Oregon Events

GoGreen Portland is Tuesday, October 17 at the Gerding Center (Portland Center Stage) Now in its tenth year, GoGreen Portland has established itself as the largest regional conference for business and government decision-makers to come together for one day to learn from recognized community leaders to adv

The Building Material Reuse Association's international conference and expo on deconstruction and reuse is heading to Portland, Oregon this fall!

The Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) is a platform for empowering and inspiring change making, facilitating action, and for sharing, networking, and collaboration related to sustainability within the region's higher education institutions.

The Board of SWANA Oregon Chapter extends an invitation to you for our Spring Tour! Join us as we make the voyage south to visit our friends in Southern Oregon.

We will have a chartered bus leaving from Portland on the morning of May 18th, with stops to pick up members in Salem and Eugene. Upon arrival at the Dry Creek Landfill in the Rogue Valley, we will tour the landfill, gas-to-energy facility, as well as the Rogue Compost operation. Additional facility tours and/or presentations are currently in development.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality encourages Oregonians throughout the state to take part in a nationwide effort to collect unused, unwanted, or expired medications so they can be disposed of properly.

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 technical sessions that should be of keen interest to our membership.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality encourages people throughout the state to take part in a nationwide effort to collect unused, unwanted or expired medications so they can be disposed of properly. The event takes place at locations throughout Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration, in association with hundreds of law enforcement, public health and other organizations, conduct the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

Sustainable Packaging Coalition members will gather in Portland, Oregon for presentations, workshops, and tours that advance the conversation on sustainable packaging.

GLEAN exhibit challenges ideas about waste; showcases artists at Bison Building, Aug. 11 - 27

Inspiration often arrives in unexpected packages. See how five local artists - Erinn Kathryn, Hilary Pfeiffer, Dan Pillers, Amanda Triplett, and Austin Turley - transformed an unpredictable stream of trash from the Metro Central transfer station into art.

Their works will be on display and sale at the Bison Building, 421 NE Tenth Ave., Portland. Opening reception from 6 p.m. to 9 Thursday, Aug. 11. ends Aug. 27.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public workgroup meeting on how local governments can satisfy the new contamination assessment and reduction component of SB 263’s expanded education and promotion recycling program element.