EcoMetro

In the beginning of the month I attended the AOR (Association of Oregon Recyclers) Conference. Last Wednesday I presented at a funky/techie gathering called Ignite Portland. My topic: Talking Trash. (But of course.) Here’s my take-home messages from the two events. At AOR, my favorite sessions turned...

I moved to Portland for two reasons: 1) so I could commute by bike, and 2) so I could work with trash and recycling. Imagine my joy last weekend when I met Graham Bergh, the founder and president of Resource Revival, Inc. -- a company that makes bottle openers, pictures frames, clocks, wine racks and...

I moved to Portland for two reasons: 1) so I could commute by bike, and 2) so I could work with trash and recycling. Imagine my joy last weekend when I met Graham Bergh, the founder and president of Resource Revival, Inc. -- a company that makes bottle openers, pictures frames, clocks, wine racks and...

I moved to Portland for two reasons: 1) so I could commute by bike, and 2) so I could work with trash and recycling. Imagine my joy last weekend when I met Graham Bergh, the founder and president of Resource Revival, Inc. -- a company that makes bottle openers, pictures frames, clocks, wine racks and...

I moved to Portland for two reasons: 1) so I could commute by bike, and 2) so I could work with trash and recycling. Imagine my joy last weekend when I met Graham Bergh, the founder and president of Resource Revival, Inc. -- a company that makes bottle openers, pictures frames, clocks, wine racks and...

I moved to Portland for two reasons: 1) so I could commute by bike, and 2) so I could work with trash and recycling. Imagine my joy last weekend when I met Graham Bergh, the founder and president of Resource Revival, Inc. -- a company that makes bottle openers, pictures frames, clocks, wine racks and...

Have you recently gotten a gold star on your recycling bin? Perhaps a message about keeping plastic bags out? Or keeping glass on the side? In an effort to address recycling practices with "point of activity" messaging, Metro launched a "Leave Behind" messaging program with colorful...

Dogs rule in Portland. I see them all over. Thankfully, I hardly ever see their poo. That’s because their owners dutifully (heh) bend over and pick up their best friend’s steaming little pile of doo doo. I don’t own a dog, but I have a friend that does. Each week I give my buddy the soft plastic bags...