Solid Waste
Diverting as much solid waste from landfill is the backbone or a recycling system. Reducing use of items that generate waste, recycling judiciously and taking advantage of municipal composting systems are all great methods. Your spent grain farmer can take more than just grain back to the farm so just ask if yeast and spent hops are of interest. Reuse your mylar for trash liners as an example. Reduce-Reuse-Recycle: Simple because it is!
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BA Solid Waste Archives
Access the Brewers Association’s archives on Solid Waste.
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Composting in PDX
Information on composting food scraps in the PDX Metro areas.
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Zero Waste Events
More information coming soon.
REUSE
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BottleDrop/OBRC
Did you know that OBRC BottleDrop has a refillable bottle program that is used by multiple Oregon craft breweries? Click the link for details.
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Ratchet Straps
Plastic keg bands cannot be recycled and end up in the landfill. Double Mountain Brewery has implemented an innovative ratchet strap solution. Add a deposit to keg pallet orders and ask that they be returned on the next empty keg shipment. It's just that easy! Contact Greg for more information.
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Mylar
More information coming.
RECYCLE
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Grain Bag Recycling Program
Learn more about how Hopworks, Country Malt, and Great Western Malt came together to reduce the amount of grain bags heading to the landfill.
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PakTech
Did you know that your plastic “PakTech” 6-pack carriers can be recycled, just not in your local mixed recycling bins. es, pots, and even new PakTech handles.
Visit the PakTech website for a list of participating breweries and businesses in your where you can drop them off.
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Metro
Metro serves more than 1.5 million people in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. The agency's boundary encompasses Portland, Oregon and 23 other cities..
Great information regarding recycling in those areas serviced by Metro can be found HERE.
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Business Recycling in PDX
Information on how businesses can recycle in the PDX area.