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• 1. [Article] City of Portland Multi-Family Recycling Program: Final Report

  This report examines the Multi-Family Recycling Program sponsored by the City's Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), and operated by Portland State University's Recycling Education Project (REP). The ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: City of Portland Multi-Family Recycling Program: Final Report Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne Year: 1990 This report examines the Multi-Family Recycling Program sponsored by the City's Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), and operated by Portland State University's Recycling Education Project (REP). The program operated from July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990. The purpose of the program was to implement a pilot recycling program that addressed the unique needs of apartment and condominium dwellers. The effort involved establishing recycling systems in 200 multi-family buildings. The program used a multi-materials approach that included separating newspaper, clear, green, and brown glass, tin, aluminum, and cardboard. The pilot program was undertaken to further the City's and Metro's solid waste reduction goals, in accordance with DEQ's Solid Waste Plan. These goals call for increasing recycling in the city to 50% by the year 2000. In addition, the program attempted to field test strategies for establishing both outdoor and indoor recycling systems; to identify problems encountered by apartment managers and tenants unique to multi-family sites; and to identify problems encountered by local garbage haulers when servicing the recycling systems. The program was directed by PSU Professor Gerald F. Blake and coordinated by Lynne Storz, a PSU graduate student in Urban Planning. The program was carried out by a team of PSU graduate and undergraduate students. Title: City of Portland Multi-Family Recycling Program: Final Report Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne Year: 1990 This report examines the Multi-Family Recycling Program sponsored by the City's Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), and operated by Portland State University's Recycling Education Project (REP). The program operated from July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990. The purpose of the program was to implement a pilot recycling program that addressed the unique needs of apartment and condominium dwellers. The effort involved establishing recycling systems in 200 multi-family buildings. The program used a multi-materials approach that included separating newspaper, clear, green, and brown glass, tin, aluminum, and cardboard. The pilot program was undertaken to further the City's and Metro's solid waste reduction goals, in accordance with DEQ's Solid Waste Plan. These goals call for increasing recycling in the city to 50% by the year 2000. In addition, the program attempted to field test strategies for establishing both outdoor and indoor recycling systems; to identify problems encountered by apartment managers and tenants unique to multi-family sites; and to identify problems encountered by local garbage haulers when servicing the recycling systems. The program was directed by PSU Professor Gerald F. Blake and coordinated by Lynne Storz, a PSU graduate student in Urban Planning. The program was carried out by a team of PSU graduate and undergraduate students. Close

• 2. [Article] City of Beaverton, Multi-Family Recycling Program

  This report examines the Multi-Family Recycling Program sponsored by the City of Beaverton and operated by Portland State University's Recycling Education Project (REP). The program operated from July ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: City of Beaverton, Multi-Family Recycling Program Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne, Roth, Tamara Year: 1990 This report examines the Multi-Family Recycling Program sponsored by the City of Beaverton and operated by Portland State University's Recycling Education Project (REP). The program operated from July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990. The purpose of the program was to implement a pilot recycling program that addressed the unique needs of apartment and condominium dwellers. The effort involved establishing 30 recycling systems in multi-family buildings. The program used a multi-materials approach that included separating newspaper, clear, green, and brown glass, tin, aluminum, and cardboard. The pilot program was undertaken to further the City's and Metro's solid waste reduction goals, in accordance with DEQ's Solid Waste Plan. These goals call for increasing recycling in the city to 50% by the year 2000. In addition, the program attempted to field test strategies for establishing both outdoor and indoor recycling systems; to identify problems encountered by apartment managers and tenants unique to multi-family sites; and to identify problems encountered by local garbage haulers when servicing the recycling systems. The program was directed by PSU Professor Gerald F. Blake and coordinated by Tamara Roth and Lynne Storz, PSU students. The program was carried out by a team of PSU graduate and undergraduate students. Title: City of Beaverton, Multi-Family Recycling Program Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne, Roth, Tamara Year: 1990 This report examines the Multi-Family Recycling Program sponsored by the City of Beaverton and operated by Portland State University's Recycling Education Project (REP). The program operated from July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990. The purpose of the program was to implement a pilot recycling program that addressed the unique needs of apartment and condominium dwellers. The effort involved establishing 30 recycling systems in multi-family buildings. The program used a multi-materials approach that included separating newspaper, clear, green, and brown glass, tin, aluminum, and cardboard. The pilot program was undertaken to further the City's and Metro's solid waste reduction goals, in accordance with DEQ's Solid Waste Plan. These goals call for increasing recycling in the city to 50% by the year 2000. In addition, the program attempted to field test strategies for establishing both outdoor and indoor recycling systems; to identify problems encountered by apartment managers and tenants unique to multi-family sites; and to identify problems encountered by local garbage haulers when servicing the recycling systems. The program was directed by PSU Professor Gerald F. Blake and coordinated by Tamara Roth and Lynne Storz, PSU students. The program was carried out by a team of PSU graduate and undergraduate students. Close

• 3. [Article] Recommendations for Recycling Shelter Design Changes

  Brief report by the PSU Recycling Education Project and Multi-Family Recycling Program that offers recommendations on the design of equipment and supplies required for recycling stations. Reviews the equipment ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Recommendations for Recycling Shelter Design Changes Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne Year: 1990 Brief report by the PSU Recycling Education Project and Multi-Family Recycling Program that offers recommendations on the design of equipment and supplies required for recycling stations. Reviews the equipment currently in use, as well as standard operating procedures for the region's haulers and recyclers, and proposes improvements to the current multi-family system in use. Title: Recommendations for Recycling Shelter Design Changes Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne Year: 1990 Brief report by the PSU Recycling Education Project and Multi-Family Recycling Program that offers recommendations on the design of equipment and supplies required for recycling stations. Reviews the equipment currently in use, as well as standard operating procedures for the region's haulers and recyclers, and proposes improvements to the current multi-family system in use. Close

• 4. [Article] Columbia Villa Recycling Project: Final Report

  In 1983, the Oregon legislature enacted the nation's first recycling bill. The bill called for a state-wide curbside recycling program in communities of 4,000 and over, aimed at reducing the volume of ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Columbia Villa Recycling Project: Final Report Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne Year: 1990 In 1983, the Oregon legislature enacted the nation's first recycling bill. The bill called for a state-wide curbside recycling program in communities of 4,000 and over, aimed at reducing the volume of waste going to landfills and increasing participation in recycling. In the Portland area, the curbside recycling effort has focused primarily on single-family residences, while multifamily dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums, have received less attention. One of the most serious problems confronting Portland's recycling efforts is gaining the cooperation of apartment building owners, managers, and tenants to participate in source separation and recycling. Portland also has an unacceptably high rate of youth unemployment, with teenagers being more than twice as likely as adults to be among the city's jobless. Columbia Villa's teenagers represent an important resource that can assist the Housing Authority with establishing a recycling program. In the summer of 1989, the Recycling Education Project (REP) at Portland State University, in cooperation with the Housing Authority of Portland, the City's Bureau of Environmental Services, the Private Industry Council, and the Portland Public School's Home Repair Project began a multi-materials recycling program in the Columbia Villa housing project. The "Villa" is comprised of 478 multi-family housing units containing over 1,500 low-income tenants, and is administered by the Housing Authority of Portland (HAP). Source separation and recycling has been established in several of the Housing Authority's high rise buildings, primarily those occupied by elderly residents. It was not until July, 1989, however, that Columbia Villa had a systematic recycling program in place. It is estimated that the Villa generates 3.35 tons of solid waste per day, at significant cost to the HAP. Title: Columbia Villa Recycling Project: Final Report Author: Blake, Gerald F., Storz, Lynne Year: 1990 In 1983, the Oregon legislature enacted the nation's first recycling bill. The bill called for a state-wide curbside recycling program in communities of 4,000 and over, aimed at reducing the volume of waste going to landfills and increasing participation in recycling. In the Portland area, the curbside recycling effort has focused primarily on single-family residences, while multifamily dwellings, including apartment buildings and condominiums, have received less attention. One of the most serious problems confronting Portland's recycling efforts is gaining the cooperation of apartment building owners, managers, and tenants to participate in source separation and recycling. Portland also has an unacceptably high rate of youth unemployment, with teenagers being more than twice as likely as adults to be among the city's jobless. Columbia Villa's teenagers represent an important resource that can assist the Housing Authority with establishing a recycling program. In the summer of 1989, the Recycling Education Project (REP) at Portland State University, in cooperation with the Housing Authority of Portland, the City's Bureau of Environmental Services, the Private Industry Council, and the Portland Public School's Home Repair Project began a multi-materials recycling program in the Columbia Villa housing project. The "Villa" is comprised of 478 multi-family housing units containing over 1,500 low-income tenants, and is administered by the Housing Authority of Portland (HAP). Source separation and recycling has been established in several of the Housing Authority's high rise buildings, primarily those occupied by elderly residents. It was not until July, 1989, however, that Columbia Villa had a systematic recycling program in place. It is estimated that the Villa generates 3.35 tons of solid waste per day, at significant cost to the HAP. Close