Recycler of Year Winner for Company/Organization: Looptworks
AOR's First on the Road Huge Success!
In August, AOR launched a new event series called On the Road with AOR. On the Road with AOR events bring professionals from around Oregon together to discuss recycling issues and tour facilities. Moving forward, we plan to host two On the Road events each year.
Recycler of the Year - Life Time Achievement Award: Julie Daniel of BRING Recycling
Scrap PDX Hires New Director
2015 Sustainable Oregon Conference attendees will recognize Liz Start as the genius behind the AOR House Party and legendary "Cards Against Sustainability".
AOR Welcomes New Regional Liaisons
At this year's Sustainable Oregon Conference in Bend, Oregon, it was announced that AOR was looking for members to serve as "regional liaisons" to serve as a conduit between AOR and regions outside the I5 corridor from Portland to Eugene.
The goal of the liaisons is to keep the region represented and informed of AOR activities and to cultivate opportunities to collaborate.
AOR Board Meeting
AOR Board meetings are open to all members. To RSVP, please contact Amy Roth, AOR's Resource Director.
GLEAN Exhibition
Five artists are excited to share the results of five months of transfer station inquiry at the GLEAN 2015 Exhibition featuring reinterpreted old fire hoses, automobile belts, underground conduit tubes, rusted steel panels, construction lathe, vintage fabrics, and many other curious materials.
The opening reception is Friday, August 14, 6pm-9pm.
Join GLEAN for Opening Reception on August 14
GLEAN is a partnership between Recology, an employee-owned company that manages resource recovery facilities, Metro, the regional government that guides the region’s garbage and recycling systems, and crackedpots.
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Emerging Green 2015: Electronics in a Circular Economy
In cooperation with leading global conferences, North America's Emerging Green Conference - hosted by the Green Electronics Council - is the premiere gathering of technology leaders to discuss the advances, challenges and future of sustainable electronics. Emerging Green is the best place in 2015 to meet, mingle with and influence leaders in the global electronics industry.
Resources to Support Domestic Plastic Recycling Markets
This webinar from the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers will detail a variety of resources available to the industry, state and local recycling officials, as well as the general public to support the expansion of domestic plastic recycling markets and generate more supply .