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 Sustainability
efforts in solid waste management in Oregon have centered on recycling
since the early 1990s, and much progress has been made. The amount of
solid waste recycled and recovered has increased in Oregon every year
since 1992. Unfortunately, the amount of solid waste generated has also
increased each year over the same time period.
Even so, Oregon’s efforts to recycle solid waste material have
to be considered an important step toward sustainability. Now the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality through its Waste Policy Leadership
Group (WPLG) has devised a strategy to move beyond waste recycling to
a policy of waste prevention.
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