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Supporting BottleDrop Can Also Support Us!

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 recycleadvocates Bottle Bill, BottleDrop

by Alaina Labak We are very lucky in Oregon to have the first established and successful program in place to

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Events News 

James’ Neighborhood Recycling Service Hosts Eastside Collection Event

October 28, 2020December 10, 2020 recycleadvocates COVID, James Recycling

by Michael Freudenthal, Board Member On Saturday October 24th, James’ Neighborhood Recycling Service completed its third public plastic collection event. 

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Board of Directors Events 

2020 Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting Recap

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 recycleadvocates Annual Meeting, Board Member, Zero Waste

About 25 supporters attended our annual virtual meeting live on Sept 29th, 2020. We had almost 70 registered guests for

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Board of Directors News 

RA Seeking New Board of Directors for 2020-2021

August 15, 2020October 20, 2020 recycleadvocates Annual Meeting, Brion Hurley, President, Rhett Lawrence, Vice President

In 2020, we will be losing three board members from the leadership team, and are currently seeking additional board members

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Board of Directors Events 

2020 Annual Virtual Meeting – Save the Date

August 15, 2020October 3, 2020 recycleadvocates Annual Meeting, Coffee Cup Reduction Campaign, Virtual

Our annual meeting will take place online this year on September 29, 2020 from 6:00 – 7:30pm PDT All are

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Choose to Reuse Events 

RA Participates in “The Story of Plastic” Movie Discussion

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 recycleadvocates Clackamas County, The Story of Plastic

Clackamas County hosted a screening of the movie “The Story of Plastic” and asked RA President Brion Hurley to participate

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What is the future of BYOC post-COVID? Portland Coffee Shops Speak Out

May 9, 2020October 26, 2020 recycleadvocates BYOC, Coffee, Coffee Cup Reduction Campaign, COVID, Nectar Cafe, Nossa Familia

Update from 10/26/20 from Nossa Familia: They have opened up their Seven Corners Cafe on SE Division (where they first

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Board of Directors 

Board Member Roberta Sommer achieves Quincenturion Status

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 recycleadvocates

Our new board member has been very busy! Roberta Sommer (Master Recycler Class 49), who is leading our Statewide Outreach

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BYOC Campaign Halted at Starbucks Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

March 10, 2020March 15, 2020 recycleadvocates

On March 4th, Starbucks published a letter addressing the recent COVID-19 outbreak, and a list of precautionary steps they are

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Cafe Eleven joins BYOC Campaign with HuskeeCups

March 7, 2020March 15, 2020 recycleadvocates

Café Eleven is a coffee shop located in North Portland (435 NE Rosa Parks Way) near the Woodlawn district. Their

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Latest RA News

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  • James’ Neighborhood Recycling Service Hosts Eastside Collection Event
  • 2020 Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting Recap

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  • Single-Use Non-Recyclable Plastics
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