2005 Recycling Advocates Newsletter Archive

December 2005

• How Energy Costs and Availability Affect the Recycling Industry and the Goal of Sustainability
• Free Plastic Recycling Roundups
• From the President with Betty Patton
• Waste Prevention in Gift Wrapping
• Thoughts by Lori Stole, sustainUS

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November 2005

• Is Portland Ready?
• Recycling's Effect on Global Warming
• From the President
• Are Companies "Greenwashing" with Claims about Recycled Products?
• Far West Fibers

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October 2005

• Sustainability and the RSWMP
• Contribute to ESOR at your workplace: it's so easy
• From the President
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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September 2005

• DEQ Settles with Portland Recycler Over Disposal of Recyclable Materials
• Plastics - the Inside Story
• Waste Reduction Grants
• MEMBERS CORNER: September guest writer Rick Craycraft
• Master Recyclers Successfully Round-Up Five Tons Of Plastic
• From the President
• FREE Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle Posters

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August 2005

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July 2005

• Recycling: Where Does It Go?
• RA Board Slate for July 20 Election
• Oregon E-Waste Legislation Still in Play
• Federal Recycling Tax Incentive Approved by Senate
• New Administrator at RA
• IRON ARTIST Sculpt-off Competition
• A Market for Unused Pills?

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June 2005

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May 2005

• California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Program
• Waste Tire Recovery Bill Hits Roadblock
• Association of Oregon Recyclers Conference
• Gardeners: Recycle Your Plastic Flower Pots!
• SCRAP Happenings
• In Brief: Oregon Bills and More

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April 2005

• National E-waste Legislation
• Advanced Recovery Fee (ARF): The Way to Go
• Advancing Sustainability in Oregon Schools
• RA Seeks New Contractor
• Urgent Legislative Update: Senate Bill 740

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March 2005

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February 2005

• Water On The Go: Reflections on the Bottle
• Recycling Mercury-Containing Lamps
• News In Brief
• Get Active, Get Action Alerts!
• Recycling at Events: A Guide to Reducing Waste at Any Event
• Question of the Month

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January 2005

• Looking Toward the 2005 Legislative Session
• E-Waste Progress Report
• A Passion for Puppets and Materials Re-use
• What to do with it?
• Question of the Month

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