AOR News

Welcome new student member Isabella Barcellona!

Name: Isabella Barcellona

In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?

Washington County Solid Waste and Recycling

Tell us about your major or current career path:

Welcome new student member Karissa Jones!

Name: Karissa Jones

In what university/college are you currently enrolled, or if an AmeriCorps volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?

I am an AmeriCorps member serving at the Clark County Center for Community Health.

Tell us about your major or current career path.

Welcome new student member Zachary Leonard!

Name: Zachary Leonard

In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?

AmeriCorps Volunteer
Recycling Coordinator for the city of Vancouver, Washington
Solid Waste/Public Works

Recycling 101, offered by Oregon State University (OSU) Professional and Continuing Education in partnership with AOR, teaches participants about the life cycle of recyclables, the impact of hazardous waste, and how to manage compostables, plus how to reduce waste at home and in the workplace.

Recognizing that students are our industry's future, AOR is now offering FREE membership currently enrolled full-time higher education students or Americorps volunteers. At the January meeting, the Board unanimously voted to make AOR more accessible to those just getting started in the industry.

Membership in AOR provides tremendous opportunities for students to:

Despite the cold weather, the commodity markets were warm.

After serving six months as AOR’s Membership Chair, Holly Stirnkorb announced at our December meeting that she would stepping down at the end of the month. Holly works for the Oregon DEQ and her dedication to her work forced a difficult decision to resign from the Board. During her time on the Board, Holly was instrumental in developing a new membership outreach plan and her input and smiling face will be missed from the Board.

Did you know recycling can help support AOR? With BottleDrop, you can donate your redemption earnings from recycling bottles and cans to AOR in two ways:

Recycling Advocates and AOR were awarded a grant from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to assist in updating the Recycling 101 online course.

Dear AOR members,