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Conference Schedule
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Thursday, June 5
Education and Outreach Focus |
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8:00 |
Registration opens and Continental breakfast served
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Sponsored by Garbarino Disposal
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8:45 |
Welcome by AOR’s Education & Outreach Chair, Martha
Keane |
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9:00 |
Opening Plenary Session
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Sponsored by Clackamas County
Sustainable Development
– How
did Oregon get so green and how can we continue this good
work?
· Moderated
by
Mary Leverette
of
City of Portland OSD
· Where
we started, by
John Matthews
of
Garten Services
· How
legislation shaped us, by
Katy Daily
of
OLCV
· Where
are we taking this, by
Tom Osdoba
of
City of Portland OSD |
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10:15 |
Break |
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10:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Beyond Curbside; Collecting common hard to
recycle items
Recycling hard-to-recycle items. Marion County’s battery
collection, digital television conversion and TV recycling
in Oregon, and compact fluorescent collection in Lane County
are featured as beyond the standard curbside materials.
· Moderated
by
Rosalynn Greene
of
Clackamas County
· Marion
County’s Battery Collection, by
Bailey Payne
of
Marion County
· Impact
of digital television conversion on recycling in Oregon, by
Amy Roth
of
Oregon DEQ
· Compact
fluorescent collection, by
Larry Gibbs
of
Lane County
· Collecting
non-curbside items in the Metro Region, by
Judie Miller
of
Metro |
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Community Based Social Marketing, an
interactive session -
Sponsored by Newberg Garbage Service
This
interactive session will provide an overview of CBSM and a
comprehensive example of a campaign to “green” the office at
Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Bring your own
issues to address using CBSM strategies and tools.
· Moderated
by
Heather Robinson,
Washington County
· Elaine
Jane Cole
of
Pacific University
· Laura
Fieselman
of
Pacific University |
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12:00 |
Lunch
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Sponsored by Rehrig & Sanipac |
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1:00
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Concurrent Sessions |
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Business Recycling and Waste Prevention;
Three Oregon Case Studies
Three
unique site case studies. The private sector innovation
applied to recycling systems has produced positive and
informative results.
· Moderated
by
Pete Chism
of
City of Portland OSD
· Spark
to fire: How one employee’s inquiries ignited a well
coordinated recycling and composting effort, by
Heather Schmidt
of
New Seasons Market
· Office
recycling development through measurement and goal setting,
by
Jeff Law
of
SERA Architects
· Setting
up a complex waste management system and getting fellow
co-workers excited about recycling, by
Erik Weeman
of
Weiden + Kennedy |
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Resources for Educating and Involving Youth
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Sponsored by City of Eugene
Explore community resources that offer real-life learning
opportunities to youth by involving them in hands on
projects.
· Moderated
by
Amy Wilson
of
Metro
· Master
Gardeners creating school gardens, by
Weston Miller
of
OSU Extension Service
· Growing
Gardens: A school assistance program, by
Caitlin Blethen
of
Growing Gardens
· Teaching
wildlife stewardship to create habitat areas, by
Maureen Hosty
of
Metro Area 4-H |
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2:30 |
Break
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Sponsored by Strategic Materials
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2:45 |
Plenary Session
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Sponsored by Friends of AOR
Tangible Actions towards Waste Prevention.
With
an increased consumption rate and decreased recovery rate in
Oregon, DEQ has targeted waste prevention strategy. This
session will focus on Washington and Oregon efforts.
· Moderated
by
Rosalynn Greene
of
Clackamas County
· King
County’s EcoConsumer public education, by
Tom Watson
of
King County
· Multnomah
County’s Waste Prevention Strategy, by
Molly Chidsey
of
Multnomah County
· DEQ’s
Waste Prevention Strategy, by
David Allaway
of
Oregon’s DEQ |
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5:00 |
Conference Welcoming Reception -
Sponsored by Allied Waste
Bring
your beach blanket and follow the tiki torches to the beach
bonfire with s’mores and no host bar. All ages welcome
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Friday, June 6
Planning and Policy Focus - Day 1 |
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8:00 |
Golf Tournament – shotgun start, 18 holes at Gearhart
Golf Course.
Sponsored by Smurfit Stone |
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9:00 – 11:00 |
Exhibitor setup in the trade show. |
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9:00 – 12:00 |
Tour of Cart’M, the biggest little recycling and
reuse facility in the world.
-Transportaion sponsored by Oak Grove
Disposal |
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SOLV Beach Clean-up. Let’s leave Seaside a little
cleaner. Picking up after other people is what we do for a
living. |
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10:00 – 11:30 |
Oregon Green Schools Meeting, open to OGS members
only. |
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11:00 |
Registration opens |
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Noon |
Trade Show Grand opening.
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Sponsored by Kirk Sales |
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1:00 |
Welcome & Opening Plenary Session
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Sponsored by Metro
Welcome to Catch the Wave,
AOR’s 2008 Annual Conference and Trade Show by
Lee Barrett,
AOR’s Chair
and
Alexis Allan of Washington County,
AOR’s Special Projects Chair
Keynote speaker - Lisa Wise,
Executive Director of the
Center for a New American Dream
Guidance towards reducing consumption and
purchasing environmentally preferable products
This
environmental non-profit helps individuals and institutions
reduce consumption and pursue environmentally preferable
products. She will address the U.S. trends in consumption
and consumerism and share waste reduction promotion ideas
for state and local governments, nonprofits, and businesses
in the waste and recycling field.
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2:30 |
Break in the Exhibit Hall.
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Sponsored by North Lincoln Sanitary
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3:00
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Concurrent Sessions |
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Climate Change 101: A primer on the science
and policy around global warming
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Sponsored by Oregon DEQ
This
session is a primer on the science and policy around global
warming and the role of recycling and waste prevention.
· Moderated
by
Babe O’Sullivan
of
City of Portland OSD
· Overview
of global warming phenomenon, recent policy initiatives and
market developments, by
Michael Armstrong
of
the
City of Portland OSD
· Materials
and waste, their role in climate change, by
David Allaway
of
Oregon DEQ |
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Electronics Recycling in Oregon
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Sponsored by Washington County
· Moderated
by
Kelly Panciera
of
Oregon DEQ
· Oregon’s
new electronic device recycling program, by
Kathy Kiwala
of
Oregon DEQ
· Asset
management opportunities for large scale generators, by
Kim Holmes
of
Resource Recycling Magazine |
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New developments for Material Recovery
Standards – a panel discussion
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Sponsored by Metro
Historical overview of MRF standards, impact of commingled
collection system changes, obstacles and challenges to
standard settings, and individual perspectives of the
following panelists:
· Moderated
by
Lee Barrett,
Chair of AOR
· Peter
Spendelow
of
Oregon DEQ
· Jennifer
Porter
of
City of Portland OSD
· Jeff
Murray
of
Far West Fibers
· Jay
Simmons
of
NorPac/Weyerhaeuser
· Dave
White
of
ORRA |
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4:30 |
Hospitality Hour
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Sponsored by American Chemistry Council,
CRInc, Environmental Fibers Inc., Waste Management and
Rockwood Solid Waste |
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4:30 |
BRING Junk Art Fashion Extravaganza with BRING Recycling
and Cart’M and all who want to be fashionably trashy. Sign
up when you submit your registration form. |
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Saturday, June 7
Planning and Policy Focus - Day 2 |
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7:00 |
Pancake Breakfast.
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Sponsored by City of Vancouver, Deschutes
County, Gresham Sanitary |
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Trade Show opens for vittles with the vendors. |
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8:00 |
Markets Panel:
what is it worth and what is driving each
market? -
Sponsored by Western Oregon Waste
Covered commodities and products are paper, plastic, metals,
electronics, and organics.
· Moderated
by
Jerry Powell
of
Resource Recycling Magazine
· Paper
by
Dan Gee
of
Weyerhaeuser
· Plastic
by
Patty Moore
of
Moore Recycling Associates
· Metals
by
Kevin McGee
of
Metro Metals
· Electronics
by
Andy Sloop
of
Total Reclaim
· Organics
by
Jack Hoeck
of
Rexius |
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9:10 |
AOR Policy Session -
Sponsored by Denton Plastics
Help
guide your organization by prioritizing the issues that AOR
can address during 2008 and 2009. See Registration Packet
for topics list.
· Moderated
by
Lee Barrett,
AOR Chair |
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10:40 |
Break -
Sponsored by Merina & Co. |
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11:00 |
Plenary Session:
Climate Change 201 -
Sponsored by City of Portland, OSD
A
more advanced discussion of climate change policy and market
developments. Speakers will address voluntary and cap and
trade systems, participation from waste related projects and
local government policy initiatives.
· Moderated
by
David Allaway
of
Oregon DEQ
· Voluntary
and Cap & Trade systems, by
Steve Gutmann
of
EcoSecurities PLC
· Waste
related projects and climate change, local government policy
initiatives, by
John Armstrong
of
the
City of Fort Collins
· Structuring
carbon offset programs, by
Sheldon Zakreski
of
The
Climate Trust |
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12:30 |
Lunch and Annual Member Meeting and Election of Officers.
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Sponsored by ORRA, Kirk Sales, Pacific
Sanitation, Marion County, Bell & Associates, Ashland
Sanitary, Cloudburst Recycling and Sunset Garbage |
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1:30 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Deconstructing waste generation
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Sponsored by Metro
This
session explores the evolution and trends of waste
generation.
· Moderated
by
David Allaway
of
Oregon DEQ
· The
psychology of changing consumption behaviors, by
Thomas Doherty,
a Portland psychologist
· Consumption
patterns and their role in waste generation, by
Lisa Wise
of
the
Center for a New American Dream
· Marketing
and sustainable consumption, by
Diane Martin
of
the
University of Portland |
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Plastics as Marine Debris
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Sponsored by Rexius
Speakers will frame this issue and discuss two ways to
address the problem; plastic bag bans and bio-based
plastics.
· Moderated
by
Kim Holmes
of
Resource Recycling Magazine
· NOAA’s
Marine debris program and West Coast projects, by
Nir Barnea
of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
· Plastic
Bags – Reduction and recycling programs, by
Patty Moore
of
Moore Recycling Associates
· Bio-plastics
in composting, marine environments, and the recycling
stream, by
Joseph Greene
of
California State University, Chico |
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Preparing for the 2009 Legislative Session
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Sponsored by Rogue Waste Systems
After
a successful and busy 2007 session, let’s look at the
breaking issues in the 2009 Oregon Legislature.
· Moderated
by
Scott Klag
of
Metro
· Product
stewardship framework legislation, by
Scott Klag
of
Metro
· Review
and update of Bottle Bill Task Force, by
Jerry Powell
of
Resource Recycling Magazine
· Chemical
toxicity assessments versus product safety analysis;
Labeling chemicals prior to manufacturing, by
Cheyenne Chapman
of
the
Oregon Center for Environmental Health |
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2:45 |
Break
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Sponsored by Ecosort |
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3:15 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Beyond the Opportunity Model
When
recycling is mandatory, how does it work?
· Moderated
by
Alexis Allan
of
Washington County
· Seattle’s
mandatory recycling and food waste program, by
Brett Stav
of
the
City of Seattle
· San
Diego’s mandatory recycling program, by
Stephen Grealy
of
the
City of San Diego
· City
of Portland’s proposed commercial program, by
Babe O’Sullivan
of
City of Portland OSD |
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Product Stewardship.
A national program for paint will roll out in Oregon in 2009
after the pilot in Minnesota. Pharmaceutical take back
programs are being implemented piecemeal around the country.
And a national consortium for rechargeable battery recycling
(RBRC) has been formed and has been implemented throughout
the country. Find out the latest in these areas.
· Moderated
by
Scott Klag
of
Metro
· National
program for paint comes to Oregon, by
Abby Boudouris
of
Oregon DEQ
· Rechargeable
Battery Recycling Company (RBRC), by
Wayne Rifer
of
Rifer Environmental
· Take
back programs for pharmaceuticals, by
Janet Gillaspie
of
the
Association of Clean Water Agencies |
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Salvage, the Cream of Recycling.
Diversion through reuse is a level above recycling. Cart’M
does it in Manzanita, The Rebuilding Center does it in
Portland, and neighborhood cleanups, like the one in the
Richmond neighborhood of southeast Portland does it. Learn
about the creative marketing, the material donation and
sale, and the creative energy that went into all three of
these programs.
· Moderated
by
Stan Jones
of
the
Port of Portland
· Community
Reuse Center, by
Jessi Just
of
Cart’M
· Construction
& Demolition Reuse Center, by
Chris Bekemeier
of
the
ReBuilding Center
· Neighborhood
cleanups, by
Sarah F. Moore
of
the
Richmond Neighborhood Association |
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4:45 – 6:30 |
Far-West Fibers - Bowling with your AOR buddies. Register for this when
you register for the conference and check in at the lobby
when you arrive in Seaside. Bring the family and have fun! |
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7:00 |
No host bar and networking fun in the Foyer |
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7:30 |
AOR Annual Banquet -
Sponsored by Waste Connections, beverages
sponsored by Kahut Services and Oil
ReRefining Company
Election Results
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AOR’s Board for 2008/2009
Recycler of the Year Awards -
Sponsored by WasteQuip
Entertainment by BodyVox -
Sponsored by Weyerhaeuser
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