2050 Vision for Materials Management in Oregon

DEQ is developing a long-term Vision for Sustainable Materials Management in Oregon to provide a foundation for updating the state’s Solid Waste Management Plan (1995-2005). This effort seeks to reduce environmental impacts by managing materials throughout their lifecycle, including extraction, production, use and end-of-life management.

• Opportunities to provide input

• The Draft Vision and Framework for Action will be available for input in late June 2012.
• Webinar on July 19, 2012, 10 am to Noon (details to be provided in June.)
• Sign up for email updates using the green envelope link in the left navigation bar.
• Blog

Materials Management Group

DEQ convened a cross-section of stakeholders to inform the development of DEQ’s statewide Vision and contribute to the development of an action plan to move forward. The group met for five work sessions between October 2011 and May 2012.

• Materials management group members
• Background documents

Previous meetings

All documents are posted as PDFs unless otherwise noted.

• May 15, 2012
  • Agenda
  • Wrap Up presentation
• March 22, 2012
  • Draft Agenda
• January 10, 2012
  • Agenda
  • Presentations:
    • Introduction to Upstream/Production and Consumption Focus Areas
• November 10, 2011
  • Agenda
  • Discussion documents and presentations
    • Materials Management Vision
    • Waste Trends and Recovery Potential presentation
• October 12, 2011
  • Agenda
  • Presentations:
    • Overview and Introduction
    • Sustainability, Visioning and The Natural Step Approach (4MB, 93 slides)
    • What is Materials management
      A presentation on what "materials management" is, how it differs from "solid waste management," and why it matters.

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