AOR News
2018 Recycler of the Year – Business or Institution Winner: Port of Portland, Green Plate Pilot Program
Green Plate Pilot Program at Portland International Airport
Meet Jennifer Stefanick, AOR's New Membership Chair
Jennifer Stefanick, a new addition to the AOR Board as Membership Chair, comes from a background of recycling and waste prevention, particularly food waste prevention.
Her recent efforts in these areas included managing the Portland Event Recycling program with Community Environmental Services (CES) and the City of Portland working with community members to assist in making their events as sustainable as possible.
Meet Joel Schoening, AOR's new Marketing Chair
I grew up in California and have called Oregon home since arriving in Eugene 20 years ago for graduate school.
After completing a Ph.D. in sociology, I taught and conducted on research in social change, democracy, and sustainable development.
AOR Elects New Board Members
At this year's annual AOR meeting on Thursday, June 14th at the 2018 Sustainable Oregon Conference in Eugene, Oregon, members elected five new board members:
Ali Briggs-Ungerer was elected for her second-term as AOR Board Chair, after current chair, Pete Chism-Winfield decided to step down from the position as he and his wife are expecting their second child in September. Congrats to Ali on her new position and to the Chism-Winfield's on their upcoming bundle of joy!
Taste the Waste at Paul Hawken Keynote Presentation at McDonald Theater
Back in 2011, the City of Eugene Waste Prevention and Green Building Program started their first targeted food waste program, which was aimed at commercial businesses.
They worked with their garbage haulers and commercial composter, Rexius, and from those partnerships, Love Food Not Waste was born!
Meet the 2018 Candidates for the AOR Board
Pete Chism-Winfield (running as past-chair)
Interested in Running for the AOR Board?
The Association of Oregon Recyclers' Annual Member Meeting and Board Elections will take place on Thursday, June 14th, at the 2018 Sustainable Oregon Conference in Eugene.
Members will vote in our next Board members, and now is the time for you to throw your hat into the ring!
Resource Recycling Provides Key Insights on NRC/AOR Workshop
Resource Recycling compiled a great summary of “Recycling Markets Development in the 21st Century,” a workshop co-hosted by the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and the Association of Oregon Recyclers (AOR) on April 4, 2018.
Reuse Rockstars Unite at AOR's Spring Forum
The ReBuilding Center posted a great summary of AOR's Spring Forum. Here's an excerpt:
Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2025 Sponsors
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