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Editor’s note: Wasted in Bend was a series we rolled out in the year before the pandemic, highlighting the waste stream and how locals can make choices to improve it. The intermittent series returns this week with a look at a timely pandemic-related waste problem. The more life returns to a post-pandemic version of normal, […]
What do carpets, tennis balls, and fleece jackets have in common? They all give plastic water and soda bottles a second life. Disposable drink bottles, made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, can be recycled into many different products. PET bottles make an easy target for critics of a wasteful society, but they’re as useful as […]
Central Oregon can be a winter paradise, especially for kids. But even the most active families can find themselves stewing around indoors, weary of the usual winter routines. What if you could cure cabin fever by trekking to…a cabin? Oregon Sno-Parks offer endless trails for winter fun, with log cabin-like shelters tucked into remote corners. […]
Over a decade ago, three Bend families were drawn together by the common heritages of their young daughters, who were toddlers at the time. Since then, this group has woven a web of support and tradition while creating their own definition of family. Meet Ava, Emily and Hai Xing, now in their early teens. Each […]
Transportation is on the mind of many Bendites this fall, as the City of Bend works through a new 20-year Transportation System Plan to keep people moving safely and efficiently over roads, bus routes and pathways. An estimated 40,000 people have moved to Bend since the previous plan was written, and most brought cars with […]
Every parent of school-age kids has a similar shopping list this month: Pencils, glue sticks, highlighters, notebooks, dry-erase markers, crayons, sharpies and erasable pens… and don’t forget the earbuds and iPad stylus. Most items are not recyclable, or biodegrable, and represent just a fraction of the resources that go into educating kids. Schools create a […]
Where can you find a winged horse, a dragon, a warrior and a swan, all on the same evening? Just look up! Stargazing in Central Oregon, where dark skies are easy to find, offers the perfect opportunity for families to connect to nature and expand their horizons – literally! As autumn approaches, daylight hours grow […]
Spend time at any dog park in Bend and you’ll soon experience the dirty secret of this dog-friendly community: People don’t pick up after their pups. It’s not just a Bend problem: A study by the Center for Watershed Protection found that 40% of Americans admit to not scooping the poop. Just how much poop […]
Oh, the ritual of opening wine. Present the bottle, swirl and taste, maybe even save the corks in a glass jar. Made of all-natural materials, cork hits every mark for sustainability: biodegradable, renewable, reusable, recyclable, compostable and harvested by hand. Yet the variety of wine packaging now includes screw tops and synthetic corks, and containers […]
What’s in your junk drawer of outdated gadgets? Mine holds a digital camera, two iPod nanos and a shuffle, a broken portable DVD player and dozens of chargers. Piles of electronic waste keep growing, even as devices get smaller and faster. But the movement to manage e-waste is growing, too. The worry about e-waste Producing […]
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