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Sustainable Oregon 2024 Agenda

Monday, 6/17

Time Session/Activity Location Sponsored By

9:00am-4:00pm

Tour #1: Reuse In Action

Bold Reuse, Moda Center, Community Warehouse, and PDX Airport

 

8:30am-4:00pm

Tour #2: The Hierarchy Tour

Recology Organics, New Seasons, Far West Recycling MRF, and ReBuilding Center

 

7:00am-3:30pm

Tour #3: EPR Programs in Practice

URT, ECR, PDX Airport, and Metro Paint

 

8:30am-4:00pm

Tour #4: Equity in Waste, Equity in Practice

Free Geek Digital Equity, Ground Score and the People's Depot, Metro Central Transfer Station, and PDX Airport

The Recycling Partnership

5:30pm-8:00pm

Reception at Assembly Brewing (registration required, opens May 1st)

6112 SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97206

 

OBRC

 

Tuesday, 6/18

Time Session/Activity Room Sponsored By

7:00am-8:00am

Exhibitor Set-Up

Mt. Hood

 

8:00am-9:00am

Registration Opens / Networking Breakfast

Mt. Hood

Call2Recycle

Carton Council

Cascadia Consulting Group

D&O Garbage & Recyling

Far West Recycling

New Seasons

9:00am-10:15am

OPENING PLENARY: What's in the Mix? The Role that Waste & Recycling Composition Data Play in the Rollout of the Recycling Modernization Act (RMA)

St. Helens Ballroom

Oregon DEQ

10:15am-10:45am

Break

Mt. Hood

 

10:45am-11:45am

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

 

 

Compostable Packaging: Impacts on Materials Management Systems

Cascades

Addie's Alternative

COR

 

Human-Centered Approach to Illegal Dumping in the Portland and Eugene Communities

 Mt. Adams

City of Portland BPS

11:45am-12:45pm

Lunch

Mt. Hood

B&B Leasing

Hillsboro Garbage Disposal

Lane County

ORRA

Southern Oregon Sanitation

Washington County

12:45pm-1:45pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

 

 

Legislative Update

Cascades

Clackamas County

 

PCR: The Problem with Imports and Impacts on Plastics Markets

Mt. Adams

EFI Recycling

Resource Recycling

1:45pm-2:15pm

Break

Mt. Hood

 

2:15pm-3:15pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

 

 

Abandoned Boats, RVs, and Asbestos – Oh My!: A Look Into Illegal Dumping of Particularly Challenging Materials Across Rural and Urban Oregon Communities

Cascades

GSS

Pride Disposal & Recycling

 

What's Next for EPR in OR: Focus on Batteries and Electronics

Mt. Adams

WM

3:15pm-3:45pm

Break

Mt. Hood

 

3:45pm-5:00pm

CLOSING PLENARY: Conversations with CAA

St. Helens Ballroom

Circular Action Alliance

5:00pm-7:30pm

SUSTAINABLE OREGON AWARDS AND CLOSING RECEPTION

St. Helens & Mt. Hood/Mt. Hood Foyer

 

Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2025 Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Waste Connections

Scholarship Sponsor

Metro