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Revision as of 10:55, 20 June 2016
Sustainability initiatives
Initiatives by topic
Community energy
Wikipedia: Solar power in Oregon, Wind power in Oregon
Community involvement
Cycling activism
Wikipedia: Cycling in Oregon (category)
Environment quality
Beyond Toxics - Freshwater Trust - State of Oregon: Department of Environmental Quality
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
Wikipedia:
- Oregon Bottle Bill: container-deposit legislation passed in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1971 and amended in 2007. It requires cans, bottles, and other containers of carbonated soft drink, beer, and (since 2009) water sold in Oregon to be returnable with a minimum refund value. It is administered and enforced by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
- The law is credited with reducing litter and increasing container recycling. As a result, items which used to make up around 40% of roadside litter now represent about 6%. With return rates averaging 90%, another major benefit is in waste reduction and resource conservation, particularly for aluminum. By comparison, states without similar bills recycle on average 28% of their containers. Beverage distributors retain all deposits not reclaimed by consumers.
- Oregon's 1971 Beverage Container Act (ORS 459A.700 to 459A.740) was the first such legislation passed in the United States.
Sharing
Sustainable transport activism
Wikipedia: Hiking trails in Oregon (category)
Interwiki links
Wikipedia: Oregon
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