Closure of Blue Heron Papermill in Oregon City means the loss of local jobs and demonstrates the challenge of keeping recycling local. But local paper recycling continues. There are ways that we can help to keep it that way.
Oregonians Recycling at All-time Highest Rate
Residential Renter Project
Tour of Total Reclaim Electronics Recycler
Master Recyclers Tour PDX (Back of the House)
Travelers. Security. Airplanes. Vehicles. Vendors. And one Aviation Environmental Compliance Manager dedicated to reducing waste at Portland International Airport. Stan Jones has managed the Port of Portland’s PDX recycling program since 2003. And he’s a Master Recycler too, so he proudly shared some the terminal’s processes with Masters Audrey Desler, Felictia Monteblanco, Lisa Clifton, Kelly Bryan, Su-wen Chen, Mitzi Sugar, Gustav Sculptor and Chatten Hayes on April 7th, 2011. Chatten Hayes (Class 44) wrote up this report.