What's Happening Around Town?

Master Recycler Plastics Round-up -

Washington County residents can recycle plastics not normally accepted at the curb with the Master Recyclers on

Saturday, May 17th from 9:00AM to 2:00PM at two westside locations:

• Shorenstein Realty Services LP and Autodesk, Inc.   MAP

5400 Meadows Road, Lake Oswego

• PCC Rock Creek 17705 NW Springville Road, Lot D MAP

Plastic items accepted may include container and drink lids, microwave food dishes, grocery/newspaper/dry cleaning bags, DVDs/CDs and their cases, lawn furniture, kiddie pools, laundry baskets, and more!

No plastic butter/yogurt tubs, milk jugs, or nursery pots accepted because these items are included in your residential recycling collection service.

Locations and preparation tips can be found under "Plastics Recycling Roundup" at: www.masterrecycler.org.

Browse the "reuse" area at the Plastics Roundup event for items that you might need and take home a treasure!

 

Metro Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

Free household hazardous waste collection events take place from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM every week (except Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends) between March and mid-November across the Portland tri-county area. These events are small, frequent and community-friendly.

 

Washington County Cooperative Recycling Program Member Cities  

What is planned in your community and around town? Check

the city websites below to stay up-to-date on the latest

clean-up activities and events. Residents living inside the

County boundaries, but outside a City limits are considered residents of unincorporated Washington County.

Banks -

Cornelius -

Durham -

Forest Grove -

Hillsboro - 

King City -

North Plains -

Sherwood -

Tigard -

Tualatin -

Unincorporated Washington County -

 

Washington County Sustainability Summit - January 2007

On a sunny January day in Hillsboro, more than 125 industry leaders met with one idea in mind…..sustainability. Washington County’s first Sustainability Summit was pulled together by Vision Action Network, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support community-based problem solving through relationship building, planning and implementation processes. The 2007 Summit’s attendee list was like a “Who’s Who” in professional circles. Hosted by Washington County and sponsored by Intel, the Summit’s keynote address was delivered by Alan Durning, Executive Director of Sightline Institute (formerly Northwest Environment Watch).

While many attendees had their own interpretation of the definition of sustainability, this diverse group of professionals helped capture best practices to guide future steps in the areas of land stewardship, water quality/quantity, green spaces, transportation, agriculture/food, forestry, and green development.  The results are a shared vision and community agenda for sustainability in Washington County. 

The Vision Action Network (VAN) is forming several action teams to move the summit recommendations forward. If interested, contact the VAN at (503) 846-5792.