Education
Whether you're looking for ways to minimize waste, ideas on how to recycle smarter or things you can do to help the environment, this section is your educational resource.
Watch The Story of Plastic on The Discovery Channel
From city streets to the arctic ice sheets, plastic pollution has reached every corner of the globe.
Read MoreExploring "The Great Recycling Con"
For a generation now, we’ve been told that plastics of all types can be recycled.
Read MoreOregon retailers and restaurants say goodbye to single-use plastic bags
The Sustainable Shopping Initiative begins January 1, 2020. Under a bill approved by the Oregon legislature this past summer, grocery stores, retail stores and restaurants will no longer be able to provide customers with single-use plastic bags.
Read MoreTackling the Top 4 contaminants
In order to find markets for commingled recyclable materials, it’s crucial that the materials be as contaminant-free as possible.
Read MoreHow other communities are rethinking recycling
Over the past two decades, China has become the main international market for processing recyclable materials. Everything from paper and plastics to glass, cardboard and magazines made their way from curbside in the United States (and other countries) to sprawling facilities in China.
Read MoreBeing compostable doesn’t always mean better for the environment: The trouble with “compostable” packaging and serviceware
The leaves, grass clippings and yard debris Rogue Disposal & Recycling collects during the year all become a nutritious — and natural — part of Rogue Compost. The quality of our nutrient-rich composts help create healthier and more resilient soil for use in everything from lawns, flower beds and landscaping to orchards, gardens, vineyards and more.
Read MoreWhat happens when recycling efforts work well but recyclable materials no longer have a market?
After years of public-information and educational campaigns, recycling in the United States has become commonplace. Whether you’re at work, the mall, a theme park or city streets, odds are you’ll run across designated drop-off containers for pop cans, water bottles, newspaper and more.
Read More10 easy ways to cut back on common household disposable items
With recycling markets in flux and the rules for what can and can’t be recycled changing, it’s easy to get discouraged about the amount of stuff you now need to throw away. The good news is that you can choose not to use some of that stuff in the first place — opting instead for reusable items and cutting down on the overall number of everyday items you need to dispose of.
Read MoreLimited Plastic Bottle and Jug Recycling: Learn the Full Story
As of October 1, 2018, we added two new materials to the list of items you can drop off at the Transfer Station Recycling Depot.
Read MoreWhy is recycling as we know it changing?
What do plastic grocery bags, used coffee cups, pizza boxes and Styrofoam have to do with a rapidly changing recycling landscape? They lead the list of things typically found in the recycling cart that can’t, in fact, be recycled.
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