Despite the cold weather, the commodity markets were warm.
Atypical for this time of year, the demand for paper grades has stayed strong. Generally, when we are coming out of the holiday season (high consumption months), generation of recovered materials exceeds demand; putting downward pressure on pricing. This year, we...
On January 18, 2017 the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) adopted proposed rules that:
Revise wastesheds’ voluntary recovery goals, which the proposed rules would clarify are no longer mandatory or a basis for DEQ enforcement. Describe DEQ’s methodology for measuring progress towards SB 263’s statewide food...After serving six months as AOR’s Membership Chair, Holly Stirnkorb announced at our December meeting that she would stepping down at the end of the month. Holly works for the Oregon DEQ and her dedication to her work forced a difficult decision to resign from the Board. During her time on the Board, Holly was instrumental in...
Did you know recycling can help support AOR? With BottleDrop, you can donate your redemption earnings from recycling bottles and cans to AOR in two ways:
Transfer funds from your BottleDrop account to AOR’s accountIf you already have an account with BottleDrop, transferring your deposits to AOR is easy! Simply visit...
Recycling Advocates and AOR were awarded a grant from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to assist in updating the Recycling 101 online course.
AOR is proud to be partnering with Recycling Advocates and DEQ to strengthen and expand the Recycling 101 class for all Oregonians.
We thank DEQ for the...
