In March 2022, Oregon DEQ released the report "Enhancing Community Engagement Using Q-Methodology".
Name: Jayme Perman
In what University/College are you currently enrolled, or if an Americorps Volunteer, where are you working/volunteering? Western Washington University
Tell us about your major or current career path: I am currently majoring in Polymer Materials engineering, formerly known as Plastics & Composites engineering
What is your name? Terence M. Shumaker
Where do you work and what do you do? Retired college instructor. Co-chair of West Linn Sustainability Advisory Board.
What is the name of your business or organization? Mattress Recycling Council
What does your business/organization do? We are the stewardship organization that will bring mattress recycling throughout Oregon!
Tell us about your business/organization's recycling/sustainability practices. MRC is one of the largest mattress recycling organizations in the world. Since 2015, we have recycled over 10 million mattresses and box springs and look forward to implementing OR SB1576.
Submitted by Jonathan M. Rivin, Oregon DEQ
If you’ve ever attended a conference, you’ll know that promotional items (e.g., wearables, souvenirs, etc.) , sometimes branded, are ubiquitous. The intent of these freebies – colloquially termed SWAG (Stuff We All Get) – is to recognize sponsoring organizations and enhance attendee experience. Often, conference attendees are given a “gift bag” containing SWAG. While common for in-person gatherings, virtual conferences did not necessarily put a halt to this practice.
Oregonians have partnered with the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) to raise more than $125,508 in donated bottles and cans over the last three weeks to support Ukrainians in crisis through Oregon’s Bottle Bill.
A total of $75,508 came from residents donating OR 10-cent bottles and cans, and the rest was matched by the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC). The funds will go to Mercy Corps’ relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.
What is the name of your business or organization? Oregon State University Materials Management
What does your business/organization do? Help OSU achieve its carbon reduction and broader sustainability goals by preventing, reusing and recycling while advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) throughout the work we do.
Rick had been a long-time AOR member and Board member and has just rejoined our ranks! Welcome back, Rick!
What is your name? Rick Paul
Where do you work and what do you do? Retired, but volunteer board member of Rim Rock Recycling in Burns, Oregon
Tell us how you embrace recycling/sustainability into your home or workplace? I recycle whatever is possible in a distant recycling area. We have limited items for recycling.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed everything, including Americans’ waste disposal habits.
That was one of the big takeaways from two new Pacific Northwest garbage and recycling studies that were released recently. Both showed a serious uptick in the amount of trash people are generating and, in some cases, disposing of improperly.
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AOR Member Re-Trac Connect is once again collaboratating again with One Tree Planted. Last year they planted over 500 trees, and they’re on a mission to exceed that number this year! Whether you’re already an MMP member or you are joining for the first time, once you complete the three core surveys by December 31, 2021, a tree will be planted in the U.S. or Canada. Trees play a huge role in our environment - they clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and sequester harmful atmospheric carbon, helping to mitigate rapid climate change.
