Congratulations to recent Master Recycler graduates, including Recycling Advocates President Brion Hurley. Here’s a photo of Class 64 from their tour of The Rebuilding Center (photo courtesy of Lauren Norris).
Congrats to Master Recycler Class 64!
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Volunteers, Members and Friends Gathering: January 26th 2017
Volunteers – are you ready to help reduce waste in your neighborhood? To reduce greenhouse gases? To help Recycling Advocates expand the BYOC (Bring Your Own Cup) campaign? There are various tasks we could use your help with as we roll out the campaign across the region. Let’s get together on Thursday January 26th, 2017 […]
The Behavioral Economics of Recycling
This is an article “The Behavioral Economics of Recycling,” recently published in the Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2016/10/the-behavioral-economics-of-recycling The author is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Questrom School of Business, Boston University. She and her colleague conducted research looking at behavioral bias in recycling and disposal habits. She found that people are more likely to recycle items that haven’t been distorted—like undented […]
Recycling Advocates planning for future in 2017
During my first few months of being president, I’ve gone back through some documents to get a better understanding of the history of RA. There is a long and rich history that has made a huge impact on the community. RA is a well-respected organization in the community and at the state level, and we […]
Emphasis on writing names on Starbucks cups distracts from bigger problem
This letter was sent to the Oregonian/Oregonlive letter to the editor from Betty Patton, regarding a front page snippet on November 29th about people using the name “Trump” on their Starbucks coffee cups. I found it interesting, almost amusing that Starbucks’ coffee cups are being used by customers to irritate more progressive baristas by claiming […]
After the election: Turning a negative into a positive
The presidential election was a shock to many of us. After some reflection over the past few days, I have a new outlook. As the new President of Recycling Advocates, I’d like to share that perspective with you as we start looking ahead to 2017 under a new political landscape. 1) We have momentum on […]
New Board of Directors Announced
Recycling Advocates is delighted to announce that Holly Hummel, Brion Hurley and Mark Buchweitz have joined Recycling Advocates’ Board of Directors.
