Welcome new student member Hannah Carleson!
Name: Hannah Carleson
In what university/college are you currently enrolled, or if an AmeriCorps volunteer, where are you working/volunteering?
Portland State University
Tell us about your major or current career path.
What is the name of your business or organization?
Waste-Free Advocates (formerly Recycling Advocates)
What does your business/organization do?
We empower and connect Oregon communities to minimize overconsumption and waste.
Tell us about your business/organization's recycling/sustainability practices.
Waste and recycle companies could be in for sticker shock when it comes to their commercial insurance renewal this year and next. 3 Top Insurance Companies for our industry Liberty Mutual, EMC and Allianz are preparing to non-renew their waste haulers and recyclers. If you are with one of these insurance companies and you are getting non-renewed, be advised.
Why is this happening?
What is your name? Haley Robinson
Where do you work and what do you do? I work at Wells Fargo Bank as a Commercial Credit Analyst
What is your name? Linda Brewer
Where do you work and what do you do? Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Technical Writer and Project Manager
What is your name? Kirsten Murray
Where do you work and what do you do? I work in IT Project Management by day...
What is your name? Michael Freudenthal
Where do you work and what do you do? I am an independent consultant assisting my clients with: sustainability, supply chain, risk management and food safety.
What is the name of your business or organization? Lincoln County Solid Waste District
What does your business/organization do? Oversight of solid waste & sustainability programs in Lincoln County. Cooperative program between County, cities, franchised haulers, transfer stations, and forest landowners.
What is your name? Colleen Johnston 
Where do you work and what do you do? Clackamas County. I'm the Event Recycling Coordinator. I help event organizers and some year round events with borrowing ClearStream systems for collecting popcans and water bottles.
Congratulations to AOR member Alando Simpson, CEO and owner of City of Roses Disposal & Recycling (COR), who was named a "Building Diversity Honoree" by the Daily Journal of Commerce. COR is a certified B-Corp with a diverse workforce and is the first waste company in the United States fully owned by African-Americans. The Building Diversity Awards honor disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned, emerging small businesses, and combat-disabled veteran-owned firms as well as the public agencies, organizations, and large private companies that support them.
