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

02-03-2017

Welcome New AOR Member Brion Hurley!

What is your name?  Brion Hurley

Where do you work and what do you do? Rockwell Collins in Wilsonville. I'm a Lean Six Sigma process improvement consultant...

02-02-2017

Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), the operational entity behind Oregon’s Bottle Bill, is announcing efforts to develop an innovative refillable beer bottle program in partnership with Oregon breweries. As a...

01-31-2017

Recycling Today reports that AOR member Agilyx is set to develop a styrene monomer production plant in Oregon. 

The facility will use its proprietary commercial pyrolysis system to convert polystyrene scrap into...

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