AOR Blog

01-25-2017

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...
01-24-2017

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...

01-23-2017

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 account

If you already have an account with BottleDrop, transferring your deposits to AOR is easy!  Simply visit...

01-22-2017

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...

01-21-2017

The 2017 Winter Forum will be held on Thursday, February 9 at the Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry in Salem. The Oregon SWANA Board invites all members to attend this fantastic event which will include a board meeting, annual membership meeting, presentations. and round table discussions. We’ll be having two one hour...

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