Welcome to AOR

AOR is a nonprofit 501(C)(6) trade association founded in 1977, committed to achieving a system of sustainable materials management by supporting high-quality recycling and composting, thoughtful consumption, and producer responsibility. AOR provides value to its members by hosting educational events, delivering publications to enhance our understanding and connections to diverse perspectives, and lobbying for legislation that supports sustainable materials management.

Our membership spans the gamut of the sustainable materials management industry. Nonprofits; waste haulers; recyclers; reuse organizations, state, federal, and local government; packaging producers, recycling equipment manufacturers, educational institutions and many others come together under the AOR umbrella to achieve these goals. 

Latest News From the AOR Blog

04-20-2017

The WSRA Conference attracts the Northwest’s leading recyclers; solid waste reduction specialists; city, county, and state administrators; and environmentally-conscious private sector businesses.

WSRA...

04-18-2017

Welcome new student member Gretchen Sandau!

Name: Gretchen Sandau

In what university/college are you currently enrolled, or if an AmeriCorps volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?

I am...

04-15-2017

The markets underwent considerable upheaval in April. After months of gains on cardboard and mixed papers, the markets came to a crashing halt. The last couple of months we have been watching for the impacts of China’s...

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