Oregon Events

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is holding a virtual workshop in November to identify and analyze options for modernizing Oregon's E-Cycles Program through legislation to be introduced in 2023. This workshop will build on discussions from two workshops held in July and August.

Oregon's Recycling Council will meet on Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm via Zoom webinar.

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DEQ will be holding the second Recycling Modernization Act Rulemaking Advisory Committee meeting from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2022.

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The first meeting of Oregon’s Truth In Labeling Task Force, part of the Recycling Modernization Act, will take place on Monday, Jan. 31 from 8:00-11:00 a.m. Pacific Time via Zoom.

2021 has been a big year for Recycling Advocates! Join us for our 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. We will provide updates on the organization and campaigns, our future plans, and time for networking.

Agenda:

• Organization Updates and Rebranding
• Introductions and New Board Members
• Campaign Updates
• Zero Waste Business Panel
• How to Volunteer or Join the Board
• Networking

All are welcome and registration is free!

The Northwest Regional SWANA Symposium is returning to Oregon in 2021, this October at the historic McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon. Please join your fellow solid waste, recycling, and composting professionals for three days of fun, networking, and technical presentations.

Join Marion County Environmental Services and Salem Environmental Education for a sustainability-focused networking lunch to celebrate our EarthWISE business partners and share our sustainable success stories from the area. Members of the public are welcome!

Frameworks information session – Jan. 31, 2020

Reduce waste and save money--that's  what our ResourceFULL Use program is about. It's not as easy as it may sound but the rewards are even greater than you thought. There's money in garbage! We'll give you tips on productive waste management, plus a look at 15 years of ResourceFULL Use.

And then you get a first peak at a new east Portland industrial eco-district concept. The Center for Sustainable Infrastructure will join us to talk about this exciting new project.