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Metro, OEC host discussion with Benjamin Ross, author of "The Polluters"

April 6, 2011 4:36 p.m.

Join author Benjamin Ross for a brown bag discussion of his new book The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment Monday, April 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in rooms 370 A and B at Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave. in Portland. The Polluters is a ground-breaking history of the chemical industry and its effects on the environment. Please register for the talk by April 8.

Metro dishes toxics-free tips for green cleaning, gardening at Better Living Show

March 23, 2011 3:41 p.m.

Want a spic-and-span kitchen without harsh household chemicals? Ready for easy homegrown edibles sans the hazardous pesticides? Don’t miss Metro at this weekend’s free Better Living Show, March 25 to 27 at the Portland Expo Center. From cleaning green with simple ingredients to wooing beneficial birds, Metro’s exhibits and seminars will offer practical tips and helpful resources to make your home and yard safer for people, pets and the planet.

Portland Center for the Performing Arts cleans up its act

March 18, 2011 3:33 p.m.

PCPA recently finished a two-year process of kicking some toxic characters off of its stages. All of the toxic items were taken to Metro’s hazardous waste facilities where they were either recycled or safely disposed of, while the latex paint was reprocessed into MetroPaint, a recycled interior/exterior latex product.

Home & Garden Show at Expo produces inspiration, reduces landfill waste

March 11, 2011 2:15 p.m.

This year's Spring Home & Garden Show at the Portland Expo Center once again provided a wealth of sustainable home improvement and landscaping ideas – as well as a record level of material reuse and recycling once the show was over.

Spring cleaning: Green the garage

Feb. 22, 2011 10:35 a.m.

Too much stuff in the garage to fit the car or the bike? From that old, broken fridge to the vinyl bag of bowling balls, 'tis the season for spring cleaning. Metro offers timely tips on reducing, reusing and recycling to get your garage in shape for summer.

Welcoming wildlife: Metro grants support Backyard Habitat Certification Program

Feb. 22, 2011 10:25 a.m.

Last summer, Tricia Knoll watched in awe as a pileated woodpecker mined insects from alder snags that she and co-owner Darrell Salk have left in place on their Southwest Portland property. “That magnificent bird would not have been there had we not chosen to restore native habitat in our yard,” she says.

Metro's RID Patrol program wins Mayoral award

Feb. 14, 2011 12:24 p.m.

Metro was honored with a Partners in Safety award for the program at the Mayor’s annual Safety Recognition Day on Feb. 9. This is the first time the RID Patrol has been recognized with such an award.

No clear paths on Metro's solid waste road map

By Nick Christensen

Jan. 12, 2011 12:20 p.m.

Staff identifies 13 projects to tackle as Metro starts thinking about the 2020 turnover in solid waste contracts. But as the agency thinks about ways to reduce trash sent to landfills, it's faced with a challenge - more than a quarter of the agency's revenue comes from trash fees and taxes.

Metro Council delivers $68,500 grant package to Northwest Portland

Jan. 11, 2011 5:17 p.m.

The Metro Council sent a grants package valued at $68,500 to Northwest Portland late last week with monies earmarked for neighborhood improvements. Funds will be used for bricks and mortar capital improvements at nonprofits that serve the area’s low-income residents, as well as for some innovative projects that engage seniors and teens.

Council notes: Metro supports statewide bag ban

By Nick Christensen

Jan. 7, 2011 12:02 p.m.

Bags slow down processing at Metro facilities, pollute natural areas. Also at the first council meeting of 2011: Acknowledgment of the BCS title game, Hosticka named deputy council president, Title 11 revisited.

Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter

Metro's proposed 2011-12 budget shrinks by $40 million; garbage rate increase and redistricting on agenda Thursday

Green Metro: OSU partnership leafing out