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Turning nature into the classroom

By Jodi Garber-Simon

Nov. 5, 2015 12:37 p.m.

two children looking through trees at a river in the distance

This is the first year many students have had the opportunity to attend a five-night experience since 2009, when recession-fueled belt-tightening cut many outdoor school programs to just two nights. At that time, Metro stepped in to provide funding to cover one day of outdoor school, helping keep the program alive in the Portland region.

Effective Sunday: Changes to acceptance standards for wood waste and yard debris

Oct. 30, 2015 12:34 p.m.

wood waste loaded into the bed of a pickup

Starting Sunday, Nov. 1, customers at Metro South transfer station in Oregon City and Metro Central transfer station in Northwest Portland will see significant changes in what and how they can bring wood waste and yard debris to the facilities.

Newberg mill closure impacts wood recycling in the Portland region

Oct. 27, 2015 9:51 a.m.

On Oct. 15, the WestRock paper mill in Newberg announced it would close indefinitely on Nov. 15. That facility, formerly known as the SP Paper Mill, received approximately 85 percent of the greater Portland area’s recovered wood, burning much of it to fuel its boilers that produced both steam and electricity for the plant.

6 cities making energy from trash

By Rebecca Koffman

Oct. 6, 2015 3:53 p.m.

Photo of Maishima waste treatment center

Trash makes energy all over the world. Here are a few more interesting examples, including one in Austria whose bold design made it a tourist attraction, one in development in Copenhagen that will host winter ski slopes on the roof, and even one in Oregon.

Powering homes with garbage

By Rebecca Koffman

Oct. 6, 2015 12:31 p.m.

Oregon’s only trash incinerator is the backbone of Marion County’s waste management system, diverting 90 percent of the county’s trash from landfills and putting it to use creating electricity. By contrast, less than 10 percent of the garbage from the Portland region is currently converted to electricity. But that could change. The Metro Council is considering opportunities to use more garbage as a resource. One possibility could be using some of it to make electricity.

Where does your garbage go? The journey of trash

By Rebecca Koffman

Oct. 2, 2015 5:50 p.m.

In the Portland region in 2013, more than 64 percent of what businesses and residents threw away was recycled, composted or converted to energy. What was left over was a million tons of garbage. And all that trash has to go somewhere.

Portland'5 Presents and Chamber Music Northwest present 'The Crossroads Project: Rising Tide' with the Fry Street Quartet

Sept. 15, 2015 9:01 a.m.

Portland’5 Presents and Chamber Music Northwest is pleased to announce, The Crossroads Project, on Oct. 15, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Newmark Theatre.

Think Out Loud | Metro Holds Trash Talks

July 29, 2015 12:45 p.m.

pictogram for Metro stories in the media

With its citywide composting system and high recycling rates, Portland is often thought of as a trash-conscious city. Still, Portlanders throw away nearly one million tons of garbage each year – that’s waste that’s not being reused, recycled, or converted into alternative forms of energy. Could we be doing better?

Oregonian | Metro looks to get food scraps out of waste stream

July 23, 2015 11 a.m.

Nearly 20 percent of Metro garbage today is food waste, making it difficult to use new technology to produce electricity and fuels from 1 million tons of garbage sent to landfills each year.

Meridian Gardens offers new beginnings in Southeast Portland

Turning nature into the classroom

Effective Sunday: Changes to acceptance standards for wood waste and yard debris

Event: What our trash says when we're gone

Newberg mill closure impacts wood recycling in the Portland region

Short survey: Where should the garbage go?

6 cities making energy from trash

Powering homes with garbage

Where does your garbage go? The journey of trash

Professional stuntwoman cultivates a wildlife-friendly yard in Gresham

Portland'5 Presents and Chamber Music Northwest present 'The Crossroads Project: Rising Tide' with the Fry Street Quartet

Video: Moles, voles and gophers

Artists 'glean' funky finds, creative insights from region's trash

Think Out Loud | Metro Holds Trash Talks

Oregonian | Metro looks to get food scraps out of waste stream

KATU News | Metro wants more of your compost, but lacks space