Welcome New AOR Member Lindsey Newkirk
What is your name? Lindsey Newkirk
Where do you work and what do you do? Self-employed, Elysium Events
Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? Zero waste consulting and on-site sustainable materials management for events.
What motivates you to recycle and live sustainably? Mitigate climate change & reduce social and environmental harm associated with the consumption of material goods.
Legislation directs EPA to strengthen U.S. recycling
A funding bill advancing in Congress directs the U.S. EPA to develop a national recycling strategy addressing harmonized labeling, public education and other factors.
The legislation also provides the EPA with funding for 2020 that’s well above what President Trump requested.
Local leaders respond to market challenges
Many recycling programs have been struggling to find economic stability, and in some cases, they’ve slimmed down to survive. Here are recent examples of adjustments in three communities of varying size.
WEBINAR: Getting to the Bottom of Top Food Waste Source
Ask the right questions and you’ll get the right answers. Join LeanPath’s Executive Chef & Food Waste Prevention Catalyst Robb White to find out the 15 food waste fighting questions you need to ask your kitchen right now. Chef Robb conducts hundreds of coaching sessions with chefs every month. He has taught them, and he has learned from them. He has distilled his work into the Top 5 Food Waste Sources and the questions to ask your kitchen staff to find out exactly where they can be more efficient and effective.
Plastics recovery efforts receive millions in state funding
Five plastics recycling projects will take in a total of $11.7 million in California state grants. The awarded companies are targeting scrap plastic from a variety of sources.
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) recently approved its 2018-19 Recycled Fiber, Plastic and Glass Grant Program recipients. All five awardees are targeting some amount of plastics with the funds.
Marion County EarthWISE Coffee Hour
Please join Marion County for their second EarthWISE coffee hour at Fresh Start Market on June 19th.
Have you wanted to gain more knowledge about cost savings on LEDs, retrofits or environmental impacts? Then this lively and informative coffee hour is for you!
WEBINAR: Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Global Materials Use
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There is growing recognition that the current global use of resources and materials to meet human needs may lead to potential environmental, economic and social challenges. Two international organizations that look at materials use and associated environmental impacts, the International Resource Panel (IRP; launched by the United Nations Environment) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), released reports in 2019 to further investigate and understand trends in and potential consequences of global materials use.
Welcome New AOR Member Michelle Minstrell
What is your name?
Michelle Minstrell
Where do you work and what do you do?
I am Principal Consultant with Waste Knowledge, LLC, a waste/recycling/compost/zero waste consultancy.
Expanding capacity for residential mixed paper
Several paper mills are expected to open new facilities or expand capacity for residential mixed paper by the end of 2019 into 2021.
Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2025 Sponsors
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