Oregon News
DEQ Annual recovery report now available
From the DEQ Material Management December Newsletter
DEQ’s annual Oregon Material Recovery and Waste Generation Report is now available, and the results show a decrease in recovery and an increase in waste generation.
2018 Bottle Bill Expansion FAQ
For more information regarding Oregon's Bottle Bill, and resources regarding the 2018 expansion, visit AOR's Bottle Bill Resource Page.
EarthWISE Sustainability Luncheon - February 20, 2018
Marion County has partnered with the Salem Environmental Education organization to bring you the very first EarthWISE Sustainability luncheon. That means food, facts, familiar faces, and fabulously great opportunities to network while learning about current and upcoming possibilities in changes that are coming our way.
DEQ Waste Prevention Campaigns Now Available
Oregon DEQ Publishes 9 New Literature Summaries
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Sustainability Board have just published nine new literature summaries addressing the environmental impacts of a variety of foods and food-related issues. The literature summaries are designed to help growers, producers, retailers, and large purchasers reduce the environmental impacts of foods.
DEQ statement on emerging recycling changes
Business Offering: GO Box PDX

Opportunity to own a sustainable, bike-based, award- winning, mission-driven, local Portland business.
Republic Services Announces $99 Million Economic Impact in Oregon
Company's Tax Revenue Impact is $8.5 Million Annually
PR Newswire
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 6, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services of Oregon announced today the results of a study of its annual economic impact in the state. The study measures the direct and indirect economic impact of the Company's subsidiaries and operations statewide in 2016, including tax revenues, payroll expenditures and supplier purchases, as well as multiplier effects when income is reinvested into the local economy.
Republic Services is no longer accepting plant-based plastic silverware and cups as compostable
Despite ban on plant-based service-ware in their compost bins, local businesses continue to use them, stating they're still a better choice, even if they end up in the garbage.
September is National Preparedness Month!
September is National Preparedness Month. FEMA has a wealth of information on their website to help get you and your communities prepared for when disaster strikes. Here in Oregon, AOR has teamed up with ORRA to present two case studies on being prepared for whatever emergency may arise.
An Office Case Study: City of Portland, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability