Oregon DEQ's Peter Spendelow and ORRA's Kristan Mitchell sit down on OPB's "Think Out Loud" to discuss three things you should never put in your curbside bin. 

Story and Photo from Allison Frost/OPB.

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Press Release Issued by the National Recycling Coaltion on May 15, 2018

The China Crisis – Whose Crisis is It?
It is ours.  Recycled materials and trash should look very different from each other, but for years they have been converging in the U.S. 

Although China announced they are suspending the inspection process for US material headed to China, from May 4 through June 4, 2018, it did not have a large impact on the commodities we ship.  Mainly, because we export very little material into China anymore.  The continued trade restrictions and bans on the commodities we produce have all but shut the door for us to send recovered materials to them. 

WasteDive provides a great look at how China's recycling import policies are impacting all of us around the U.S.

For the third year in a row, The Partnership is providing grants to bring recycling professionals from across the U.S. together at the 2018 Resource Recycling Conference.

By: Trevor Nace Apr 25, 2018 @ 11:36 AM 
originally published on Forbes
 

What is your name?
Bryan Brock

Where do you work and what do you do?
Oregon Health & Science University Hospital as an inpatient pharmacist

Please Welcome our New Member to the Association of Oregon Recyclers!

What is your name?
Taylor Cass Talbott