Recycling Advocates (RA) has launched a new awareness campaign in local coffee shops called Bring Your Own Cup, aimed at reducing the number of single-use (disposable) coffee cups sent to landfills from the Portland Metro area.

HB 2746 helps remove confusion, reduce waste, in 'Bottle Bill' increase

SALEM – The Oregon Senate passed a bill today to smooth the process and reduce potential waste when the 5-cent bottle deposit rises to 10 cents at stores statewide on April 1.

​AOR's biggest challenge is to make sure we’re providing collaborative and substantive learning opportunities to members. In order to do that we need support through memberships, sponsorships and event attendance.

This month there were continued improvements in cardboard, mixed paper, homogenous plastic grades, and ferrous metals.

Definitely, a good month across many of the commodity grades, and the improvements continue the trend of rising values for comingle materials. 

Of course, there are some discussions that markets are slowing/peaking, especially on the OCC and mixed paper grades. 

Nina Goodrich 
Director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and Executive Director of GreenBlue
Keynote Address, Wednesday, June 7th 1:00pm

The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) is one of the largest sources of solid waste research funding in the U.S., allocating approximately $1 million annually in research grants and graduate level scholarships.

Welcome new student member Grace Stainback!

Name: Grace Stainback

In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?

Portland State University

Tell us about your major or current career path: