Meet 2023 AOR Board Candidate - Jeff Murray
Jeff Murray - incumbent
How long and in what capacity(s) have you been involved with AOR (committees, conferences, tours ,etc.)?
Meet 2023 AOR Board Candidate - Haley Miller
Haley Miller
Hi! I’m Haley (she/her). I am the Materials Management grants coordinator at the Department of Environmental Quality. I am currently leading an equity focused strategic plan to make our grants program more accessible and equitable for all Oregon communities. In my role I also research grant-funding opportunities for the Recycling Modernization Act and I serve on the Community Engagement and Outreach Environmental Justice Workgroup.
Meet 2023 AOR Board Candidate - Laura Leebrick
Laura Leebrick - incumbent
Since 2014, Laura Leebrick has served as the Community & Governmental Affairs Manager for Rogue Waste, Inc., based in Medford, Oregon. She has 24 years of experience in the private sector solid waste and recycling realm, in roles ranging from recycling education and outreach, collection and transfer station operations management, solid waste industry advocacy, and public affairs.
Meet 2023 AOR Board Candidate - Elizabeth Cole
Elizabeth Cole - Incumbent
Elizabeth Cole is a Recycling & Waste Reduction Program Coordinator with the City of Beaverton. She works on numerous projects from assisting Beaverton businesses with recycling and waste reduction to regional campaigns on food waste prevention as well as collaborative projects to improve recycling at multifamily communities. Elizabeth holds a B.S. in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University and an M.B.A. from DeVry University.
Build Your Zero Waste Purchasing Powers Workshop
Leave this workshop empowered to implement Environmentally Preferable Purchasing throughout your organization, business, or city.
Marialyce Pedersen will lead you through the applicable legislation, implementation processes, and best practices. You'll receive the tools and resources you need to get started or improve your EPP programs.
Upon completion of this Workshop, you will be able to:
DEQ Oregon Paint Stewardship Program 2023 Public Meeting
This is the annual meeting for Oregon’s paint stewardship program. The program’s stewardship organization, PaintCare, will present their Annual Report and DEQ will share wasteshed collection data, both for the 2022 calendar year. This is a public meeting open to all.
Agenda
9:30 am Welcome
9:40 am PaintCare Presentation of 2022 Annual Report
10:10 am DEQ Presentation of 2022 Wasteshed Volumes
DEQ Recycling Modernization Act Rulemaking Advisory Committee
DEQ will be holding the first Recycling Modernization Act Rulemaking Advisory Committee meeting for the second rulemaking from 9am to 12:30pm on July 13, 2023.
DEQ will be providing an overview of the Act, the rulemaking process, and will be presenting the Commingled Processing Facility Worker Living Wage and Supportive Benefits rule concept.
To learn more about this rulemaking and the advisory committee, view the rulemaking web page at Recycling Updates 2024.
EPA Seeks Feedback on the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution
EPA is soliciting comments on the “Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution,” which builds upon EPA’s National Recycling Strategy and focuses on actions to reduce, reuse, collect, and capture plastic waste.
EPA Seeks Public Comment on the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map
EPA’s Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map, which was released on April 21, 2023, is now open for public comment through June 26, 2023.
Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2024 Sponsors
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