Portland’s 2019 Plastic Straw, Utensil and Condiment Ordinance
By Holly Hummel, RA Treasurer PORTLAND SCORES A HUGE WIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! Plastic Straws, plastic utensils and condiment packages
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Author: Adrienne Welsh
Message from Betty Patton
A Brief History of Time with RA I joined RA within 3 weeks of moving to Oregon. Jeanne Roy reeled
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Many, Many Thanks to Betty Patton
by Rhett Lawrence How do I even begin to list the ways we’re going miss departing Board member Betty Patton?
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BottleDrop Accounts by the Numbers
By Holly Hummel, RA Treasurer BottleDrop – A whole new thing for Oregon. Here’s my take on Oregon’s BottleDrop system
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Spotlight on Thatcher’s Coffee
By Bonita Davis Serving coffee is what they do at Thatcher’s Coffee, and caring for people (and the planet) is
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What I’m Reading: The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution
By Bonita Davis, BYOC Campaign Coordinator and Board Member Mary DeMocker, author of The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution (2018,
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Travels in Greenland: Impacts of Global Warming
By RA Secretary Susan Mead My husband and I had the opportunity to travel to Greenland in June of this
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BRING Tour
By Bonita Davis, RA Board Member AOR’s 40th Annual Sustainable Oregon 2018 Conference in Eugene offered a tour of BRING, a
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Recycling Forum at Woodstock New Seasons
By Donna Lomnicki, RA Volunteer I attended the first, of many, Recycling Forums at New Seasons Market on 45th and Woodstock.
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Update on Recycling Changes
By Holly Hummel, RA Treasurer The recycling world is in turmoil over the changes prompted by China’s unwillingness to import
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