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Metro News 

What are the changes to container deposits for 2018 in Oregon?

January 4, 2018January 23, 2018 recycleadvocates 10 cent deposit, 2018, Bottle Bill, containers, Deposit expansion, Oregon Bottle Bill, Refund

Beginning January 1, 2018, all beverages EXCEPT distilled liquor, wine, dairy or plant-based milks, infant formula, and meal replacement beverages

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Metro News 

What will our garbage and recycling system look like in 2030?

December 17, 2017 recycleadvocates 2030, Brion Hurley, Equity, Goals, Metro, Portland, Vision

On December 7th, RA President Brion Hurley participated in the 2030 Regional Waste Plan, hosted by Metro. Metro is currently

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Board of Directors Choose to Reuse Metro News Uncategorized 

Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting

August 3, 2017September 8, 2017 Adrienne Welsh

  Join us at the Sierra Club offices on September 14th for our 2017 Annual Meeting and party. We’ll have

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KPTV News: “Oregon braces for trash ahead of solar eclipse”.

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 Adrienne Welsh

RA Board Member Rob Guttridge contributed to this news article about the extra trash likely to be generated by people

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Metro News 

New BottleDrop Center Opens in Beaverton

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 Adrienne Welsh

Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) opened the new Beaverton BottleDrop Redemption Center on May 16, at 9307 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway.

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Incineration Metro 

RA responds to proposed incineration of Metro’s solid waste

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 recycleadvocates

RA has formerly responded to Metro about their proposed talks with other recycling option companies, specifically garbage incineration company Covanta

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2020 Annual Virtual Meeting Recap and Video

Zero Waste

Survey Results: COVID-19 Impacts on Bulk Grocery Shopping and Take-Out
 
2018 Zero Waste Conference video presentations now available for viewing!

Latest RA News

  • Supporting BottleDrop Can Also Support Us!
  • James’ Neighborhood Recycling Service Hosts Eastside Collection Event
  • 2020 Recycling Advocates Annual Meeting Recap

Local Initiatives

  • Statewide Refillable Beer Bottle Program
  • Commercial Food Scraps Separation Policy
  • Single-Use Non-Recyclable Plastics
  • Bottle Bill increases eligible materials and deposit from 5 to 10 cents
  • China Ban on Recycling Contamination

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BYOC in MOTION

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Recycling Advocates

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Oregon recycles! and plans to lead into the future

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Recycling Advocates

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Design for recyclability at the product development stage? Harder than it seems... www.qualitydigest.com/inside/innovation-article/design-recycling-113020.html

Design for Recycling

If you were to contact a group of recycling professionals, as one recent survey did, and ask them to list all the ways that consumer product manufacturers drive them crazy, you’d probably hear a lot about “shrink sleeves”—those full-body, shrink-to-fit plastic labels found on beer cans, yogu...

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