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Join our hosts, Alan Pennington and Jessica Ramey and their expert guests as they share innovative waste reduction projects and ideas that are being implemented here in Marion County, Oregon. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 1:00 pm.

Alan Pennington and Jessica Ramey

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Waste Matters on the Air: 2/4/2021 – What do mattresses, Styrofoam, syringes, and plastics have in common?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 45:52


Oregon's legislature will consider waste reduction bills during the 2021 session that could affect these items... and more!  But the devil is in the details, so check it out!

Waste Matters on the Air: 1/28/2021 – Alan Pennington is retiring!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 30:02


Yep, after 12+ years, Alan has hung up his bag of 3R tricks for good.  Check out his final show on KMUZ as he strolls down memory lane with former colleagues Beth Myers-Shenai and Bailey Payne.

Waste Matters On The Art -Waste Matter, Strategic Energy Management 1/21/2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 27:21


Energy Trust of Oregon offers great incentives and partnerships. To learn about the no-cost strategic energy management program, join us as we chat with Kevin Fish and Karen Brooks. We will learn about the program and how businesses can connect.

Waste Matters on the Air 1/14/2021 – Repair Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 36:43


When is repair revolutionary? When it fixes something broken for free! Authors Elizabeth Knight & John Wackman join Waste Matters to discuss the philosophy and nuts-and-bolts-ology of repair in general, and Repair Fairs in particular. Tune in!

Waste Matters on the Air: 12/10/2020 – Oregon’s statewide Food Waste Program

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 31:02


Surprisingly, food waste is the # 1 item in our garbage!  Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality's Elaine Blatt joined Waste Matters to tell us about their efforts to reduce food waste throughout the state.

Waste Matters on the Air: 11/12/2020 – Republic Services of Woodburn

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 28:52


Travis Comfort of Republic Services Woodburn fills us in on recycling and waste reduction efforts throughout large parts of Marion County.

Waste Matters on the Air: 11/5/2020 – Oregon’s 2020 Framework for Materials Management

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 38:22


Have you heard about the 2050 Vision for Materials Management in Oregon? Jordan Palmeri of DEQ joined Waste Matters radio to tell us about efforts to help protect our planet by better managing our "stuff."

Waste Matters — What are the benefits for the community when a city commits to sustainability?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 27:01


City of Silverton's Chelsea Starner tells us about their work to reduce waste, conserve water and energy, and move to non-toxic cleaners.  Listen in!  

Waste Matters On The Air: 10/02/2020 — Sustainability efforts by the State of Oregon with Dave Wortman

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 30:07


State Sustainability Officer Dave Wortman fills us in on the many efforts that Oregon makes to be one of the greenest governments in the U.S. Join us to find out what they're up to.

Waste Matters: 09/24/2020 The Salem Cloth Project

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 35:53


Did you know that dirty diapers make up 10% of our residential waste stream? Kaileigh Westermann-Lewis, founder of the Salem Cloth Project, tells us about her work to move folks away from disposable to cloth diapers.

Waste Matters – On The Air 08/27/2020 Salem Free Fridge Project

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 27:18


Building a well community means creating a food system that increases access to those in need and reduces edible food from becoming food waste.  April Sandvig, the owner of Fiber + Blood, tells us about the Salem Free Fridge project and how you can connect or contribute.   Wanna recycle right? Click on http://apps.co.marion.or.us/Recycle/

Waste Matters – On The Air 08/13/2020 Zena Forest

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 30:32


What does sustainable forestry look like? Locally owned Zena Forest is a textbook example of how it can be done.  Find out how, as Ben Deumling discusses the ways his family business makes sustainability a business reality.

7/24/2020 Waste Matters: Trash for Cash

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 25:11


Collecting trash is more than simply an environmental act. It builds community, is an act of kindness, and in Salem can create opportunities for our unsheltered neighbors. Tune into Waste Matters to hear DJ Vincent discuss the Church In The Park environmental and social justice program Trash for Cash. A community collaboration this program helps clean parks and campsites while giving participants dignified options to meet needs.

7-09-2020 Waste Matters: Russ Beaton and the Economics of Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 36:47


Can you imagine what a sustainable community might look like? Russ and Dave Beaton have and they've written a book, The Economics of Hope, about how it can work and what it might look like. Professor Russ tells us all about it on this week's edition of Waste Matters on the Air.

06-25-2020 Waste Matters: Journeys…a Center for your soul

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 19:09


Elaine Holcomb of Journeys...a Center for your Soul explains what they do and how they have created a business space that is both thoughtful and green.   Tune in to hear tips and ideas on how to include sustainability in a wellness setting.

06-11-2020 Waste Matters: Salem Harvest with Elise Bauman

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 31:54


A large portion of the food grown in America is never harvested.  However, the non-profit Salem Harvest works with local farmers to pick those crops and get them to hungry mouths in the Mid-Willamette Valley.  Executive Director Elise Bauman explains how they do it.

5-28-2020 Waste Matters: Food Waste Audits

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 30:22


With 29% of commercial garbage in Marion County being food waste, local businesses are becoming innovative in ways to reduce. Food Waste audits and resources are available with the EarthWISE business network and audit pros, Mary Alice Mossburger and Florence Hall, share the ins and outs of how it's done. https://kmuz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-21-1300_Waste-Matters_Food-Waste-Audits.MP3.mp3

5-14-2020 Waste Matters: Recycling legend John Matthews

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 41:29


What does Earth Day and recycling have in common? Recycling legend, John Matthews, recounts Oregon's first Earth Day in 1970 and how it launched a 50 year waste reduction effort here and across the nation.

4-30-2020 Waste Matters: The Recycle Donald Project

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 19:00


Master Recycler Lauren Ostrander discusses how she established the Recycle Donald Project to help spur her community to reduce waste.

4-09-2020 Waste Matters: United Way Good 360 program

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 25:24


  Colman Crocker shares how the Good 360 program collects unsold goods from some of the biggest vendors around and redistributes them to the needy via local non-profits.  It's a good story, for sure! 

3-12-2020 Waste Matters: Green Prisons

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020


Can a penitentiary also be a "green prison?"  Dept. of Corrections staff Chad Naugle and Melissa Varcoe discuss sustainability efforts within the Oregon corrections system. It's captivating! 

02-27-2020 Waste Matters: Green Events

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 26:56


How does one run a "sustainable event?" Maryann Brunner, owner of MLB Solutions, explains how up-cycling, reuse, and sustainability can all be incorporated into whatever event you plan to have.

2-13-2020 Waste Matters: When religion meets waste reduction

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 28:38


Mount Angel Abbey's Brother Cyril Drnjevic relates how Pope Francis' document On Care for Our Common Home: Laudato Si` has impacted his work to reduce food waste in Marion County.

11-26-2019 Waste Matters: Waste audits at Salem Hospital

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 21:24


Chef Brian von Eggers, executive chef at Salem Hospital joined Waste Matters to  chat about food waste audits, reduction tips, and what to do with leftovers from holiday meals.

12-12-2019 Waste Matters: Goodwill Industries

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 35:22


Ever wonder how Goodwill stores use their magic to reuse, recycle, or salvage over 80% of their donated goods? Goodwill Public Relations Manager, Dale Emanuel, explains the fate of donations as they travel through their system, earning income to do good deeds.

11-14-19 Waste Matters: Closing the Loop

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 30:56


Terry McDonald, visionary Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, explains how SVDP addresses the "triple bottom line" of employment, housing, and environmental efforts that keeps stuff out of the landfill.  You'll be glad you tuned in!

10-24-19 Waste Matters Capitol Coffee

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 18:12


Join Rachel and Frank to learn more about Capitol Coffee, sustainable coffee, and their sustainable business practices.

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