Business Bulletin Newsletter, Solid Waste & Recycling

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Waste reduction updates for your workplace

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May 2020:

  • Earth month!
  • New staff feature
  • Corporate sustainability collaborative
  • COVID-19 updates
  • En Español

March 2020:

  • COVID-19 updates
  • Garbage & recycling service updates
  • Food donation options
  • Food scraps policy delayed
  • En Español

January 2020:

  • Business food scraps policy
  • Business spotlight - Embassy Suites
  • Plastic bag ban
  • New staff feature
  • En Español

November 2019:

  • Business spotlight
  • Tips for sustainable office parties
  • Environmental education grants
  • En Español

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September 2019:

  • New Latino businesses
  • What to recycle and where?
  • Talking Trash podcast with Alex Bertolucci
  • DEQ grants
  • En Español

July 2019:

  • Celebrating Latino Entrepreneur day
  • Reduce, Reuse & Recycle
  • Food scraps collection requirement
  • En Español

May 2019:

  • Keep recycling strong by recycling right
  • Metro Innovation and Investment grants
  • Congratulations newly certified green businesses
  • En Español

March 2019:

  • Urban Gleaners now serving Washington County
  • Tools to prevent the wasting of food
  • Association of Oregon Recyclers Spring Forum
  • A message from Oregon composters
  • En Español

January 2019:

  • Workshop for food waste professionals
  • New Green Business Coordinator
  • Tigard-Tualatin schools start composting
  • Explore commute options
  • En Español

November 2018:

  • Join quarterly roundtable events
  • BYOC (bring your own cup)
  • New Green Business Award Winners
  • En Español

September 2018:

  • GoGreen Portland conference
  • Wasted food reduction webinar
  • Video: "Single Servings"
  • En Español

July 2018:

  • Metro approves food scraps collection requirements
  • Grant opportunities open
  • Advisor wins Recycler of the Year award
  • Hillsboro schools start composting food scraps
  • En Español

May 2018:

  • What To Recycle search tool
  • Empresas Small Business Development partnership
  • New Green Business Award winners
  • En Español

March 2018:

  • Become a recycling expert with Recycling 101
  • New Green Business Award winners
  • Expanded bottle redemption program
  • En Español

Winter 2018:

Fall 2017:

  • Special recycling notice
  • Get bonus incentives from EnergyTrust
  • En Español

Summer 2017:

  • Get greener with EcoBiz
  • GoGreen Portland registration discounts
  • Recycle your old binders with OfficeMax/Office Depot
  • En Español

Spring 2017:

  • Compostable bag discount
  • Gerber to host ResourceFull Use workshop May 18
  • En Español

Winter 2017:

  • City of Hillsboro receives Green Business Award
  • DEQ supports food donation in Washington County
  • Upcoming ResourceFull Use workshops
  • Meet new Green Business Advisors

  • En Español

Fall 2016:

  • Region to consider food scraps mandate
  • New polystyrene recycling resource
  • Newly-certified Green Businesses

Summer 2016:

  • More businesses are collecting food scraps
  • Washington County businesses donate food 
  • New service to help divert construction waste
  • Choose reusable or recycled content dishware 

Winter 2016:

  • The value of recycling
  • Upcoming conferences
  • An introduction to Adelante Mujeres
  • Durables over disposables

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