“What our trash says when we’re gone” is part of the ongoing “Let’s Talk Trash” series put on by Metro. Co-host for Wednesday's segment is the Oregon Historical Society. The free event, which will feature a panel of trash experts, will be held at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Avenue, in Portland.
This is a great opportunity to tell Metro not only what trash you don't want to leave behind, but where you don't want to leave it.
Is it environmentally sound to dump garbage on a river? Of course not. But Waste Management would have you and everyone who lives in Portland Metro believe that their trash is hauled away to a safe depository where it will never harm the water, the soil, the air, or the next generation.
It's hard to blame the people who live and work in the Metro area. Most of them have no idea how much of their trash makes its way to Riverbend. Video on the Metro Website really shows only Arlington as the final resting ground for most of Metro's trash. Even the PR for Wednesday's event reads as if all Metro's garbage heads east (emphasis added):
"The Oregon Historical Society and Metro invite you to a discussion about roles of landfills in dealing with our region’s waste. Where were they located and what is there now? How did we wind up deciding to send garbage to Eastern Oregon? What role will landfills play in our future?" No mention of Riverbend or the South Yamhill River anywhere.
Stop the Dump will be at the meeting, bringing hand-outs and information to share with people who don't yet know how badly Metro is green-washing them. Join us! Help educate the people who send their waste to us about the environmental harm they are doing.
To learn more, contact Ken Ray at 503-797-1508 or by email at ken.ray@oregonmetro.gov or visit http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/lets-talk-trash-event-what-our-trash-says-when-were-gone and http://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/solid-waste-roadmap/lets-talk-trash.
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