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

11-01-2019

Last week, The Recycling Partnership released the Bridge to Circularity Report, calling for a $500 million-dollar investment to start the needed transformation of the U.S. recycling system.
 
The report...

10-21-2019

What is your name? Mia Hocking

Where do you work and what do you do? Hillsboro School District Hillsboro, OR; Resource Conservation Manager

Tell us how you enbrace recycling/sustainability into...

10-18-2019

What is your name? Catherine Chertudi

Where do you work and what do you do? Consultant for water and waste issues after retiring from the city of Boise, Idaho

Tell us how you embrace recycling/...

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