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Umatilla tribes to launch food waste reduction project in northeast Oregon reservation
This spring, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will initiate a first-of-its-kind food waste reduction project. The tribe will look at how much food the community throws away. It will also install a biodigester in the Mission area of the reservation.
Oregon residents will likely be able to recycle mattresses in 2025
State regulators have hit the snooze button for another year on efforts to establish a statewide mattress-recycling program in Oregon.
Exploding lithium batteries are causing fires in Oregon’s landfills
Lithium batteries typically aren't allowed in landfills, but many still make it into the garbage supply.
Ontario BottleDrop takes steps to block Idaho cans and bottles
Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative says it checks license plates and IDs to verify if recycling comes from Oregon.
Oregon’s Bottle Bill reaches huge milestone — more than 2 billion containers redeemed in 2022
For the first time since Oregon’s Bottle Bill recycling program began, Oregonians returned more than two billion beverage containers, as the program paid out more than $205 million to consumers and local nonprofits in 2022.
Recycling plastic is practically impossible – and the problem is getting worse
A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.
Sprite is ditching its iconic green bottle — and that’s good for the environment
For decades, the lemon-lime drink has come in green bottles — but green plastic isn't as easily recycled as clear plastic, the company says. Fresca, Seagram's and Mello Yello will all follow suit.
Coming to Oregon: more ways to recycle your mattresses
The vast majority of mattresses in Oregon end up in landfills. State lawmakers approved a bill this year that’s meant to change that.
Play us a memory, piano man, and recycle this old instrument
A group of friends in Olympia is starting an off-beat enterprise to tear apart and recycle pianos after noticing how online marketplaces are awash in pianos that aren’t selling at any price.
Oregon’s iconic Bottle Bill program gets eyed for a 50th anniversary update
Several recommendations have surfaced after an audit looks at ways to improve Oregon’s groundbreaking Bottle Bill.