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4 questions with Shae Bedford, songwriter and Youth Ecology Corps member

By Guadalupe Triana

Oct. 9, 2017 1:07 p.m.

"Be curious because all of this is expanding your circle of awareness and making you grow as a person. That’s one thing I really loved about the Youth Ecology Corps – I could see myself growing as a person."

Tualatin River stormwater murals will celebrate Latino and Muslim views on water

By Russ Doubleday

Oct. 5, 2017 1:17 p.m.

photo of members of Tualatin Riverkeepers

Tualatin Riverkeepers, a recipient of Metro’s 2017 Community Placemaking grant program, will work with Centro Cultural and Muslim Educational Trust to bring two stormwater murals to Washington County. The murals will celebrate how different cultures value water.

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on pending amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

Oct. 3, 2017 3:37 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. Oct. 24, 2017. A final notice will not be published.

Nature through a different lens: photos from Southeast Portland students

Oct. 2, 2017 2:53 p.m.

photo of stonefly at Oxbow Regional Park

As part of a partnership between Metro and ROSE Community Development, a nonprofit that works to revitalize outer southeast Portland, a dozen youths ages 10 to 16 visited seven Metro destinations to learn about nature photography.

Public notice (closed): Opportunity to comment on S&H Cornelius solid waste facility license renewal

Sept. 29, 2017 4:29 p.m.

S&H Cornelius submitted an application to Metro to renew its license to operate a facility that receives and processes yard debris for compost. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. October 31, 2017.

Grupos de la comunidad echan un vistazo detrás de las escenas de la basura y reciclaje

By Guadalupe Triana

Sept. 21, 2017 8 a.m.

Photo of tour participants at Tualatin Valley Waste Recovery

Este verano Metro trabajó con organizaciónes sin fines de lucro locales para organizar giras en instalaciónes de residuos de la región. Dos de ellas se realizaron en español con la ayuda del Centro Cultural de Washington County y Trash for Peace, ambas son organizaciónes comunitarias que brindan servicios a los latinos que viven en la región. Las giras son parte de un esfuerzo mayor para reunir una gama de opiniones y perspectivas que ayudarán formar al Regional Waste Plan 2030.

Groups get a look behind the scenes of garbage and recycling

By Guadalupe Triana

Sept. 21, 2017 8 a.m.

This summer Metro worked with community-based organizations to organize tours at different waste facilities throughout the region. Two of them were conducted in Spanish with the help of Centro Cultural de Washington County and Trash for Peace, both local nonprofits that provide services to Latinos living in the region. The tours are part of a larger effort to gather a range of opinions and perspectives that will help shape the 2030 Regional Waste Plan.

Dumping patrol continues focus on cleanups along I-84

By Guadalupe Triana

Sept. 20, 2017 2:13 p.m.

Photo of RID Patrol crew supervisor Juan Garcia loading truck with garbage

Last week, Metro and local partners worked together to clean up and remove garbage from the wooded and brushy banks along Interstate 84. Cleanup efforts stretched from the Rose Quarter all the way out to Northeast 92nd Ave.

Recycling options dwindle for certain plastics

By Toby Van Fleet

Sept. 19, 2017 3:16 p.m.

photo of plastic items baled for recycling

Recycling facilities around greater Portland are significantly narrowing the types of plastic they accept, citing changes to global markets making it too hard to sell those plastics. These changes do not currently affect what people around the region can recycle at home.

Metro releases Requests for Qualifications for development opportunities in Gresham's Civic neighborhood

Sept. 18, 2017 10:27 a.m.

aerial image highlighting parcels in the Gresham Civic Neighborhood

Metro and the City of Gresham are pleased to announce the release of four Requests for Qualifications for Metro-owned parcels in Gresham’s Civic neighborhood.

Realiza una encuesta interactiva sobre el futuro de la basura y el reciclaje

Sept. 15, 2017 10 a.m.

Realiza una encuesta y dile a Metro cómo ves el futuro de la basura y el reciclaje. Tus ideas se utilizarán para ayudar a moldear el sistema en las décadas venideras.

Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter

4 questions with Shae Bedford, songwriter and Youth Ecology Corps member

Metro to honor region's Native Americans with Indigenous Peoples' Day

Tualatin River stormwater murals will celebrate Latino and Muslim views on water

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on pending amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

Seattle leaders share lessons about increasing construction workforce diversity

Nature through a different lens: photos from Southeast Portland students

Public notice (closed): Opportunity to comment on S&H Cornelius solid waste facility license renewal

3 Metro-supported projects bring affordable housing to greater Portland

Grupos de la comunidad echan un vistazo detrás de las escenas de la basura y reciclaje

Groups get a look behind the scenes of garbage and recycling

Dumping patrol continues focus on cleanups along I-84

Metro receives 249-acre donation from The Nature Conservancy

Recycling options dwindle for certain plastics

Metro releases Requests for Qualifications for development opportunities in Gresham's Civic neighborhood

Realiza una encuesta interactiva sobre el futuro de la basura y el reciclaje