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Celebrate Earth Month with BottleDrop Give!
Happy Earth Month! Obviously, this is our favorite time of year at OEC. It’s an opportunity to go on a favorite hike, connect with your community, and reflect on the beauty and bounty of our one and only planet.
However, this season isn’t just about celebration: it’s also about looking ahead, and standing up for the future of our home. With ever-mounting threats from the federal administration, and the impacts of climate change continuing to escalate, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. But that doesn’t mean we're ready to throw up our hands and give up: it means now is the time to act. With all of us working together, our collective actions ...
Watch your waste this holiday
Oops. In 2015, Oregonians generated slightly more waste and recycled slightly less than in years past, according to DEQ. We created 2,553 pounds of waste per person, or about 7 pounds a day—and we recovered slightly less than half of that for recycling, energy or compost.
That's not good news for our state's goal, also adopted in 2015, to recover 55% of our waste.
But holiday season is a great time to make a real difference. Americans spend $228 billion every year on Christmas gifts and celebrations, and half of the paper we consume each year goes to wrapping and decorating consumer products. By sticking to a tight budget for trash, we ...