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Sustainable Oregon 2026 Agenda

Agenda

Please note this is a draft agenda and is subject to change.

Monday, 6/22

Time

Session/Activity

Room

Sponsored By

7:00am-8:00am

Exhibitor Set-Up

 

 

8:00am-9:00am

Registration Open & Tour Check-In

 

 

9:00am-12:00pm TSWAN Annual Meeting

 

 
10:00am-11:00pm BIPOC Affinity and Ally Meeting

 

 

11:00am-12:00pm

LGTBA+ Affinity and Ally Meeting

 

 

12:30pm-2:00pm WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY: Recycling Modernization Act: First Year Implementation Update    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 1: Lane County Landfill, Quamish Prairie, and Rexius    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 2: Mecca, BRING, and University of Oregon Sustainability    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 3: TBD

 

 

 

 

5:00pm-7:00pm

Meet the AOR Board Candidates/Reception/Dinner

 

 

 

 

7:00pm-8:00pm

After Hours Fun: Jeopardy, Trivia, and Brewery

 

 

Tuesday, 6/23

Time

Session/Activity

Room

Sponsored By

7:00am-8:00am 5K Run    

8:00am-9:00am

Breakfast

 

 

9:00am-10:00am

PLENARY: The Next Generation: Young Voices in Recycling

 

 

10:00am-10:15am Networking Break

 

 
10:15am-11:15am CONCURRENT SESSION: Reuse Lightning Round

 

 

10:15am-11:15am

CONCURRENT SESSION: Multi-Family Panel

 

 

11:15am-11:30am Networking Break    
11:30am-12:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Reuse Roundtables    
11:30am-12:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Organics Panel    

12:30am-2:00pm

Lunch

 

 

 

 

2:00pm-3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Snack Pack: Navigating the RMA as a National Food Producer

 

 

2:00pm-3:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: From Waste Streams to Climate Assets: The Oregon Circular Textile & Biochar Demonstration Network

 

 
3:00pm-3:30pm Networking Break

 

 

3:30pm - 4:30pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: TWAN Session

 

 
3:30pm - 4:30pm

CONCURRENT SESSION: Putting EPR Dollars to Work

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Sustainable Oregon Awards

 

 

 

 

 

5:30pm-7:30pm

Reception

 

 

 

 

7:30pm-10:30pm

CowFish

 

 

Wednesday, 6/24

Time

Session/Activity

Room

Sponsored By

8:00am - 12:00pm Silent Auction Pickup    

8:00am-9:00am

Breakfast

 

 

 

9:00am-10:00am CONCURRENT SESSION: It's Not All Boring Trash: Designing Innovative, Collaborative, Climate-Focused Materials Management Programs    
9:00am-10:00am CONCURRENT SESSION: Beyond the Bin: Creative Ways to Teach Recycling    
10:00am - 10:15am Networking Break    

10:15am-11:15am

CONCURRENT SESSION: Looking North: Recycling Reform Through EPR Comes to Washington

   
10:15am-11:15am CONCURRENT SESSION: Sharing Your Story: How to Work With Different Kinds of Media  

 

11:15am-11:30am Networking Break    

11:30am-12:30pm

CLOSING PLENARY: Waste and Recycling in Oregon: A 50+ Year History of Policy and Date

 

 

Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2026 Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Scholarship Sponsor

Networking Sponsor