Portland Repair Finder is dedicated to helping more people fix more things. The site make tools, knowledge, and resources easier to find, and helps tell the stories behind repair work. The founders believe (and so does AOR!) that repairing things is good for the local economy, community and environment, and it is empowering and...
AOR Blog
11-02-2017
Food waste and organics collection presents unique challenges for trucks, including high moisture content, low hopper displacement, the "yuck" factor, and difficulty of compaction. Equipment manufacturers are adapting to this change and developing specialized equipment that optimize the waste stream to maximize collection...
11-01-2017
AOR's 2016 Alice Soderwall Reuse Award Winner just reached a remarkable landmark: through Cracked Pots' storefront ReClaim It! volunteers have rescued 300,000 pounds (or 150 tons) of materials from the local "dump" for creative reuse that were otherwise destined for the landfill. By weight, that's like saving 30 school buses,...
10-23-2017
After many late nights of editing and revisions, the R101 Update Team is excited to announce that R101 2.0 is up and running!
In partnership with OSU, the R101 Online Certificate Course provides a comprehensive online learning platform for users to gain knowledge on waste reduction, sustainability, toxics reduction,...
10-19-2017
OCC and Mixed Paper values fell further for October as a result of the National Sword Campaign.
The negative movement of these grades, paired with the rising processing costs related to tightening quality specifications, strongly affected the value of the commingle grades. Plastic bottle grades slipped, but did not...