Resources

Air and Waste Management Association Pacific Northwest International

http://www.pnwis.org

PNWIS is a colloquy for education and networking pertaining to technical issues concerning the environment and environmental management in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada.

Association of Oregon Recyclers

http://www.aorr.org/

The Association of Oregon Recyclers is an alliance of individuals, non-profits, and businesses engaged in recycling and waste prevention.

Cascadia Region Green Building Council

http://www.cascadiagbc.org/

The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is an original chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council concerned with environmentally responsible building in the Pacific Northwest.

City of Portland the Office of Sustainable Development

http://www.sustainableportland.org

The mission of Portland's Office of Sustainable Development (OSD) is to research, promote and integrate environmental, social and economic health. OSD has divisions that focus on Energy, Solid Waste and Recycling, Green Building, and Sustainable Technologies and Practices.

Ecotrust

http://www.ecotrust.org/

Ecotrust works to support sustainability and conservation efforts in the Northwest through submersion in community and through cooperation with Native peoples in the fisheries, forestry, and food sectors.

International Society of Sustainability Professionals

http://www.sustainabilityprofessionals.org

ISSP is a global professional association supporting sustainability practitioners. It offers networking, a databank of useful resources, and professional development primarily via state-of-the-art webtools.

Metro

http://www.metro-region.org

Metro, the regional government that serves 1.4 million people who live in the 25 cities and three counties of the Portland metropolitan area, provides planning and other services that protect the nature and livability of our region.

Northwest Environmental Business Council

http://www.nebc.org

The Northwest Environmental Business Council is a non-profit trade association that represents environmental and sustainable firms in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/

The Department of Environmental Quality aims to advance Oregon’s economy as well as regulate environmental quality.

Oregon Natural Step Network

http://www.ortns.org/

The Oregon Natural Step Network is a membership organization committed to teaching and supporting The Natural Step, a science-based framework to help businesses and individuals move toward sustainability.

The Sustainable Business Network of Portland strives to create an alliance of locally owned businesses and non-profits to build a "financially sustainable local economy."

Sustainable Industries Journal

http://www.sijournal.com

The Sustainability Industries Journal is both a resource and forum for the green business leader that emphasizes building green, clean energy, technology, food and farm, green marketing, economics, transportation, and recycling.

Sustainable Northwest

http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/

"Sustainable Northwest partners with communities and enterprises to achieve economic, ecological, and community vitality and resilience."

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US Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/

Washington State Recycling Association

http://www.wsra.net/

The Washington State Recycling Association is a nonprofit trade-membership association dedicated to recycling and to the support of recycling programs.

Western Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative

http://recyclingadvocates.org/wepsi

The Western Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative works to solve problems associated with E-waste and its cost to taxpayers in order to minimize its impact on the environment.


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