Formed in 1987, Recycling Advocates is Oregon's only citizen-based,
grassroots group dedicated to creating a sustainable future through
local efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Click on the
About RA link to learn more about our organization and find out how you
can join our community of local recycling activists in Portland and the
Pacific Northwest. Recycling Advocates is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is proud to be a member
of
Earth Share of
Oregon.
Throughout Oregon a
coalition of groups are working at the state and local levels on a
number of initiatives that are aimed at banning plastic check-out
bags and to greatly reduce the number of single use plastic and
paper bags consumed by Oregonians. These efforts are paying off.
Statewide, Recycling Advocates is working with a coalition of
environmental and recycling groups to bring the issue back in front
of the legislature in 2011. We are working with Senator Mark Hass,
who introduced a bill to ban plastic bags in the 2010 session and
are hoping to make this one of the top environmental priorities for
the Oregon Conservation Network, of which RA is a member.
On Wednesday, July 14, the effort comes to the steps of Portland’s
City Hall for a day of action both inside City Hall and outside with
a rally and later a pint night (details follow). Portland City
Council will hear testimony in the morning which will hopefully
result in an outright ban on plastic check-out bags in the coming
months.
RA advocates for a reduction in both paper and plastic single use
bags and favor approaches that are designed to meet waste reduction
benchmarks and secondarily recycling benchmarks and address all
retail outlets that use single use bags. We also recognize the
particular problems caused by plastic bags on ecosystems and for our
recycling processes.
Please join the Ban the
Bag Day of Action...
What: Portland City Council Testimony
When: July 14, 2010, 9am-12pm
Where: Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave., Portland
Followed by...
What: Rally
When: July 14, 2010, 12pm
Where: Steps, Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave., Portland
And finally...
What: Pint Night Celebration
When: July 14, 2010, 6pm
Where: Keen Headquarters, 926 NW 13th Ave., Portland
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