Recycle at Work

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Recycle at Work
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Portlands Garbage
Residential
Commercial
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Commercial Waste Composition
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Collection in Portland

• Competitive system
• No rate guarantees
• No standard recycling sort
• Don't know who hauler is
• Haulers must provide service for 14 principle
  recyclables

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Businesses are required to recycle 50 of their
waste
Businesses are required to recycle 50 of their
waste
Most effective lead with assistance
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Recycle at Work Program

• Help each business do more.
• Friendly and professional.
• Businesses, haulers, property managers and
  janitorial service providers are important
  allies.

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Recycle at Work Program

• Assistance
• Resources
• Recognition

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Assistance

• Site evaluations and recommendations
• Research
• Interface with hauler, property manager,
  janitorial service
• Presentations
• Events

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Recycle at Work Program

• Assistance
• Resources
• Recognition

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Resources
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Recycle at Work Program

• Assistance
• Resources
• Recognition

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Recognition
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FYI Portland Recycles! Plan

• Businesses
• Recycle 75
• Recycle all paper
• Large food waste generators must compost
• Construction over 50,000 must recycle 75
• Haulers
• Offer service package that allows businesses to
  recycle 75

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Portland Recycles! Plan

• Options to change the system
• Maintain current competitive system, new
  requirements
• City sets rates, new requirements
• Assigned hauler territories, City sets rates, new
  requirements

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Thank you!
Laura Matson 503-823-7037 lmatson_at_ci.portland.or.u
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