Conference

Alice Soderwall Reuse and Waste Prevention Award: ReClaim It!

19 Jul 2016

ReClaim It!​ReClaim It! was started by Crackedpots. They recognized the need for a place where materials could be rescued from disposal. They created a place where the creative citizens of Portland can find unique materials. ReClaim It! is a nonprofit art and reuse retail store that salvages material from the Metro transfer station (operated by Recology) for artists, homeowners, and DIYers to Reuse, Repair, and Reimagine.

AOR Learns to Love Ugly Food

7 Jul 2016

Spending my days amidst can and bottle recyclers, I don’t tend to give as much thought to food. Sure, I try to buy organic. I use my compost bin. I even give leftover scraps to my three backyard chickens. But what about the food that doesn’t even make it our plates? The wasted fruit and veggies that didn’t even have a chance? What about the ugly food?

At the Sustainable Oregon Conference 2016, keynote speaker Jordan Figueiredo stole our hearts by laying out the virtues of Loving Ugly Food. What is ugly food? I’ll let these photos speak for themselves. 

Repair PDX at Sustainable Oregon 2016

14 Jun 2016

For the first time, AOR partnered with Repair PDX to hold a Repair Café as part of the annual Sustainable Oregon conference. The Repair Café was open to conference attendees and the public. Out of the 28 people who brought items to be fixed, about half were conference attendees. Repair volunteers worked on a variety of items such as coffee makers, fans, clocks, lamps, vacuums, shirts, pants, bags and bikes, successfully mending and repairing 85% of the items they tackled – a truly impressive fix rate!

 

Come to the Repair Cafe at Sustainable Oregon 2016

2 Jun 2016

Repair Cafe, Thursday June 9th, 6pm – 8pm

Don’t miss Thursday night’s Repair Cafe in the Exhibit Hall. This event is hosted by Repair PDX and supported by the City of Portland. Repair PDX formed in 2013 to bring repair events to Portland residents.

You can hang out and chat it up with colleagues and bring the following stuff to get fixed:

The 50/50 Raffle is Back!

2 Jun 2016

Last year's 50/50 raffle was so much fun, we're bringing it back to this year's conference! 

Each ticket is $20, and one lucky winner will take home half of the proceeds of the raffle. The more tickets that are sold, the bigger the pot grows!

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