Recycling Profile: Beaverton, OR
October 3, 2014
One of Portland’s most progressive suburbs, Beaverton, offers residents ease when it comes to recycling just about any material.
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GO Box: Curbing Takeout Waste in Portland and Beyond
August 7, 2014
GO Box has reused more than 50,000 takeout containers in Portland, with its sights on expansion into new markets.
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GO Box Celebrates Three-Year Anniversary and 50,000 Disposable Containers Saved
July 11, 2014
Reusable to-go container service aims to do away with throw away containers in downtown Portland.
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Oregon Sign Recycling Saves Money and Improves Sustainability
May 29, 2014
A pilot program in Oregon may have discovered an efficient, eco-friendly way to reuse the base materials in old highway signs.
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Portland’s Hassalo on 8th: Sustainable on Both the Urban and Building Scale
May 12, 2014
Opening in 2015, Portland’s largest apartment project in decades may also be its greenest, fitted with systems to reuse Portland’s abundance of stormwater.
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Oregon’s Bottle Bill a Leader Yesterday and Today
July 29, 2013
The first state to implement a bottle bill, Oregon has continued to adapt to consumers’ changing habits with legislative updates.
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Oregon’s Riverbend Landfill and its Expansion Battle
June 24, 2013
A rural Oregon landfill is nearing capacity and now faces controversial plans to expand.
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Upcycled Clothing Reaches the Mainstream
May 28, 2013
Creatives all over the country are scouring vintage shops and thrift stores for pieces to upcycle into the latest fashions.
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Influencing the Next Generation of Recyclers
May 28, 2013
One Oregon-based nonprofit is instilling recycling habits onto its youthful followers.
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Recycling Profile: Eugene, OR
May 17, 2013
Green-minded Eugene bundles recycling costs into its refuse fees, which encourages residents to recycle more often.