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Monica Samayoa/OPBOregon is on track to become the first state to launch a recycling program that holds producers accountable for their product packaging. -
Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital ChronicleThe Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act rules were approved by the Environmental Quality Commission to reduce waste from packaging.
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Oregon lawmakers are considering two bills that aim to overhaul the state鈥檚 recycling system and require packaging companies to pay for the cost of recycling their products. -
A plan to reform the state鈥檚 recycling system requires packaging producers to help pay for changes. -
Did anyone really ever give the contents of a "doggie bag" to a dog? Regardless of who consumes the contents, we take our take-out containers home,鈥� -
If we're going to reduce damage to the environment as the population grows, we need to teach young people about sustainability and recycling. Southern鈥� -
The shutting of the recycling pipeline to China put a serious dent in recycling efforts on this side of the Pacific. Where we could once bale up our鈥� -
Since China announced it would no longer accept America's recyclables, the region's waste management services have been scrambling to find a new route for鈥�
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Recycling changed for a lot of us last year, when China--which had accepted many of our recyclables--stopped doing so. U.S. communities are still looking鈥� -
China threw a curveball, and now we're throwing a lot of "recyclables" into landfills. We used to ship many recycled materials to China, but the country鈥� -
Frustration with recycling remains elevated in the region. China's decision to stop taking most American recyclables changed what some recyclers will鈥� -
There's a certain sense of virtue that comes from flinging an item into a recycle bin. "At least I'm not throwing it away," you might think. But even鈥� -
It's getting rough out there at the curb. Placing our trash and recycle bins out for collection is a bit more labor-intensive in some communities. Rogue鈥�
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Those trips to recycle bottles in Oregon could get heavier and more lucrative in the New Year. Oregon's half-century-old bottle law is changing once鈥�
