Sustainable Oregon 2025
SAVE THE DATE!
Sustainable Oregon 2025 will be held June 23-25 at Riverhouse Lodge in Bend, OR. Registration opens February 2025.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Do you have a story that will motivate others that work or volunteer in this field? What challenges lie ahead for all of us, or how have you adapted to recent challenges? How have you advanced equity and inclusion in this sector?
We are seeking conference sessions that are interactive, informative, and memorable.
Review our submission guide and submit your proposal by January 31st, 2025.
DONATE TO AOR'S SILENT AUCTION!
AOR is seeking donations to support its silent auction to be held during our conference in June.
Your donation will directly support scholarships to attend AOR events, our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work and educational opportunities throughout the year.
In addition, by donating an item or service to AOR’s silent auction, your business will be promoted to recycling professionals from across the Northwest. Sustainable Oregon is AOR’s largest event of the year. Your branding will be highly visible to over 250 conference attendees! AOR relies on supporters like you to sustain the professional network and learning platforms we provide for Oregon’s recycling industry.
SUSTAINABLE OREGON AWARD NOMINATIONS
The Sustainable Oregon Awards recognize individuals and organizations who have made exceptional contributions in the field of materials management in Oregon. The 2025 Sustainable Oregon Awards will be presented at the conference on June 24th, 2025 at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes in Bend, OR.
AOR is looking for nominees that demonstrate the following:
- Significant or outstanding accomplishments in recycling, waste prevention, reuse, repair or other sustainable materials management initiatives.
- Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
- Actions that went above and beyond the normal scope of duties and resulted in significantly reducing solid waste or having furthered recycling, waste prevention, reuse, composting and/or other elements of materials management.
- Enhanced materials management through waste prevention, recycling, reuse, composting, innovation, upstream impacts, or market development.
- Produced economic benefits in terms of reduced costs to businesses, organizations, or the public.
- Demonstrated transferability or replicability of materials management programs, processes, or efforts.
Nominations Sustainable Oregon Awards are peer nominated, and as such, self-nominations will not be considered for award.
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