textile Waste

Posted on January 30, 2024January 30, 2024

Every year, billions of pounds of clothes are thrown into landfills to be buried forever. The US EPA reported that 66% of the textiles produced in the U.S. are sent to the landfill, which is equivalent to about 22.6…

Rethinking New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 18, 2023December 18, 2023

A new year naturally allows for us to reflect, reevaluate, and rethink how we can live our lives more aligned with the values we hold. Resolutions usually revolve around what we can add into our life in the new…

Food Waste, from Farms to Our Forks

Posted on November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

Historically, humans have had a close connection with food. In the United States, 90% of the population lived on farms in the 1800s, while today the number is only around 1%. Over time, the industrialization of food production has…

2023 RethinkWaste Poster Contest Winners

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

RethinkWaste is very excited to announce the winners of its 10th annual poster contest, which was open to all 3rd through 8th graders attending schools in the RethinkWaste service area. The contest was extended to middle school grade levels…

Why Right to Repair is Crucial to the Circular Economy

Posted on September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

You may have heard a lot of buzz recently about “Right to Repair” policies in California, and all around the world. Typically, this refers to laws which require manufacturers to provide documentation and resources available to the public that…

RethinkWaste Schools Program Wins Award at CRRA Conference!

Posted on August 14, 2023August 14, 2023

The California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) recognized RethinkWaste's Environmental Education (EE) Team at its annual conference in Burlingame on August 14, 2023 as the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding School Recycling Program. This award honors a school or an…

Using the 4 Rs During Back-to-School Time!

Posted on August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

It’s that time of the year again where kids reunite with their schoolmates, meet their new teachers, and embark on their new school year journey. That’s right, it’s back-to-school time! Going back to school is a great time for…

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