Ever feel like you’re not being told the whole story? Well you’re not. And you should be grateful for it, because the whole story is way too complicated. You’d hate it. The PR of recycling knows that if you overload people with information they didn’t really care about in the first place, you risk having […]
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How much to tell the public
March 27th, 2014 · No Comments · Consumer Issues, Philosophy, Recycling
Tags:educating the public·Master Recycling Program·recycling·Recycling School
Recycling School goes to Composting Plant
September 24th, 2013 · No Comments · Composting, Garbage, Recycling School
I have about thirty classmates. The course is eight three hour classes plus two or three day-long field trips, during which we hit several sites each. Here we are marching through Nature’s Needs, learning exactly what happens to all the yard debris and compost collected from Portland curbsides. The green guy in the pictures is […]
Tags:composting·falcons·falcons chase off seagulls·food scraps·Master Recycling Program·Recycling School·use of falcons
I have found my people!
September 23rd, 2013 · No Comments · Garbage, Recycling, Recycling School, Trash Disposal
I can’t help it — I’m obsessed with garbage, and with how the world is filling up with it. But I’m not alone! Finally I’ve been admitted to the Master Recycling Program, an educational opportunity coveted by so many Portlanders that there’s a waiting list for it. Yay! Yay, but boo. Yay because it thrills […]
Tags:garbage·garbage problem·inspiration·Master Recycler·Master Recycling Program·recycling·recycling education·Recycling School·waste disposal