Member News
WSRA Announces Conference Scholarship Deadline
Each year WSRA invites students interested in the recycling industry to apply for scholarships to attend their annual conference as a part of our Student Guest Program.
Portland Tribune Reports Metro to Consider Garbage Burning
Metro’s elected leaders will decide Tuesday whether to pursue burning the Portland area’s garbage to produce electricity at an incinerator four miles north of Salem.
Oregon DEQ Releases 2014 Oregon Material Recovery and Waste Generation Rates Report
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released its 23rd annual report on municipal post-consumer (residential and commercial) material recovery and waste generation in Oregon.
DEQ analyzed detailed annual surveys and disposal reports to compute waste recovery amounts for 2014 and estimated energy savings and greenhouse gas benefits from that waste recovery.
Metro’s Scott Klag Receives “2015 Loyal Steward Award” at the 2015 U.S. Product Stewardship Forum
In honor of its 15th anniversary, the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) hosted its 2015 National Forum on December 8-9 in Boston, Massachusetts. Environmental experts from around the United States, Europe, and Canada gathered to discuss issues related to zero waste, product stewardship, and the circular economy.
BottleDrop Redemption Center Opening in Tigard
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative is opening a new bottle redemption center at 14411 SW Pacific Hwy in Tigard, The new BottleDrop location will host a grand opening celebration on Tuesday, December 29th from 9am - 5pm.
City of Roses Disposal and Recycling Featured by PDX Sustainability at Work
The City of Portland's Sustainability at Work newsletter recently profiled AOR Member City of Roses Disposal and Recycling.
Oregon Plastics Recovery Assessment Project Featured in Plastics Recycling
The November issue of Plastics Recycling featured an in-depth article by Tim Buwalda, Christy Shelton, and Resource Recycling Staff covering the Oregon Plastics Recovery Assessment Project.
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Managing “Recycling” Contamination: What works and what is a Waste
This webinar builds on previous webinars where we discussed how to recycle right with tactics and tools to improve residential recycling. This webinar will take a look at how to effectively minimize contamination in the recycling stream.
Nominations for the 2016 Mid-Valley Green Awards is Now Open
Do you know a person, business or organization that acts, thinks and does green? Then you need to nominate then today! All nominations are due by midnight on January 18, 2016. Winners of each category will be announced at the 2016 Mid-Valley Green Awards on March 12, 2016 at the Salem Convention Center.
AF&PA Wins Award for Improving Paper Recycling Video
The American Paper and Forest Association and PaperRecycles.org created a lively video about paper recycling, which won a 36th Annual Bronze Telly Award (the annual Telly Awards program honors excellence in broadcast and online video content). The video promotes increas