2002 Newsletter Archive

January 2002

• One Person's Trash...
• WEPSI Happenings
• Position Announcement
• Quart Jars Wanted
• One Planet: Past, Present and Future

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February 2002

• Recycler Profile: Total Reclaim/EcoLights NW
• Materials Exchanges
• Master Recycler Program News
• Look Up Your Legislative District
• Using Prison Labor for Electronics Recycling

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March 2002

• The Ins and Outs of Paper Recycling
• Spotlight on the GRRN
• Portlanders Recycle Nine Truckloads of Packaging Foam
• Fostering Sustainable Behavior Workshop
• Sign Up to Tour Far West Fibers
• The Future of Glass in Oregon
• WEPSI Update
• Green Office Guide - A New Resource
• National Agreement on Carpet Recycling
• Recovering Electronics from Residences and Small Businesses

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April 2002

• The Future of Glass in Oregon
• NEPSI: Stakeholders Agree on Financing Approach For Management of
• Used Electronics
• Fun & Educational Programs by ESOR
• Wanted: Quart Jars
• Exporting Harm

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May 2002

• Applying the First "R" (Reduce) to the Power Your Computer Uses
• Spotlight on Milk Jugs
• "Switch Out" Mercury
• Market Share Trumps the Environment
• Call for nominations!

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June 2002

• New Opportunities to Recycle Plastic Film
• How to Increase Your Legislative Influence
• Minimum System Required
• RA Electronics Forum
• Computer Energy Use - Addendum

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July 2002

• Obsolete Computers: Problems and Solutions for Consumers
• Community Cups
• Construction Site Recycling: RA Member Spotlight
• Oregon Bottle Bill - No News?
• Hawaii Becomes 11th Bottle Bill State
• Thank You, Volunteers!
• Creative Reuse

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August 2002

• Americans Trashed 50 Billion Aluminum Beverage Cans in 2001
• A National Bottle Bill
• RA Annual Meeting and Staffing Update
• Do You Want to be a Master Recycler?
• Help Save the Earth While Improving Your Public Speaking Skills
• RA at the Table
• Resale and Rental Resources
• Still Chasing Arrows After 25 Years: AOR Fall Conference

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September 2002

• The ABCs of Landfills
• Back to School: Waste-Free Lunches
• RA Publishes WEPSI Action Plan

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October 2002

• WEPSI and NEPSI Updates
  Stewards of the Beverage Industry
• Meet RA's New Administrator
• "Exporting Harm" Video Available on Loan
• Thank You, Tanya!
• New Opportunities to Recycle

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November 2002

• Household Hazardous Waste: Prevention, Education and Collection
• Buying Post-Consumer Office Paper
• Recycling Markets
• Contribute to Earth Share of Oregon at Your Workplace: It's so Easy
• Options for Unwanted Computers
• Reusing College Textbooks

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December 2002

• Tire Recycling Task Force Report
• NEPSI Update
• Ideas for a Green Holiday Season
• Focus on Research
• How Much Are You Paying for Packaging?
• Living Christmas Trees Available
• Give RA Memberships This Season

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2003 Newsletter Archive

December 2003

• Simplifying the Holidays
• E-waste Forum in Review
• Welcome Rick Paul to the RA Board
• RA Seeks Member Volunteers for State of Recycling in Oregon
• Do Not Call, and Do Not Send Junk Mail!
• SCRAP is Moving Soon!
• Thank You to Those Who Contributed Through Earth Share of Oregon
• Join RA's New Marketing and Outreach Team
• Have You Heard of Freecycling?\
• Is There Gold in Those Goodwill Bins?

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November 2003

• If It'll Rot, It's Hot
• It's not "In the Bag" yet for Ireland
• Find a SWAC near you!
• Holiday Cards from Recycled Fiber

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October 2003

• Reusing and Recycling Bikes and Parts Locally
• PVC Recycling?
• Legislative Wrap Up
• The Launching of Electronic Product Stewardship in Oregon
• Contribute to ESOR at Your Workplace: It's So Easy.

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September 2003

• Small Business Solutions
• E-waste Legislation Update: We Did It!
• Annual Member Meeting Highlights
• Master Recycler Programs in Oregon
• Free Deskside Paper Recycling Boxes
• Thanks Volunteers!

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August 2003

• Small Business Recycling
• Back to School, Back to Waste Prevention
• The Gleaners and I, a film by Agn's Varda
• RA Board Election Results
• National Bottle Bill Alert!

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July 2003

• Who are the Recycling Advocates?
• Stop the Phone Book Flood
• Salzburg Journal: Organic Waste Collection
• Got an Old Mac, Go to MacRenewal
• Flipping Burgers over Propane?

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June 2003

• "Glass to Trash" Bill Stopped Cold
• Aluminum Can Recycling
• Cyber Recycling for Kids
• Environmental Design of Electronics
• Calling All Recycling Advocates!
• Legislation Watch
• Master Recycler Program Moves

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May 2003

• Bottle Bill Legislation Near and Far
• SB 867: Electronics Product Stewardship Update
• 2003 Environmental Handbook Now Available
• Composter Update
• New MetroPaint Colors
• Come All Recycling Advocates!
• Do You Have Earth Share of Oregon at Your Workplace?

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April 2003

• Toward the Road to Recovery
• Metro's Buyer's Guide to Recycled Products
• E-Waste Legislation Update
• Bottle Bill and State Revenues
• Bon Voyage, Kate!
• RA on Advisory Committee in Gresham

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March 2003

• Metro Region Recovery in 2001
• A Faith Community Promotes Waste Reduction
• Legislative Watch: OCN Lobby Day
• RA Seeks Member Volunteers
• Small Jars Wanted
• If you want to help RA move e-waste legislation...
• Thank You to Those Who Contributed Through ESOR

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February 2003

• Recycling Plastic Tubs
• Recycling Advocates Proposes State Legislation
• Become a Master Recycler
• DEQ Awards Grants for Portland Area-Based Recycling Projects

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January 2003

• Cell Phone Waste Increasing
• Event Recycling Guide Update
• Metro - Hazardous Waste and Recycled Paint
• Junk Mail Prevention Update
• Thank You Member Volunteers!

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2004 Newsletter Archive

December 2004

• Portland Researching Residential Roll Carts
• Seattle Approves New Waste Policies
• The Holiday List
• Troutdale Rolls Out Pilot Project
• MetroPaint Move
• Become a Master Recycler
• Bring Earth Share into your workplace and support RA and other
• environmental groups
• Question of the Month

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November 2004

• Organics Collection on the Horizon
• Stopping Junk Mail before It Arrives
• City Helps Businesses to "Go Blue"
• Metro Businesses Recycling Requirements
• Become a Master of Recycling!
• Question of the Month

October 2004

• Recycling Newspapers in a Commingled World
• Political Conventions and Solid Waste Reduction
• Help Wanted: Volunteer Your Graphic Design Skills
• Product Alert: Aluminum Beer Bottles
• Lunch Box It!
• Question of the Month

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September 2004

• Trash on the Other Side of the Columbia
• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
• Contribute to ESOR at Your Workplace: It's So Easy
• Portland and Recycling Bins
• PET and HDPE Recycling Woes
• MetroPaint Seeks Artisans
• Thank you, Tanya!
• Welcome Betty and Rhett
• Question of the Month

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August 2004

• RA Board Slate for August 9 Election
• To Box or to Bag?
• Collecting Recyclables at Apartment Buildings, Part 2
• Cell Phone Recycling Update
• It's More than the Toxins
• Question of the Month

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July 2004

• RA Member Tour and Annual Meeting
• Collecting Recyclables at Apartment Buildings
• PVC and Bottle Recycling
• Do You Have Earth Share of Oregon at Your Workplace?
• Need a Place for Old Stuff?
• Garbage Rates Drop in Portland
• Storing Recyclables
• Question of the Month
• NEPSI Limbo Continues
• Help Wanted: Volunteer Your Graphic Design Skills

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June 2004

• Contamination and Loss of Recyclables
• Two States Ponder E-Waste
• Recycleman and the Dumpster Divers
• Oregon's Environment and the Legislature
• Catalog Companies and Their Impact
• What papers do RA readers use?
• Question of the Month

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May 2004

• Office Depot Goes Green?
• E-waste Advisory Committee Update
• Clopyralid Restrictions Work
• Thank You, Volunteers!
• Earth Share Notes
• MetroPaint Now in Gallon Cans
• Question of the Month

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April 2004

• Charged Up About Battery Recycling
• Electronics and Their Toxic Consequences
• Product Alert: The Toilet Brush You Flush
• Oregon Green Schools Team up for the Environment
• New! "The 10 Incentive to Recycle"
• Question of the Month

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March 2004

• The Way of the Aluminum Can
• No NEPSI Agreement Yet, But...
• Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator: Edible Essays on City Farming
• Waste Prevention and Global Warming
• State Advisory Committee on Electronic Product Stewardship gets underway
• Question of the Month
• Master Recycler Program Announces Next Course

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February 2004

• Question of the Month!
• Oregon's Rigid Plastic Container Recycling Rate Drops
• Members of E-Waste Group Announced
• Plastic Bag Update
• Free Metro Calendar Promotes Workplace Recycling
• Master Recycler Program Update
• Master Re-User Program in NYC
• Where Did SCRAP Go?

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January 2004

• Oregon's Waste Recovery Rate Dips to 46.5 Percent
• A Last Act For Composting
• Do You Have Earth Share of Oregon at Your Workplace?
• Better World Club Challenges AAA
• RA Seeks Member Volunteers for State of Recycling in Oregon

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2005 Newsletter Archive

December 2005

• How Energy Costs and Availability Affect the Recycling Industry and the Goal of Sustainability
• Free Plastic Recycling Roundups
• From the President with Betty Patton
• Waste Prevention in Gift Wrapping
• Thoughts by Lori Stole, sustainUS

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November 2005

• Is Portland Ready?
• Recycling's Effect on Global Warming
• From the President
• Are Companies "Greenwashing" with Claims about Recycled Products?
• Far West Fibers

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October 2005

• Sustainability and the RSWMP
• Contribute to ESOR at your workplace: it's so easy
• From the President
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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September 2005

• DEQ Settles with Portland Recycler Over Disposal of Recyclable Materials
• Plastics - the Inside Story
• Waste Reduction Grants
• MEMBERS CORNER: September guest writer Rick Craycraft
• Master Recyclers Successfully Round-Up Five Tons Of Plastic
• From the President
• FREE Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle Posters

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August 2005

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July 2005

• Recycling: Where Does It Go?
• RA Board Slate for July 20 Election
• Oregon E-Waste Legislation Still in Play
• Federal Recycling Tax Incentive Approved by Senate
• New Administrator at RA
• IRON ARTIST Sculpt-off Competition
• A Market for Unused Pills?

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June 2005

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May 2005

• California's Electronic Waste Recycling Program
• Waste Tire Recovery Bill Hits Roadblock
• Association of Oregon Recyclers Conference
• Gardeners: Recycle Your Plastic Flower Pots!
• SCRAP Happenings
• In Brief: Oregon Bills and More

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April 2005

• National E-waste Legislation
• Advanced Recovery Fee (ARF): The Way to Go
• Advancing Sustainability in Oregon Schools
• RA Seeks New Contractor
• Urgent Legislative Update: Senate Bill 740

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March 2005

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February 2005

• Water On The Go: Reflections on the Bottle
• Recycling Mercury-Containing Lamps
• News In Brief
• Get Active, Get Action Alerts!
• Recycling at Events: A Guide to Reducing Waste at Any Event
• Question of the Month

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January 2005

• Looking Toward the 2005 Legislative Session
• E-Waste Progress Report
• A Passion for Puppets and Materials Re-use
• What to do with it?
• Question of the Month

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2006 Newsletter Archive

January 2006

• Exporting E-Waste to Africa: A New Investigation by BAN
• Take Back Your Mailbox
• From the President with Betty Patton
• Put Your Gym on a Diet!
• "Reuse" and "Recycling": What's the Difference?

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February 2006

• Will Washington State Move Forward on E-Waste?
• Welcome to New Master Recyclers Coordinator: J. Lauren Norris
• From the President with Betty Patton
• Bad Weather Doesn't Discourage Dedicated Recyclers
• First in Nation Electronics Recycling Law Adopted in Maine
• Expanding Our Reach through Earth Share's Website

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March 2006

• Energy Savings from Recycling
• A Hearty Welcome to RA's New Administrative Staff Member - Richard Lee-Berman
• From the President with Betty Patton
• Who Pays the Real Cost of Toxic Waste?
• Monthly Calendar

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April 2006

• Washington Legislature Passes E-Waste Bill
• 101 ideas for the Oregonian Newspaper plastic bags
• The plastic newspaper bag dilemma: One solution
• From the President with Betty Patton
• Metro compost bins are now available year round

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May 2006

• LUMBER: A Recycling Market For Plastic
• Common agenda established by Oregon environmental community
• 2005 a record year for paper recovery
• From the President with Betty Patton
• Local partnership to recycle electronics scarp announced

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June 2006

• EPEAT: Electronics Are Becoming Greener
• Recycling Advocates Family Reunion
• Apple Computer Offers Take-Back Program
• From the President with Betty Patton

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July 2006

• Legislators may expand bottle bill
• Conservation Community Prioritizes Electronic Waste Recycling
• Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting to be held at PSU
• From the President with Betty Patton

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August 2006

• Dell Announces Free Recycling of their Products for Consumers
• Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting to focus on critical e-waste legislation: join us!
• Reflections on a Pirates Adventure: AOR's Annual Conference
• Contribute to Earth Share at your workplace: it's so easy
• From the President with Betty Patton

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September 2006

• Recycling Advocates hosts its 19th Annual Membership Meeting
• Elizabeth Grossman speaks at this years Annual Meeting
• Check out the NEW look of Recycling Advocates Website at www.RecyclingAdvocates.org
• Master Recyclers: A community treasure
• From the President with Betty Patton

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October 2006

• Oregon non-profit attacks e-waste at its source
• RA's first Outreach Coordinator: Oso Martin
• Oregon environmentalists' ask for action from 2007 Legislature
• Protect the Earth - through public speaking
• From the President with Betty Patton

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November 2006

• Holiday Consumerism: REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
• Portland set to require biodiesel for garbage and recycling trucks
• Beyond Curbside Recycling: Ten Easy Ways to Help the Environment
• Help needed in the Earth Share of Oregon office. Earn points for the benefit of Recycling Advocates!
• From the President with Betty Patton

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December 2006

• HAPPY HOLIDAYS WASTE REDUCTION
• This year give a gift to the Environment
• Washington's recycling numbers are up, but so is the amount of garbage going to landfills
• From the President with Betty Patton

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2007 Newsletter Archive

January 2007

• 2007 - The Year of Recycling? A Look Ahead at the Upcoming Legislative Session
• A Couple of Recycling Tips from EarthShare of Oregon
• Get Involved! Advocate for Recycling this Legislative Session
• Metro's Recycle at Work Offers Free Assistance to Businesses
• From the President with Betty Patton

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February 2007

• Opening the Curtains to Green Building
• DEQ Considers Petition to Amend Plastic Container Rules
• Earth Day Celebration: Planting Seeds of Community
• Katy's Legislative Corner with Katy Daily
• Get Involved!
• Free Event! Electronic Waste Recycling
• From the President with Betty Patton

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March 2007

• Spring Volunteer Opportunities
• DEQ Waste Prevention Strategy
• You're invited!
• Katy's Legislative Corner with Katy Daily
• From the President with Betty Patton

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April 2007

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions!
• Earth Day Celebration Update
• Center for Earth Leadership class: How to Be an Agent of Change in Your Circle of Influence
• Katy's Legislative Corner with Katy Daily
• Batteries, Batteries Everywhere!
• From the President with Betty Patton

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May 2007

• Waste Prevention - A ten year strategy by Oregon DEQ
• Rechargeable Battery Campaign 2007 Kickoff
• Portland Recycles! A new waste reduction and recycling plan for Portland
• Katy's Legislative Corner with Katy Daily
• City of Portland seeks public comment on the draft Portland Recycles! Plan
• From the President with Betty Patton

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June 2007

• WE DID IT! Updated Bottle Bill and electronic waste legislation passes legislature
• Earth Day 2007 - Portlanders Celebrate Earth Day in the rain
• New Bottle Bill taskforce to recommend further enhancements of our bottle return system
• Speak up to protect the Earth
• From the President with Betty Patton

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July 2007

• Plastic container recycling in Oregon expected to continue just above 25% rate in 2007
• Bring Earth Share into your workplace
• AOR's 007 themed conference held at Eagle Crest
• Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest
• Help Green the Bite of Oregon
• From the President with Betty Patton

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August 2007

• Portland Recycles! Plan Goes to City Council
• Oregon Legislature 2007 Wrap-up: It's been a good year!
• Recycling Advocates Annual Membership Meeting is August 20th
• From the President with Betty Patton

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September 2007

• 'The stars just lined up' at the Annual Membership Meeting
• Los Angeles: Nation's first large city to collect polystyrene curbside
• Let's do More!
• Contribute to ESOR at your workplace: it's so easy
• From the Board with Rhett Lawrence
• Meet your new Board of Directors

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October 2007

• Portland Recycles! adopted by Council
• Wanted: Oregon 'Right to Dry'
• Metro seeking input on new waste transport contract
• RecycleWorks: Portland's BlueWorks program changes name
• From the Board with Tanya Schaefer
• Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest
• Recycling Advocates battery recycling program gets charged up
• Waste Prevention 1.0: Change Word default margins

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November 2007

• Master Recyclers promote green practices at home and at work
• AOR Fall Forum: A Full Day On Plastics
• Portland's Polystyrene Container Ban - The person to call
• Junk to Funk 'trashion' Show
• Recycling efforts for two local outdoor events

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December 2007

• Master Bottle Bill task force becomes reality
• Another year of Junk to Funk success!
• 'Tis the season to stop unwanted catalogs
• Now you can use your credit card or PayPal to join, renew or make donations to Recycling Advocates!
• From the Board with Johnny Leuthold
• ...And more about those catalogs!

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2008 Newsletter Archive

January 2008

• DEQ Releases Its Waste Prevention Strategy
• From the Board with Rob Guttridge: What can I recycle, and why?
• Master Recyclers Free Plastic Roundups

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February 2008

• Impressions of Recycling 'Down Under'- RA Co-president's Holiday Adventure
• A letter from member Florence Fleskes - "Right to Dry"
• Thank you to Earth Share donors
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Your Plastics!
• Another outpost in the block Styrofoam war!
• From the Board with Betty Patton

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March 2008

• Portland Recycles! Plan: RA's perspective
• Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital Offers Free Child Safety Seat Recycling
• Master Recycler Spring Class Registration
• From the Board with Lindsey Newkirk: Waste Reduction and Recycling At Events
• Raise Money for RA Just By Surfing the Web

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April 2008

• Metro Proposes Business Recycling Requirements
• Earth Day is fast approaching
• Pharmaceuticals in our waters!
• From the Board with Rick Paul

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May 2008

• Oregon DEQ talks back!
• Rechargeable Battery Recycling Program: We need your help!
• Roll carts coming to your neighborhood soon!
• Help the earth and your community through public speaking
• From the Board with Wayne Rifer - Green Money

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June 2008

• "Paper or Plastic?" - How About "Neither"?
• Will you have fries with that?
• RA Annual Membership Meeting to focus on plastic bag issues
• From the Board with Johnny Leuthold

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August 2008

• Solving the Plastic Bag Dilemma: Is Oregon Ready?
• Board column: Business Recycling Inspiration from The AOR Conference
• The Bite of Oregon Needs Green Team Volunteers
• Eugene Olympic Trials Sustainability Report

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September 2008

• Recycling Advocates' Annual Meeting and Forum Rescheduled
• From the Board with Katy Daily - Looking Forward to 2009
• Junk to Funk in Third Year
• Election of Recycling Advocates' Directors
• Metro should adopt the Business Recycling Requirements

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November 2008

• Recycling Advocates holds lively public forum on single use bag policy
• Junk to Funk: Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle and...Runway?
• Master Recycler's Plastic Roundups on hold
• Margaret Knight, Girl Inventor
• From the Board with Rhett Lawrence

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2009 Newsletter Archive

January 2009

• Stay Informed and Get Involved this Legislative Session
• From the Board with Betty Patton
• Thank you to Earth Share donors
• E-Cycles Program and Bottle Bill Expansion Now Official
• The Bottle Bill and Product Stewardship

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February 2009

• Portland Mayor puts grocery bag fees on hold
• Katy's Legislative Corner with Katy Daily
• Take Action - Come Testify at Bottle Bill Hearing
• From the Board with Rick Paul

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March 2009

• RA's Legislative Priorities Take Front Stage
• Congratulations to Master Recyclers Class #40
• Plastic Roundups Continue to be Postponed
• Earth Day is Your Day to Celebrate
• From the Board with Rhett Lawrence

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April 2009

• Paper or Plastic: Disposable Bag Policies
• Today Oregon E-Cycles program update
• From the Board with Rob Guttridge: We get what we measure
• Katy's Legislative Corner with Katy Daily

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May 2009

• Information Exchange - What comes after Master Recycler Graduation?
• Olympic-sized Sustainability Award In Our Own Backyard!
• From the Board with Rob Guttridge: Let's change the way we measure recycling
• Legislative Corner with Katy Daily
• Expanding our reach through EarthShare's website
• Recycling Advocacy Calendar for May 2009

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June 2009

• Oregon Legislative Session - The fight is not yet over
• Leadership Clark County Launches "Got Bag?" Program
• Protect the Earth -- through public speaking
• Katy Daily's Latest Challenge
• Oregon E-Cycles program a big hit!

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July 2009

• Join the Party: Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting - August 26th
• Meet Phaedra Booth
• Reusable Bag Task Force
• From the Board with Betty Patton
• Legislative Update with Phaedra Booth

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August 2009

• Come join us for an evening in the park on August 26!
• Seattle Bag Fee Update: Opponents Spend Millions
• Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest: Call For Artists
• From the Board with Lindsey Newkirk: Finally Becoming a Master Recycler
• Oregon electronic recycling law: Phase two begins January

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September 2009

• Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting: A party in the park!

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November 2009

• Reusable bag survey results are in
• Reusable Bag taskforce update
• Bottle Bill expansion creates Oregon jobs
• Junk to Funk "Trashion Show"
• Seattle green fee update
• E-Scrap 2009 - Electronics recycling conference
• Board of Directors select officers

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December 2009

• Reducing Waste During The Holidays
• Thank you to EarthShare donors
• 8th Annual Abundance Swap held in Ashland
• RV Park Recycling in New Zealand

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