Triple Bottom Line Applied in Portland
The January update of the Master Recycler Handbook is going to have new content on how local efforts are using global equity and sustainability models to tackle consumption in the Portland area.
Washington County Fall Class Complete
The Master Recycler Community Welcomes Class 74!
Volunteer Opportunities
Appreciations
We have two new Centurion Master Recycler to celebrate!
Ruthann Marquis (Class 51) spent much of her early volunteer hours on the St. Vincent Hospital's Green Team. She also staffed the City of Portland's Resourceful PDX information booth helping people learn about resources to reuse, share, borrow, repair and purchase experiences instead of things. Lately, Ruthann has been busy heading the Green Team at the Valley Community Presbyterian Church. The team is gathering points to be an Earth Care Congregation through the PCUSA. The latest project she led in this endeavor was a community collection event for recycling and reuse. They collected items for Community Warehouse, Interstate All Battery Centers, Agilyx and GemText just to name a few.
Helen is on the right in the upper picture and the left in the lower one.
Helen Krieger (Class 66) works to inspired folks to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in her own community from family to members of her HOA and her church. She also spent many of her hundred hours as part of the Westside Master Recyclers. This collaborative and energetic group of Master Recyclers have offered creative activities at the Hillsboro and Forest Grove Farmers Market and they are the amazing force behind the PlanetCon events.
Speaking of Centurions…
A huge thank you to Kim Rolfs (Class 69) and Karen Huck (Class 66) for helping make this new round of buttons!
We have handmade Centurion buttons made from bottle caps! We had been out a while. So, I am not sure who I owe a button.
Please mail masterrecycler@portlandoregon.gov if you have reached over 100 hours and would like us to mail your button. Be sure and include your mailing address in the case you have moved.
Certified Master REcyclers
Thank you for completing your 30-hour commitment!
Emily Lane (Class 72), a Canby resident, was an extremely enthusiastic member of the Clackamas County course in the spring. She immediately jumped into action after the training on working with youth. She also joined the Clackamas crew at the County Fair and Willamette Farmers' Market. Emily then took her commitment to the next level. She decided to be an AmeriCorps volunteer for a year for the City of Gresham's Solid Waste and Recycling team. She is now engaging other Master Recyclers to help with Door-to-door outreach in multifamily communities. "I am working hard to fix the inequities in multifamily communities to ensure the residents have safe and easy access to recycling."
¡Felicidades a Gabriel Segura Santillán (Clase 73) quien terminó sus 30 horas y es oficialmente certificado como un experto en reciclaje! Gabriel asistió la clase por el Condado de Washington County y Centro Cultural en la primavera. Después de la clase, Gabriel asistió muchos eventos para enseñar a la gente, como hacer limpiadoras sin tóxicos y la importancia de reciclar. También Gabriel visitó a apartamentos con el condado a pasar bolsas de reciclaje y contestar unas preguntas sobre el reciclaje. Es obvio por las fotos que Gabriel hizo conexiones auténticas con la comunidad. ¡Gracias por todo Gabriel!
Conservation News
City of Portland is recruiting volunteers for a Waste Equity Advisory Group
Deadline Monday November 11, 2019
The City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is recruiting seven volunteers for an opportunity to engage more deeply in the bureau’s efforts to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in Portland’s garbage and recycling programs. Selected volunteers will serve on the Waste Equity Advisory Group, a new City advisory body.
The Waste Equity Advisory Group will provide oversight and accountability during the implementation of the Waste Equity Workplan, drawing on the knowledge and expertise of members to ensure that the projects and programs meet established goals.
Jobseekers Board
There are a number of interesting opportunities on the board right now including:
City of Portland Public Waste Can Manager
City of Portland Business Services Program Coordinator
DEQ Statewide Drug Take-back Program Coordinator
PCC Recycling Coordinator