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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-11:00am BIPOC Affinity and Ally Meeting    
11:00am-12:00pm LGBTQIA+ Affinity and Ally Meeting    
12:30pm-2:00pm WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY: Recycling Modernization Act (RMA): First Year in Review    
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: Multifamily Recycling—Making Space and Preparing for Oregon’s Future    
10:15am-12:15pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Reimagining the Circular Economy—A 2-Hour Reuse & Repair Intensive    
11:15am-11:30am Networking Break    
11:30am-12:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Closing the Loop—Collaborative Success Stories in Recycling and Organics    
12:30pm-2:00pm Lunch    
2:00pm-3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Snack Pack—Navigating the RMA as a National Food Brand    
2:00pm-3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSION: From Waste Streams to Climate Assets: The Oregon Story    
3:00pm-3:30pm Networking Break    
3:30pm-4:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: TSWAN 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    
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    

Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2026 Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Waste Connections

Scholarship Sponsor

Metro

Networking Sponsors

Meal Sponsors

Plenary Sponsor

Interchange 360

Session and Tour Sponsors