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

11-29-2023

DEQ is in the initial stages of reviewing policy needs to implement House Bill 3220 (2023), which will modernize the Oregon E-Cycles program, a statewide electronics recycling program. DEQ anticipates developing...

11-06-2023

What is your name? Ashley DeWalt

Where do you work and what do you do? Rehrig Pacific Company; Territory Sales Manager

Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? At...

11-06-2023

What is your name? Molly Haydon

Where do you work and what do you do? I am a small business owner. I have a company called “Lifestyle Check-up” and I teach a 6 class course based in an Ayurvedic health system to...

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