AOR Blog

02-20-2017

Recycling 101, offered by Oregon State University (OSU) Professional and Continuing Education in partnership with AOR, teaches participants about the life cycle of recyclables, the impact of hazardous waste, and how to manage compostables, plus how to reduce waste at home and in the workplace.

The course content is...

02-17-2017

On February 1st, the Willamette Week published an article  arguing against Oregon's Bottle Bill, and the deposit increase slated for April 1st.

In response, the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) issued the following press release:

 

Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC)...

02-15-2017

Recognizing that students are our industry's future, AOR is now offering FREE membership currently enrolled full-time higher education students or Americorps volunteers. At the January meeting, the Board unanimously voted to make AOR more accessible to those just getting started in the industry.

Membership in AOR...

02-10-2017

The Far West Recycling (FWR) Beaverton location is closing.  March 31st, 2017 will be the last day of operations at the site. 

The business park that housed the operations was sold, and there are plans to redevelop the property.  Unfortunately, with the redevelopment plans, FWR has been unable to secure a new lease. We...

02-03-2017

Welcome New AOR Member Brion Hurley!

What is your name?  Brion Hurley

Where do you work and what do you do? Rockwell Collins in Wilsonville. I'm a Lean Six Sigma process improvement consultant working on making the manufacturing processes run faster with fewer defects. I'm also the new president of...

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