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Public notice (closed): Northwest Shingle Recyclers solid waste facility license renewal

March 30, 2016 2:40 p.m.
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Northwest Shingle Recyclers submitted an application to renew its current Metro solid waste facility license to operate an asphalt roofing shingle recovery facility. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. April 29, 2016.

Public notice (closed): McFarlane's Bark, Inc. solid waste facility license renewal

March 30, 2016 2:25 p.m.
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McFarlane's Bark submitted an application to renew its current Metro solid waste facility license to operate a yard debris compost facility. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. April 29, 2016

Got ants? Safer ways to prevent and eliminate this common home pest

March 29, 2016 12:22 p.m.
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Ants are good for the garden – they till the soil, eat pests and provide food for birds. But ants can also come inside searching for food. These strategies can help keep them out.

Recycling: The invisible system beyond your home bin

By Rebecca Koffman
March 21, 2016 10 a.m.
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Once your recycling leaves your bin, that jumble of paper, metal and plastic, along with the separated glass, all has to be sorted and then sold. Those empty containers and torn newspapers are commodities – goods that can be sold to buyers in the region and around the world. They’ll be used to make new products.

KATU | How to reach Portland's lofty recycling goal

March 1, 2016 1:12 p.m.
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It seems impossible: Can Portlanders really recycle 90 percent of their waste? And by 2030, no less? That's the city's current target, and recyclers like Far West Recycling CEO Keith Ristau think it can be done. But right now there are some basic recycling mistakes many are making.

Metro grants $377,406 for community-improvement projects in Northwest Portland

Feb. 22, 2016 3:03 p.m.
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The Metro Central Enhancement Committee announced its decision to fund 11 local improvement projects totaling $377,406. Metro's grants range from $6,500 for classroom education and field trips for 200 third graders to $100,000 for tree plantings, with money also earmarked to provide hot meals for homebound seniors, capital improvements at community centers and more.

Portland Tribune | Metro agrees to enter talks with operator of region's garbage incinerator

Jan. 14, 2016 1:12 p.m.
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After a months-long effort to engage the region in “talking about trash,” Metro is shifting to formally evaluate two ways to reduce garbage sent to the landfill: burning it to produce electricity and filtering out more recyclables after garbage is collected.

Metro Council takes next steps on garbage options, with caution

Jan. 13, 2016 10:37 a.m.
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At a work session Jan. 12 the Metro Council directed staff to explore two options that use the Portland region’s garbage as a resource: burning trash to make electricity, and post-collection garbage sorting that could increase what the region already recycles.

Public shows interest in technologies that turn trash into a resource

Jan. 8, 2016 1:25 p.m.
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In recent surveys, many respondents told Metro they’re interested in doing something with garbage besides sending it to a landfill – and they’d be willing to pay more on their garbage bill to see that happen. The surveys were intended to provide the Metro Council with a sense of opinions and potential concerns about options related to the long-term management of garbage generated in the region.

Portland Tribune | Metro to consider garbage burning

Jan. 7, 2016 2:17 p.m.
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Metro’s elected leaders will decide Tuesday whether to pursue burning the Portland area’s garbage to produce electricity at an incinerator four miles north of Salem.

Council to consider next steps in garbage management

Jan. 5, 2016 4:27 p.m.
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At a work session Jan. 12, the Metro Council is scheduled to consider next steps related to long-term management of the Portland region’s garbage. The work session begins at 2 p.m. at Metro Regional Center and is open to the public.

Learn how to make a mason bee box with Scout leader Daniel Carter

By Ellen Wyoming DeLoy
Jan. 5, 2016 12:37 p.m.
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Help native mason bees by making bee boxes. Learn how from Daniel Carter, a troop leader with Cub Scout Pack 740, who helped assemble and build 100 mason bee boxes to hang at Metro destinations and local parks.

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on GreenWay Recycling, LLC renewal solid waste facility license

Dec. 29, 2015 3:52 p.m.
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GreenWay Recycling, LLC submitted an application to renew its current Metro solid waste facility license to operate a a mixed non-putrescible (“dry”) waste material recovery facility. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. Feb. 3, 2016.

KGW | Cleaning up Christmas: What needs to be recycled?

Dec. 29, 2015 11:59 a.m.
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From bows to boxes, to bags, many people end up stuck with leftover Christmas clutter and sometimes it's hard to know exactly what to do with all of it. Do you recycle or not?

Recycling after the holidays

Dec. 28, 2015 12:12 p.m.
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Post-holiday detritus can wreak havoc on your recycling habits. From the Christmas tree to the pile of gift wrap and packaging, Metro’s recycling expert Betty Shelley appeared on KATU's AM Northwest to help you double-check what goes in your home recycling bin, and share tips on how to reuse and recycle more – this year, and next.

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