Welcome New AOR Member George Shaw
What is your name?
George Shaw
Where do you work and what do you do?
Retired and ride bicycle.
Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability in your home or workplace?
I want to teach my family and grandkids to recycle!
What motivates you to recycle and live sustainably?
Grandkids
Oregon Adopts Groundbreaking Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act
A new law in Oregon will update the state’s recycling systems to make recycling easier and more reliable, expand access to services and upgrade the facilities that sort recyclables. The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (Senate Bill 582), signed Aug. 6 by Gov. Kate Brown, will also ensure collected materials are recycled responsibly, and reduce social and environmental harms, such as plastic pollution.
AOR Sustainable Oregon 2021 Conference
AOR is pleased to announce that Sustainable Oregon 2021 will be held virtually on October 20-22, 2021. The annual AOR conference is an opportunity for new and old colleagues in the recycling, waste prevention, and sustainable materials management industries to connect about ideas, learn what’s on the horizon, and be inspired.
Commercial Insurance Renewals – Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Waste and recycle companies could be in for sticker shock when it comes to their commercial insurance renewal this year and next. 3 Top Insurance Companies for our industry Liberty Mutual, EMC and Allianz are preparing to non-renew their waste haulers and recyclers. If you are with one of these insurance companies and you are getting non-renewed, be advised.
Why is this happening?
US plastic recycling rate declines slightly in 2019
The U.S. recycling of plastic bottles, nonbottle rigids and film declined by 27 million pounds in 2019, or 0.5 percent, according to a new report released today by the Association of Plastic Recyclers, Washington. The report was sponsored by the APR, the Foundation for Plastic Recycling and the American Chemistry Council (ACC). According to the ACC, the decline points to systemic issues in U.S. recycling.
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Webinar: Let’s Talk About Recycling and Accessibility
The Nebraska Recycling Council will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, July 8 from 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. CDT on accessibility and recycling. This webinar will feature two panelists, Hillary Scanlon, Founder and CEO of STILSOLUTIONS in Toronto, Canada, and Gloria Eddins, the ADA Coordinator for the State of Nebraska. According to the CDC, 25.6% of adults in the United States live with a disability. In Nebraska, 22.2% of adults live with a disability.
Webinar: Growing the Upcycled Food Economy
This joint NEWMOA and NERC webinar will focus on the emerging business of upcycling food waste. The presenters will cover:
State of the upcycled food movement - definition, certification standard, and environmental benefits
How upcycling is different than other methods of diverting wasted food – donation, animal feed, composting, anaerobic digestion
Key challenges with upcycling food waste
Business leaders who are building the food upcycling economy
Presenters:
PaintCare's Program Plan | Opportunity to provide input
DEQ received PaintCare’s updated Oregon Program Plan for 2021-2025 for review and approval. The program plan describes how PaintCare will conduct a program for the collection, transportation, and end-of-life management of paint, including reuse and recycling. The plan also describes how PaintCare will provide other services such as registration of manufacturers, management of funds, and conduct of education and outreach about the program.
Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2024 Sponsors
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