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Taking out the trash just got cleaner and quieter
City of Roses (COR) Disposal & Recycling is making history as the first trash hauler in Portland to operate zero-emission electric garbage trucks.
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Taking out the trash just got cleaner and quieter

By: Jonathan Lee on

City of Roses (COR) Disposal & Recycling is making history as the first trash hauler in Portland to operate zero-emission electric garbage trucks.

Something good lurking in the FOG: Gresham turns waste into watts

By: Jenna Garmon on

Sometimes good things lurk in the FOG. In this case, FOG is a waste product—fats, oils, and grease—and it’s a major reason why the City of Gresham was able to turn its wastewater treatment plant from an energy hog into the first net zero energy plant in the Pacific Northwest.

Night time at the Shoreline city limits

Art and Science: Carbon-Cutting in Shoreline, WA

By: Elizabeth Willmott on

On-the-ground urban carbon reduction strategies are essential with or without carbon pricing, as they are the bricks-and-mortar pathways to a low-carbon future.

Cedar Grove

Garbage Gone Green

By: Bobby Hayden on

How a family-owned composting business transforms the Northwest garbage industry, captures carbon, changes consumer behavior and creates jobs.

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