Our Annual Meeting date is now finalized! Oct 24, 2018 6:30-9:00 PM (Program runs 7:00-8:30 PM) Oregon Chapter, Sierra Club 1821 SE Ankeny St Portland, Oregon 97214 Plan on arriving between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM to snag a seat and something to eat and drink, and also to network with other environmental advocates. We’ll […]
By Holly Hummel, RA Treasurer If you are reading this article, we’d like to invite you to our next Recycling Advocates board meeting, and for that matter, all board meetings. We do great stuff and could use your help. Plus, we enjoy nice munchies and beer and wine at the meetings. Come say hello and […]
Our very own board member, Bonita Davis, has earned over 1000 volunteer hours as a Master Recycler! What an amazing accomplishment!! Not only is she a dedicated volunteer and organizer for our BYOC campaign, but she has spread her passion and knowledge all over the community, such as: Writing articles for neighborhood newspapers Setting […]
By Betty Patton, Past Board President Recycling Advocates has been in existence for 30 years now. For well over 25 years, probably more like 27 or 28, Rob Guttridge has been a board member of our organization. September 2017 marks the first time he will no longer serve in that capacity. He is, however, still […]
Join us at the Sierra Club offices on September 14th for our 2017 Annual Meeting and party. We’ll have SNACKS from New Seasons, BEER from Double Mountain, WINE from Drink Think, and DOOR PRIZES from several local coffee shops including Caffe D’Arte, Papaccino’s and Nectar Cafe. 6:30 PM – Check in and networking 7:00 PM – Program begins Guest speakers, AOR’s Pete […]
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).
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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