Agenda

Monday, 6/17

Tour registration will open on Wednesday May 1st. Space is limited and will be filled on first come, first served basis.

Registration fees will include lunch and transportation to and from the tour locations. Pick-up and Drop-off will be at the Oregon Convention Center.

Time Session/Activity Location Sponsored By

9:00am-4:00pm

Tour #1: Reuse In Action

Bold Reuse, Moda Center, Community Warehouse, and PDX Airport

 

8:30am-4:00pm

Tour #2: The Hierarchy Tour

Recology Organics, New Seasons, Far West Recycling MRF, and ReBuilding Center

 

7:00am-3:30pm

Tour #3: EPR Programs in Practice

URT, ECR, PDX Airport, and Metro Paint

 

8:30am-4:00pm

Tour #4: Equity in Waste, Equity in Practice

Free Geek Digital Equity, Ground Score and the People's Depot, Metro Central Transfer Station, and PDX Airport

The Recycling Partnership

5:30pm-8:00pm

Reception at Assembly Brewing (registration required, opens May 1st)

6112 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206

 

OBRC

 

Tuesday, 6/18

Time Session/Activity Room Sponsored By

7:00am-8:00am

Exhibitor Set-Up

Mt. Hood

 

8:00am-9:00am

Registration Opens / Networking Breakfast

Mt. Hood

Call2Recycle

Carton Council

Cascadia Consulting Group

D&O Garbage & Recyling

Far West Recycling

New Seasons

9:00am-10:15am

OPENING PLENARY: What's in the Mix? The Role that Waste & Recycling Composition Data Play in the Rollout of the Recycling Modernization Act (RMA)

St. Helens Ballroom

Oregon DEQ

10:15am-10:45am

Break

Mt. Hood

 

10:45am-11:45am

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

 

 

Compostable Packaging: Impacts on Materials Management Systems

Cascades

Addie's Alternative

COR

 

Human-Centered Approach to Illegal Dumping in the Portland and Eugene Communities

 Mt. Adams

City of Portland BPS

11:45am-12:45pm

Lunch

Mt. Hood

B&B Leasing

Hillsboro Garbage Disposal

Lane County

ORRA

Southern Oregon Sanitation

Washington County

12:45pm-1:45pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

 

 

Legislative Update

Cascades

Clackamas County

 

PCR: The Problem with Imports and Impacts on Plastics Markets

Mt. Adams

EFI Recycling

Resource Recycling

1:45pm-2:15pm

Break

Mt. Hood

 

2:15pm-3:15pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

 

 

Abandoned Boats, RVs, and Asbestos – Oh My!: A Look Into Illegal Dumping of Particularly Challenging Materials Across Rural and Urban Oregon Communities

Cascades

GSS

Pride Disposal & Recycling

 

What's Next for EPR in OR: Focus on Batteries and Electronics

Mt. Adams

WM

3:15pm-3:45pm

Break

Mt. Hood

 

3:45pm-5:00pm

CLOSING PLENARY: Conversations with CAA

St. Helens Ballroom

Circular Action Alliance

5:00pm-7:30pm

SUSTAINABLE OREGON AWARDS AND CLOSING RECEPTION

St. Helens & Mt. Hood/Mt. Hood Foyer