Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) authorized the Mattress Recycli

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GreenWay Recycling

What does your business/organization do?

We operate a successful mixed construction and demolition sorting and processing facility in Northwest Portland. We are celebrating our 20th anniversary with a recent $7 million rebuild of our facility.

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What is your name? Stephanie Kraus 

Where do you work and what do you do? I work for Sustainable Generation, a compost technology company focused on helping composters improve their processes.

What is the name of your business or organization? 
Ground Score Association

What does your business/organization do? 
Ground Score Association is an association of informal recyclers, waste pickers, canners, dumpster divers, and other environmental workers who create and fill low-barrier waste management jobs in Portland, Oregon.

What is your name? Ashley DeWalt

Where do you work and what do you do? Rehrig Pacific Company; Territory Sales Manager

Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? At Rehrig Pacific Company, we pride ourselves on the ability to offer reusable and recyclable products which help our partners achieve sustainability goals.

What is your name? Camelia Moss

Where do you work and what do you do? Camelias Candles. I return burned, broken and unwanted candles to the circular economy. I also provoide job skills to to the local Lebanon Community and help local micropreneurs learn skills to grow their businesses.

Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? Since I started my business in 2011 I have returned over 80 tons of besswax, paraffin and soy wax to the circular econom as well as jars, wicks, and tabs.

Please welcome AOR's newest member, Addie's Alternative! Learn more about them in the New Member Spotlight Below!

What does your business/organization do? Depackaging of off spec food for use in animal feed

Welcome AOR's newest Master Recycler Member! Diane graduated from the Lauren Norris's Master Recycling Class in 2019.

What is your name? Diane Williams

In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering? Not enrolled in a college or University but always wanted to study Black history.