The ResourceFull Use Exchange Project |
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About the Project
The Zero Waste Alliance and the Columbia Corridor are cooperating in a unique pilot resource exchange project between CCA members and other businesses in the Columbia Corridor. The project will address materials, logistics, space, energy and best practices. It is different from other material exchanges in several ways.
First it looks at looks at the entire flow of resources through each participating business, instead of a single material that is wanted or available.
Second, instead of being a passive listing, it will be proactively managed to maximize the benefits to the participants. This is possible because of the relatively tight geographic area of the Columbia CorridorThe ideas for this project were presented and refined in meetings in August and October 2006 with representatives from Metro Solid Waste and Transportation, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Portland Development Commission, City of Portland’s BlueWorks Program, Portland General Electric, and the Zero Waste Alliance.
The project includes the development of a questionnaire for data collection and an on-line database. The database is located at http://www.resourcefulluse.org/.
Steering Committee
The ResourceFull Use Exchange Project is guided by a Steering Committee made up of the following individuals:
David Allaway, Oregon DEQ
Carol Brown, PGE
Alison Cable, Metro
Larry Chalfan, Zero Waste Alliance
Corky Collier, Columbia Corridor Association
Kevin Johnson, Portland Development Commission
Allen Lee, Quantec LLC
Angela Marzano, City of Gresham
Pam Neal, Portland Development Commission
Deena Platman, Metro
Megan Stein, Portland BlueWorks
Project Partners
Portland Office of Sustainable Development