Recycling

Oregon’s mattress recycling program is celebrating one year of keeping mattresses out of landfills with its no-cost collection sites.

One Oregon nonprofit is intercepting the fast-fashion waste stream one piece of clothing at a time.

Unwanted, unused items around your home could likely be more useful for someone else. On Living Less Unsustainably, John Fischer will make sure your stuff gets into the hands that need them.

The company turns recycled plastics into handles that hold multi-packs of products together.

In early March, the Oregon legislature passed a law aimed to reduce the environmental and safety hazards related to battery disposal.

A small part of Oregon’s new statewide recycling system is on hold after a judge pushed pause in response to a lawsuit filed by product distributors.

Deschutes county residents can now drop off certain products for recycling, including several kinds of plastic.

Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act has been in place for more than three months, and so far, both consumers and recycling centers seem pleased.

There are many options for recycling plastics these days. If you want to spend a little more, or make an occasional drop off, you can cut way back on the landfilled portion of your household trash.

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors claim the Recycling Modernization Act passed in 2021 and implemented in July is unconstitutional.

Final preparations are underway for the 56th annual Oregon Country Fair, starting this Friday in Veneta.

Large companies will start paying into a program to expand and unify Oregon's recycling system, helping more cities offer recycling services.