Master Recyclers Reach New Heights!
Westview HS Marching Band Green Team (Working with Audrey Schaab (Class 42))
MASTER RECYCLERS ARE VOLUNTEERING MORE HOURS, REACHING NEW PEOPLE, AND MOVING THE CONVERSATION FROM MANAGING WASTE TO ACTIONS THAT MAKE BIGGER ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
Volunteer Opportunities
Join in. Have fun. Make a difference.
Volunteer Opportunities
Appreciations
Centurion Master Recycler
(English below) ¡Un agradecimiento especial a Laura Olivia Nuñez (Class 73), quien es la primera persona de la clase del Centro Cultural y Condado de Washington en completar 100 horas!
El liderazgo, la creatividad y el entusiasmo de Laura han sido una gran parte del éxito de todo el grupo. Ella contribuye mucho a trabajar en equipo para que puedan conectarse con la comunidad. Laura dice que la comunidad ha sido receptiva y entusiasmada al escuchar sus mensajes sobre reducción de tóxicos, reciclaje y reutilización y por eso es importante que el programa continúe. ¡Gracias por todos sus esfuerzos para brindar acceso a estos temas a la comunidad, Laura! Laura muestra el botón que usan los Expertos Recicladores junto a su insignia cuando han completado más de 100 horas (¡Por supuesto, está hecha de una tapa de botella reutilizada!)
A special thank you to Laura Olivia Nuñez (Class 73) who is the first person from the Centro Cultural and Washington County to complete 100 hours!
Laura’s leadership, creativity and enthusiasm has been a huge part of the success of the first all Spanish-language Master Recycler class. She contributed so much to ensure that the group could connect with the community. Laura says that the Community has been receptive and enthusiastic to hear her messages about toxics reduction, recycling and creative reuse. And she says it is important that the Spanish language program continue. Laura is showing her new Centurion Button (made of recycled bottle caps of course!)
Certified Master Recyclers
Thank you to the three Master Recyclers who completed their 30-hour commitment this month!
(English below) Felicitaciones a Lorenza Ortiz (Clase 73), quien ahora es Excperta Recicladora Certificada oficialmente. Lorenza tomó la clase en español con Centro Cultural y el Condado de Washington esta primavera pasada. Ella centró la gran parte de sus horas en la tema de composto. Ella trabajó en un sitio de demostración de composto en Adelante Mujeres. También trabajó para comenzar un programa de composto comercial para Centro Cultural. Ahora todos sus eventos tendrán compostaje de alimentos. ¡Gracias por todo tu gran trabajo, Lorenza!
Lorenza Ortiz (Class 73) took the class in Spanish at Centro Cultural where she works this last spring. She focused the majority of her hours on compost. She worked on a demonstration site at Adelante Mujeres and she started a commercial compost program at Centro Cultural. Now all of their events will compost food scraps!
Lindsay Kemp (Class 74) is an AmeriCorps volunteer at Washington County Solid Waste & Recycling and so she has spent much of her volunteer hours promoting their Eat Smart, Waste Less challenge and the 3R's at events all over the county. She is pictured on the right with her room mates who are in all thrifted/borrowed Halloween costumes as different versions of Elton John.
Vici Wolff (Class 74) jumped right into action after the fall class at the SW Community Recycling event and the Garden Home Sustainability Fair. She also shared her knowledge and enthusiasm in her own community gatherings: She presented at the Franciscan Spiritual Center, organized durables for the Camino Pilgrim gathering she does every year and even did a presentation at Thanksgiving dinner.
Conservation News
Master Recyclers Katherine Suri and John Block (Class 71) invite you:
Presentation by JERRY POWELL Former President, Resource Recycling, Inc.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Recycling —But Were Afraid to Ask?”
Tuesday 2:00 p.m., January 21, 2020
Mirabella Retirement Community
3550 SW Bond Ave, Portland
Willamette Hall
Retired now, Jerry Powell was the owner of three recycling magazines and edited Resource Recycling. He aided in the management of three annual conferences, The E-Scrap Conference is among the world’s largest in the field.
Jerry will talk about recycling in Portland in today’s environment and aiming for zero waste. He will answer questions about what may and may not be recycled here, today. Your Green team will have a recycling table set up. Bring your questions; Bring your examples.
Job Seekers Board
The Job seekers’ board has a couple of great position announcements including
Community Warehouse Delivery Driver
Washington County Solid Waste and Recycling Sr. Program Coordinator.