Future of Oregon’s historic bottle bill rests on redemption centers (Oregonian, 5/8/2013) The Oregon bottle bill [PDF] (2004) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Entries Tagged as 'recycling'
Bottle redemption centers
May 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Tags:beverage containers·bottle bill·deposit-refund systems·recycling
Less waste in 2011
October 26th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregonians sent less trash to landfills in 2011; per person disposal hit record low (Oregonian, 10/25/2012) Oregon material recovery and waste generation rates report [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Electronics recycling program
March 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregonians plugging in to electronics recycling program (Oregonian, 3/23/2012) Oregon e-cycles biennial report [PDF] (biennial) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Recycling electronic waste
January 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Rising tide of e-waste poses test (Register Guard, 1/8/2012) How DEQ regulates electronics waste [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
Less waste in 2009
September 27th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
With the economy down, Oregonians generated less waste in 2009 (The Oregoniann, 9/16/10) Oregon recovery and waste generation rates report (Annual report) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Earth Day 2010
April 27th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality, Dept. of Forestry, Dept. of State Lands, Public Transit Division
Wildlife habitat in urban areas [PDF] (2008) Oregon Department of Forestry, Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program Hazardless home [PDF] (2006) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Guide to placement of wood, boulders, and gravel for habitat restoration [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of State Lands Oregon’s rigid plastic container recycling rate (annual report) Oregon Department of [...]
Oregon E-Cycles
February 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregon’s free recycling of computers, TVs was a big hit in 2009 (The Oregonian, 1/28/10) 18.9 million pounds e-waste recycled (Statesman Journal, 1/31/10) Oregon E-Cycles: what consumers need to know [PDF] (2008) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division, Oregon E-Cycles
Graywater use
December 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Oregon to set new rules for outdoor use of “graywater” (The Oregonian, 12/4/09) Graywater rulemaking [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division
Less garbage, more recycling
September 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
A down economy’s ‘gift’ to Oregon: less garbage, more recycling (The Oregonian, September 10, 2009) Oregon material recovery and waste generation report (annual report) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
