Sustainable Oregon 2026 Agenda

Please note this is a draft agenda and is subject to change.

Monday, 6/22

Time Session/Activity Room Sponsored By
7:00am-8:00am Exhibitor Set-Up Hellman/Williams/O'Neill  
8:00am-9:00am Registration Open & Tour Check-In Reception Area  
9:00am-12:00pm TSWAN Annual Meeting Vista Room (on 12th floor)  
10:00am-11:00am BIPOC Affinity Group Meeting Bloch  
10:00am-11:00am BIPOC Ally Group Meeting Studio BC (2nd floor)  
11:00am-12:00pm LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group Meeting Bloch  
11:00am-12:00pm LGBTQIA+ Ally Group Meeting Studio BC (2nd floor)  
12:30pm-2:00pm WELCOME & OPENING PLENARY: Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) – First Year in Review Wilder  
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 1: From Waste to Wonder: The MECCA Creative Reuse Experience    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 2: The Modern Landfill and the Restored Prairie    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 3: Pioneers of Reuse: From Community Action to Campus Innovation    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 4: Closing the Loop: Industrial Organic Recycling & The Science of Soil    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 5: From Fiber to Roll: Inside the Industrial Scale of Papermaking    
2:00pm-5:00pm TOUR 6: Discovering the Valley: A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Mount Pisgah Arboretum    
5:00pm-7:00pm Meet the AOR Board Candidates Reception Hellman/Williams/O'Neill  
7:00pm-10:00pm After Hours Fun Cowfish  

Tuesday, 6/23

Time Session/Activity Room Sponsored By
7:00am-8:00am 5K Run    
8:00am-9:00am Breakfast Hellman/Williams/O'Neill  
9:00am-10:00am PLENARY: The Next Generation: Young Voices in Recycling Joplin/Seager  
10:00am-10:15am Networking Break    
10:15am-11:15am CONCURRENT SESSION: Making Space for Multifamily Recycling Improvements in Oregon—What’s Coming and How Communities are Evolving Wilder  
10:15am-11:15pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Reuse Panel #1 Joplin/Seager  
11:15am-11:30am Networking Break    
11:30am-12:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Closing the Loop—Collaborative Success Stories in Organics Wilder  
11:30am-12:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Reuse Panel #2 Joplin/Seager  
12:30pm-2:00pm Lunch Hellman/Williams/O'Neill  
2:00pm-3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Snack Pack—Navigating the RMA as a National Food Brand Wilder  
2:00pm-3:00pm CONCURRENT SESSION: From Waste Streams to Climate Assets: The Oregon Story Joplin/Seager  
3:00pm-3:30pm Networking Break    
3:30pm-4:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Recycling in Tribal Nations: Stories of Progress and Resilience Wilder  
3:30pm-4:30pm CONCURRENT SESSION: Putting EPR Dollars to Work Joplin/Seager  
4:30pm-5:30pm Sustainable Oregon Awards Hellman/Williams/O'Neill  
5:30pm-6:30pm Reception Hellman/Williams/O'Neill  
7:0pm-10:00pm After Hours Trivia Oakshire Brewing  

Wednesday, 6/24

Time Session/Activity Room Sponsored By
8:00am-12:00pm Silent Auction Pickup Wilder A  
8:00am-9:00am Breakfast Hellman/Williams/O'Neill  
9:00am-10:00am CONCURRENT SESSION: It's Not All Boring Trash: Designing Innovative, Collaborative, Climate-Focused Materials Management Programs Wilder  
9:00am-10:00am CONCURRENT SESSION: Beyond the Bin: Creative Ways to Teach Recycling Joplin/Seager  
10:00am-10:15am Networking Break    
10:15am-11:15am CONCURRENT SESSION: Looking North: Recycling Reform Through EPR Wilder  
10:15am-11:15am CONCURRENT SESSION: Clean Lane: Transforming Organics Management and Reducing Emissions in Lane County Joplin/Seager  
11:15am-11:30am Networking Break    
11:30am-12:30pm CLOSING PLENARY: Waste and Recycling in Oregon—A 50+ Year History Joplin/Seager  
12:30pm-12:45pm CLOSING REMARKS Joplin/Seager  

Thank You to Our Sustainable Oregon 2026 Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Waste Connections

Scholarship Sponsor

Metro

Networking Sponsors

City of Portland BPS
OBRC Republic Services

Meal Sponsors

B&B Leasing Company CAA

Clackamas County

Plenary Sponsors

DEQ Interchange 360
Recology Zabble

Session and Tour Sponsors

The Recycling Partnership Rexius
SOS WM RRS