Join the committee
Metro is looking for people to fill six open positions on the Regional Waste Advisory Committee. This 17-member committee helps guide the implementation of the region’s 2030 Regional Waste Plan.
The deadline to apply is Sept. 15, 2024. If you would like to submit your application to the committee via PDF, email [email protected].
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The Regional Waste Advisory Committee advises the Metro Council on the implementation of the 2030 Regional Waste Plan, which addresses:
- a garbage and recycling system that serves 1.5 million residents and businesses in greater Portland (Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah counties) and represents $280 million in local economic activity
- the environmental and health impacts of the products our region makes, uses and discards
- inequities in the system services, impacts and benefits experienced by communities of color and other historically marginalized groups
The responsibilities of the committee will be to:
- provide input on legislative and administrative actions that the Metro Council or chief operating officer will consider related to implementing the 2030 Regional Waste Plan
- provide input to staff on development of policies, programs and projects to implement actions in the plan
- review and provide input on the region’s effectiveness in implementing the plan
Membership
In September 2023, the Metro Council confirmed the following individuals to the Regional Waste Advisory Committee:
- Sharetta Butcher - Communities of Color
- Alondra Flores Aviña - Communities of Color
- Teresa Gaddy - Communities of Color
- Lindsay Marshall - City of Tualatin
- Christa McDermott - Environment/Health Advocate
- Audrey O’Brien - Oregon Department of Environmental Qualtiy
- Eben Polk - City of Portland
- Jackie Kirouac-Fram - Garbage and recycling system user
- Beth Vargas Duncan - Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association
- Andrew Bartlett - City of Hillsboro
- Ryan Largura - City of Troutdale
- Kathy Folsom - Washington County
Communications
If you wish to receive meeting information and updates via email please contact [email protected] to be added to our interested parties list.