July 6, 2025 • 30 mins
Hot sun, fireworks, swimming and other summer activities can put kids at risk, but there are steps you can take to keep your kids safe. If you're moving, find out how you can protect yourself from an unscrupulous moving company. Paddleboarders need special precautions. The Oregon Recycling Modernization Act is taking effect and will change recycling in the state. A Portland contractor has started a trade school to teach building skills. OHA's Rethink the Drink campaign wants you think twice about how much alcohol you drink.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Welcome to Local Voices. I'm brad Ford this week. Protecting
your kids during the summer, protecting yourself from unregistered moving companies,
staying safe on the water. Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act is
now in effect, and a new program to teach home
building skills. Summer can be a dangerous time for kids,
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and there are several steps parents can take to protect
their child or children. Kaiser Promenente Northwest pediatrician doctor Lisa
to Night joins us on Local Voices. Doctor Deanaik what
should parents consider to protect kids from the sun.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
That is a great question to start.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
The one thing that we have to keep in mind
is that sun exposure for kids is really important to
think about because sun damage to our skin that eventually
can lead to skin cancer is a cumulative exposure over
a lifetime. So the more sunburns or suntans or sun
exposures that kids have in their young life puts them
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at more risk later in life to have skin cancer
and skin problems. I think the best way to protect
our kids is to protect.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Them from the sun with sunscreen.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I'm a big fan of using the mineral sunscreens zinc
oxide and titanium dioxide.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
The other thing to think about.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
There have been such advances in clothing that is lightweight
but also can protect kids and adults from sun and
the UV rays, so that's another option to think about.
Hats can definitely help as well protect the scalp in
the face.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
What level of sunscreen should we be using?
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Ah great question.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
I think using a sunscreen above SPF thirty gives us
a false sense of security. Using an SPF between protective
factor fifteen to thirty is just fine. The thing we
have to remember is reapplication. Sunscreen should be applied every
two hours and after getting out of the water. No sunscreen,
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despite labeling, is perfectly waterproof, and so when kids are
out of the water after swimming for a period of time,
they really need to have a reapplication of that sunscreen.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And just being out in the sun you're sweating. Is
that enough to sort.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Of wash it off to absolutely? Yes.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
So if you are participating in something that's excessively that's
causing you to sweat excessively, I think reapplication in that
scenario would be a really good idea as well.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
So being in hot weather for an extended period of
time can lead to heat related illness. What your parents
watch for and how can they prevent a problem.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Hydration Hydration hydration super important for kids. Kids have a
higher ratio of body surface area, meaning they have more
skin per pound of body weight, and therefore evaporation of
water from their bodies can happen more quickly than it
can for adults, so that's something to consider. Water is
our friend, especially in hot weather in the summertime, so
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making sure you have water readily available and encouraging them
to drink it frequently is really important. I think avoidance
of caffeine, sodas, high sugary content beverages is a good
idea as well. If kids are sweating excessively for two
hours or more, I think consideration for an electrolyte drink
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might be reasonable at that point. But I think for
the majority of cases, kids and teenagers can get by
with drinking water unless they're going to be sweating again
for more than two hours at a time.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
So curling off in a pool, a lake, or a
river is a lot of fun, but it can also
be dangerous. What should parents think about They.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Really need to be watched.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Kids should never swim alone. They always should have a responsible,
sober adult in attendance that can observe them and jump
into action if necessary.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Life Jackets are life savers.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
And absolutely should be worn at all times when kids
and adolescents are in the water. We do a lot
of river swimming around this part of the country, and
it's really easy to get stuck in one of those
strong currents. Also, during the winter, a lot of debris
can wash down stream, and so there are hazards under
the water that our eyes might not be able to see,
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and so being cognizant of that is really important. Swim
lessons are a great layer of protection for our kids.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Kids.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Being comfortable in the water and being able to swim
is really important, but absolutely not a substitute for wearing
a life jacket or having a responsible adult available if.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
They need it.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
So kids ride bikes and scooters, what should they think
about to stay safe?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Helmets, helmets, helmets, anything with wheels that kids are on.
The kids should be wearing a helmet, even if they're
only riding in their yard or their driveway. No one
ever plans to have their head injury, just like we
never plan a car accident. We put our seatbelt on
every time we get in the car. We should be
putting a helmet on our head every time we get
on anything with wheels, and that goes for parents.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Parents need to be a good role mode.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
I always am saddened to see parents riding bikes with
kids and the kids are helmeted, but the parents are
And I think, well, who's going to take care of
those kids if something happens to their parents. So I
think helmets are incredibly important.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Now, summer's the season for bug bites and ticks. What
should parents think about there?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
Definitely we need to think about preventing bug bites, and
deet is absolutely safe for kids over the age of two.
Deep can be applied as a spray once kids are dressed.
If you're going to be outside in an area where
insects are going to be unavoidable, so heavy brush or forest,
you can apply it to the children's clothes and then
exposed skin areas. If they are kids who put their
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hands in their mouth a lot, I might avoid putting
the DEEP on their hands. Deep comes in several strengths.
That strength is associated with how many hours the protection lasts,
the lower strength lasting about two hours, the highest strength
lasting about five hours. I would caution against using chemical
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bug repellents mixed with sunscreens. There are some products that
are combinations, but that I would not recommend because sunscreen
needs to be reapplied as we talked about, every two hours,
but deet can be applied every two to five hours,
depending on the strength of application.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
And what do you do if you get a tick?
Tick gets you?
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Tick gets you? Yes, that's a great thing to think about.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
I always recommend to my families too when you come
in from being outside, especially in a wooded area or
lots of brush. Protection in being out would be to
use deep and wear long sleeves, long pants, shoes, socks.
When your kids come in, strip them and inspect their bodies,
including their scalp. Ticks love to be on kids scalps.
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If you find a tick, you want to grab it
at the base with a pair of tweezers that are
level against the skin, and you really want to try
to pull the tick out from the fangs, which are
the head, which is what's attached to the skin. You
want to get the tweezers underneath that head and try
to pull the tick out in that way. If you
can't get it out that way, some ticks are small
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and are hard to grab. In that manner, you can
use the side of a credit card and kind of
try to sweep downward and get that tick unattached.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Now, some kids depend on meals during the school year,
but of course schools out during the summer. Tell us
about the importance of routine nutrition during the summer and
programs like Summer EBT.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Yes, kids who are receiving free lunch at school are
definitely considered for the EBT program in the summertime. There's
a great website called summerebt dot org where families can
go to see if they qualify and to learn more
about eligibility. Nutrition in the summertime is really important. It's
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a time that kids are continuing to grow and have
brain development outside of the school the nutrition that they
get routinely at school, and so it's important to support
that brain growth and development with good nutrition in the summertime.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Lisa, thanks for joining us on Local Voices. That's doctor
Lisa Deny Kipedia Trition at Kaiser Permanente in Northwest with
tips on how parents can protect their kids during the summer.
Household moving increases during the summer. Before you hire a
moving company, it's important to check their background. The Oregon
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Deproperty of Transportation can help with that, Chris crab without
joins us on local voices, Chris, what are moving companies
required to do an Oregon?
Speaker 5 (08:30):
So, according to state law, any individual or company that's
offering to transport household items has to be certified by
the organ Department of Transportation's Commerce and Compliance Division. And
in order to get certified, you just need to prove
that you are fit, able and willing to provide the service.
And then our staff is going to review each applicants
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their application, their highway use, tax payment and audit history,
their bond and insurance filing history, criminal background information, all
that sort of stuff so that we can make sure
to eliminate any unlicensed or dishonest moving companies to keep
the public safe.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
So, if I'm looking to hire a moving company, can
I go and check them out on your website?
Speaker 5 (09:14):
Yeah? Absolutely. We actually have a household Goods moving website
and that's where we list all of the certified movers
in the state. And we highly recognize, highly recommend that
people do that before they hire a mover.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
What other tips do you have for people looking for
a company to help them make a move.
Speaker 5 (09:32):
You always want to read reviews, gather information, be cautious
of any movers that have very little information or no
physical location. You want to make sure that their vehicles
are in good working condition. And the most important thing
though is just make sure they're certified, because you don't
want someone that has access to your personal goods to
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your home to not have certification that proves that they
have insurance and that they're going to be doing a
safe and proper job.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
So O DOT and Law Enforcement recently held a mission
to inspect some movers in general. What did it find?
Speaker 5 (10:11):
We did? So, we invited several movers to quote move
our stuff, and when they showed up, they were instructed
by We had a whole bunch of different sheriffs, sheriff's
departments and police officers on hand who basically let them
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know that they were not authorized movers in the state
and that we were going to inform them how they
could be. And then they also inspected their trucks for
any violations. So we did have seven different moving companies
participate in this operation, and we did issue citations for
several violations to all seven of them.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Are those missions something that are done from time to time.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
We usually try and do them about once a year.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Very good, Chris, anything else you'd like to add I
haven't asked you about.
Speaker 5 (11:02):
I just think it's really important for people to understand,
you know, transportation of household goods in Oregon, it's a
heavily regulated industry and the reason for that is to
make sure that we are safeguarding the public's personal safety
as well as their assets. So definitely make sure and
do your research and hire a company that actually is
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reputable and that you know we'll do a good job
for you.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Chris, thanks for joining us on Local Voices. That's Chris
Krab with the Oregon Department of Transportation and details about
their requirements for moving companies. You can go to aud
On's website to check the background of a moving company.
The water is getting warmer in lakes and rivers, making
it nicer for paddle boarders who might end up in
the water. There are several steps you can take to
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protect yourself. Ashley Massey with the Oregon State Marine Board
joins us on Local Voices. Ashley, what safety protocol should
we consider before climbing onto a paddle board?
Speaker 4 (11:58):
Stand at paddleboarding is such a fun activity and it's
really been growing over the last few decades here in Oregon,
but there are a couple of safety reminders we want
folks to be aware of. First and foremost, it's great
exercise because you get to stand up and sit down
and fall in and climb back on. And with that
in mind, it's super important to have the right kind
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of leash as well as a life jacket. They're super
important to be worn. And the type of leash that
you want to wear really is dependent on the type
of waterway where you're going to be paddling.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
So what are the different types of leashes and wet.
Speaker 4 (12:34):
Lake versus river exactly. So rivers have a lot more
a lot more characteristics to pay attention to. So the
rivers have not only strong currents and the depth that vary.
They're usually very cold. They can have super swift currents
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and then hydraulics, which means that what the water is
doing around obstruction and oftentimes that means that the current
will lead someone who's in a less maneuverable craft like
an inner tube or a stand up paddle board directly
into it. So it will take it right into a
rock or a root ward and so it's super important
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at that point on a river to be able to
break free from the board and not get entangled. And
the same goes for the life jacket because oftentimes people
will sench up the life jacket straps but then leave
them dangling. You can tuck them back into and secure
them much better, and that's highly recommended, especially on rivers
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that have lots of moving water and obstructions.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
So on the different types of leashes, if you're on
a river, you want to wet like a quick release leash.
Speaker 4 (13:51):
Yeah, that's the preferable kind, is wearing a quick release
And the difference is how it attaches. These types of
quick release will attach either to your waist kind of
like a belt buckle, or will I should say just
a buckle itself. It snaps and then you release just
like you would a life jacket buckle. Another way is
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through a carabiner that attaches to the life jacket itself,
and there's a ball with a mechanism that you pull
that will attach it from the caribiner mechanism on the
life jacket, and those are much easier to grab and release.
If you're in a situation that you can't get out
of and you cauld break away from whatever the obstruction is.
Speaker 1 (14:33):
What about life jackets? Do paddle borders tend to use
different types of life jackets than what we might use
in a boat.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
There's actually a variety that can be worn for stand
up paddle boarding. One of the most popular that we
see out there now is called a belt pack, and
it's an inflatable style life jacket that you wear around
the waist. What we unfortunately see is a lot of
people wearing them like a fanny pack, and they're not
meant to be worn from the backside. These you wear
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in the front of the body because that's where the
deployment mechanism is, so that's what you need to pull
and have easy access to in order to inflate the jack.
It's really hard to try to find that when you're
in duress and it's behind you.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Terrific anything else you want to add.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
For more information about paddling and other tips, including some
free online internet courses, visit boats dot orgon dot gov.
There's lots of information and then specific information on different
types of boats and the types of equipment that we
recommend you carry on those boats.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Ashley, thanks for joining us on Local Voices. That's Ashley
Massy with the Oregon State Marine Board and safety tips
for paddle borders. You can go to the Oregon State
Marine Board's website to learn more about those tips. Recycling
in Oregon is about to undergo a big change. The
Recycling Modernization Act took effect on July first. It'll make
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recycling available across the state and improve transparency about what
gets recycled. Celast May from Swango, Director of Environment Oregon,
joins us on Local Voices to explain what's happenings tell
us about the Oregon Recycling Modernization Act.
Speaker 6 (16:12):
One of the biggest benefits of Oregon's new Recycling Modernization
Act is that there's now going to be a standard
collection list for the items that can be thrown in
your bluebin for curbside or taken to a depot, no
matter where you live in Oregon. So this will address
a lot of the confusion in the recycling system and
make it easier for all of us Oregonians to make
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sure that we're recycling the right things. The new law
also requires recycling services to be available in multifamily dwellings
and also expanded service in rural areas to help ensure
that Oregonians, regardless of where they live, have access to recycling.
The Recyclingization Act also creates what's known as a producer
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responsibility program for packaging and paper products. So under the
new law, manufacturers of packaging and paper products are now
financially responsible for the waste that their products create and
help to bear some of the cost of the waste
management system through a shared responsibility model. So you and
I will still pay our monthly garbage bill, but producers
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will help to pay for the system as well. And
then the fees that the producers pay into this system
are graduated based on how environmentally friendly their products are,
which will now create an incentive for producers to use
packaging that is recyclable and less harmful for the environment.
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So those, in a very those are kind of the
broad strokes of the new law, and so actually one
other thing to note is that the new law also
includes a requirement that the products that are covered under
the new law and are collected for recycling are sent
to responsible end markets and our managed in a way
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that is environmentally protective. So that means that when you
put items in your bluebin or take them to the depot.
You'll have assurance that those items will actually get recycled
in a way that won't have huge unintended environmental or
public health consequences, either here in Oregon or in other communities.
And that's going to bring a lot of much needed
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transparency and accountability to our recycling system to help just
make sure that organ materials are being recycled responsibly.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
All right, So what happens next, Well, so.
Speaker 6 (18:36):
The program officially launches, and so it is a dial,
not a switch. So I think Oregonians are going to
start to see some of these changes. Most notably, the
uniform statewide collection list is officially online in most communities,
and so local governments will be sending out mailers or
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other educational information to let Oregonians know, you know, what
they can and can't recycle. I think for a lot
of you know, like the Portland metro region, the list
is going to look pretty similar to how it has looked.
But in other communities people Orgonians are going to be
able to recycle a lot more materials than they currently do.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
So it calls for producer responsibility organizations.
Speaker 6 (19:21):
What are those a producer Responsibility Organization is a it's
a nonprofit entity that represents producers of packaging and paper products,
and it's kind of a collective of producers that work
together to implement Oregon's new law. So producers pay into
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the program to help fund service expansion and help to
to make sure that our recycling system functions as it should.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
So how are they created, how are they formed? How
is it determined who in which organization?
Speaker 6 (20:02):
Well, so, Oregon right now has one Producer Responsibility organization
that is working to implement the Recycling Modernization Act here
in Oregon, and that is the Circular Action Alliance, and
so they have been working with producers to help develop
the program plan. It is a beast of a document,
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but it is available for orgoniance to read. It's about
four hundred pages long, but it basically outlines the pro
or Producer Responsibility Organization's plan for implementing the new law
and how, you know, like how they're going to go
about making sure that all of the essential elements of
the law are being implemented properly. So it's a really
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exciting process. And this organ is actually the first state
in the country to have our Producer responsibility program for
packaging and paper products officially launch.
Speaker 1 (21:04):
There are some other states that are moving in that direction, right.
Speaker 6 (21:07):
Yeah, so seven states, including Oregon, have passed laws to
establish producer responsibility programs for packaging and paper products. There
are a lot of laws currently on the books that
are producer responsibility laws for different types of products, but
for packaging and paper products. Yeah, there's seven states that
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have passed those laws, and Oregon we're kind of the
first in the nation for our program to go online.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
So this will be ramped up over a period of time.
But is there a timeline for when things need to happen?
Speaker 6 (21:41):
There is, and the law will you know, has been
being implemented since twenty twenty two, but this is kind
of the official program launch and then a lot of
the law is going to be kind of rolled out
over the next year or two. And Circular Action Alliance
says that by the end of twenty twenty seven, they're
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projecting that it'll expand curbside recycling access to more than
one hundred and fifty thousand homes and businesses across the state,
deploy nearly one hundred new recycling collection trucks across the state,
establish over one hundred and forty new drop off sites
and communities statewide, and a lot of the other benefits
that'll come along to help make sure that Oregon's recycling
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system functions at a high level.
Speaker 1 (22:28):
Where will the money raise from the program go? How
will it be used?
Speaker 6 (22:32):
Well, A lot of the money that's flowing into the
program will be you know, go from producers to the
Producer Responsibility Organization and then deployed across the state into communities.
And again, a lot of that money is really focused
on system expansions, so getting into multifamily housing, but also
getting into more rural areas who haven't had as robust
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of infrastructure for recycling as we have here in the
Portland metro area. And so I think those communities are
going to see a lot of benefits of this new law,
and a lot of those investments are going those into
those communities that really need more access to recycling.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
So will that money, for example, be used to buy
some of the extra recycling trucks that you talked about.
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Yeah, exactly. So a lot of those investments will be
infrastructure investments, which includes those recycling collection trucks and also
the recycling bins that folks use on their curb side,
and then also some educational materials to make sure that
Oregonians have access to information about how the new law
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is going to work and what their obligations are and
what we should be recycling and putting in our blue bin.
So yeah, we're really hopeful that this new law will
really help to make sure not only that Oregonians have
more access to recycling, but that we're recycling in the
right way.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
And one part of the law that you mentioned transparency
as to how things are being recycled. How will we
be able to see that. Will it be a dashboard
or report or as have been decided.
Speaker 6 (24:06):
I don't think it's been fully decided. There's a responsible
end market standard, which basically is intended to give Oregonians
assurance that the end markets where our materials are ending
up are being truly being recycled and then being recycled
in a responsible manner that doesn't have unintended consequences for
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public health and the environment. And the first step is
that the responsible end markets have to self a test
that they are, in fact, you know, can meet Oregon's
responsible end market standard, and then over the course of
the next couple of years, the Circular Action Alliance will
be working to actually verify that those markets are in
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fact meeting the responsible end market standard. And I think
I suspect that through the program plan and as the
kind of law is rolling out or Goonians will have
a better idea of where our recyclables are ending up
to help make sure that again they're meeting that responsible
standard and that we're recycling well here in our state.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
So last, anything else that you'd like to add or
tell us about the new law.
Speaker 6 (25:14):
Well, I'm just really proud of our state. I think
this new law is further proof that no one recycles
better than Oregon. You know we are. We have a
proud history of kind of putting forward these forward thinking policies.
We were the first state in the country to put
to pass a bottle bill, and I think this is
another opportunity for us to ensure that we recycle well
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here in our state and show other states what's possible.
Speaker 1 (25:40):
So Las, thanks for joining us on local voices. That
is the last mayfrim Swango, Director of Environment Oregon, and
details on the Oregon Recycling Modernization Act. You can learn
more on the Oregon Department of Environmental Qualities website. An
Oregon home builder took matters into his own hands. After
struggling to find qualified and playloyees, he created a new
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nonprofit trade school that trains up the next generation of
construction workers. Twelve students just completed their first week of
building to Scale. It's a nonprofit co founded by Nathan.
Speaker 7 (26:12):
Young, trying to find a way to be able to
instill the passion for the built environment into the next generation,
because I don't think we've done a good job of
that in the last thirty plus years.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
Mel Sprang wants to be a finished carpenter and says
she's learning to enjoy each part of the home building process.
Speaker 8 (26:28):
So I love the idea of just building things that
people can love and want to be in.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Spring says she has one specialty in mind, but is
learning every aspect of homebuilding coming into.
Speaker 8 (26:38):
This program where it's really around the specific carpenter. I
wanted to do build a big passion for it. There's
a lot more that goes into it than I thought
there would be, so learning a lot.
Speaker 1 (26:47):
Spring graduated from another apprenticeship program, but says that she
was discouraged from pursuing her passion and failed to find
a job. Young says, they started by teaching the basics.
Speaker 7 (26:57):
And we started with swinging a hammer, which sounds very simple,
but a lot of people aren't showed how they can
swing a hammer more efficiently. And then we've moved into
much more complicated cutting and nail guns and pneumatics and
table saws.
Speaker 1 (27:09):
Young says he's partnering with a homebuilder's foundation to make
sure those who want a job can get one.
Speaker 7 (27:14):
It's actually putting together a hiring fair that's going to
happen the last week of August.
Speaker 1 (27:19):
Young says he wants to instill a passion in residential
construction work.
Speaker 7 (27:22):
We haven't really illustrated the benefits of being blue collar
and working hard and earning a good wage, and now
with the correlation to wage rates in comparison to the
need for labor, people can get right out of high
school and make a phenomenal living.
Speaker 1 (27:36):
Students are paid a stipend during the ten week program
in North Portland. Young's already working to expand to address
workforce shortages in Cooo's Bay and Pendleton. The Oregon Health
Authority is running a campaign called Rethink the Drink. The
goal is to encourage you to assess the amount of
alcohol you're drinking. Doctor Tom Jean is Oregon's Deputy State
Health Officer.
Speaker 9 (27:57):
Summer is a very big time for events, celebrations, and uh,
it's it's a big time for liquor sales. We know
people are drinking more and it's a good time to
remind people of the importance of being mindful of your
alcohol consumption. Many people are on the water to escape
the heat. Uh and uh, you know, boating and swimming
are two activities that alcohol can really increase the risk
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of harm. Actually, over a quarter of all boating fatalities
and over a quarter of drownings are related to alcohol.
Binge drinking is more than five drinks in one session
for a man, or more than four in one session
within a few hours for a woman, and it is
very common. Binge drinking, along with heavy drinking, is about
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one in five Oregonians meet that category of excessive drinking.
Alcohol has numerous health harms, and I think we're all
familiar with the risk to you know, to the risk
of injury from motor vehicle accidents and other you know,
machinery and boating as I ment, but it's not just injury.
It's also things like liver disease and many many chronic
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diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, numerous types of cancer
actually related to alcohol use. There's also risk to mental health,
you know, depression and anxiety are linked to it, as
well as domestic violence and crime. One of the things
to think about is just planning ahead if you're hosting
an event, hosting response responsibly, setting a good example, so
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having non alcoholic options and encouraging people to consider those.
Speaker 1 (29:37):
That's doctor Tom Jean, Oregon's Deputy state Health officer on
the Rethink the Drink campaign. You can learn more at
rethinkthedrink dot com. Thanks for listening to Local Voices, I'm
brad Board. You can hear past episodes on the iHeartRadio
app under the podcast tab. Local Voices is a public
affairs presentation from iHeartRadio.
Welcome to Local Voices. I'm brad Ford this week. Protecting
your kids during the summer, protecting yourself from unregistered moving companies,
staying safe on the water. Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act is
now in effect, and a new program to teach home
building skills. Summer can be a dangerous time for kids,
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and there are several steps parents can take to protect
their child or children. Kaiser Promenente Northwest pediatrician doctor Lisa
to Night joins us on Local Voices. Doctor Deanaik what
should parents consider to protect kids from the sun.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
That is a great question to start.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
The one thing that we have to keep in mind
is that sun exposure for kids is really important to
think about because sun damage to our skin that eventually
can lead to skin cancer is a cumulative exposure over
a lifetime. So the more sunburns or suntans or sun
exposures that kids have in their young life puts them
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at more risk later in life to have skin cancer
and skin problems. I think the best way to protect
our kids is to protect.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Them from the sun with sunscreen.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I'm a big fan of using the mineral sunscreens zinc
oxide and titanium dioxide.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
The other thing to think about.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
There have been such advances in clothing that is lightweight
but also can protect kids and adults from sun and
the UV rays, so that's another option to think about.
Hats can definitely help as well protect the scalp in
the face.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
What level of sunscreen should we be using?
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Ah great question.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
I think using a sunscreen above SPF thirty gives us
a false sense of security. Using an SPF between protective
factor fifteen to thirty is just fine. The thing we
have to remember is reapplication. Sunscreen should be applied every
two hours and after getting out of the water. No sunscreen,
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despite labeling, is perfectly waterproof, and so when kids are
out of the water after swimming for a period of time,
they really need to have a reapplication of that sunscreen.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And just being out in the sun you're sweating. Is
that enough to sort.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Of wash it off to absolutely? Yes.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
So if you are participating in something that's excessively that's
causing you to sweat excessively, I think reapplication in that
scenario would be a really good idea as well.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
So being in hot weather for an extended period of
time can lead to heat related illness. What your parents
watch for and how can they prevent a problem.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Hydration Hydration hydration super important for kids. Kids have a
higher ratio of body surface area, meaning they have more
skin per pound of body weight, and therefore evaporation of
water from their bodies can happen more quickly than it
can for adults, so that's something to consider. Water is
our friend, especially in hot weather in the summertime, so
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making sure you have water readily available and encouraging them
to drink it frequently is really important. I think avoidance
of caffeine, sodas, high sugary content beverages is a good
idea as well. If kids are sweating excessively for two
hours or more, I think consideration for an electrolyte drink
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might be reasonable at that point. But I think for
the majority of cases, kids and teenagers can get by
with drinking water unless they're going to be sweating again
for more than two hours at a time.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
So curling off in a pool, a lake, or a
river is a lot of fun, but it can also
be dangerous. What should parents think about They.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Really need to be watched.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Kids should never swim alone. They always should have a responsible,
sober adult in attendance that can observe them and jump
into action if necessary.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Life Jackets are life savers.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
And absolutely should be worn at all times when kids
and adolescents are in the water. We do a lot
of river swimming around this part of the country, and
it's really easy to get stuck in one of those
strong currents. Also, during the winter, a lot of debris
can wash down stream, and so there are hazards under
the water that our eyes might not be able to see,
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and so being cognizant of that is really important. Swim
lessons are a great layer of protection for our kids.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Kids.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Being comfortable in the water and being able to swim
is really important, but absolutely not a substitute for wearing
a life jacket or having a responsible adult available if.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
They need it.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
So kids ride bikes and scooters, what should they think
about to stay safe?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Helmets, helmets, helmets, anything with wheels that kids are on.
The kids should be wearing a helmet, even if they're
only riding in their yard or their driveway. No one
ever plans to have their head injury, just like we
never plan a car accident. We put our seatbelt on
every time we get in the car. We should be
putting a helmet on our head every time we get
on anything with wheels, and that goes for parents.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Parents need to be a good role mode.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
I always am saddened to see parents riding bikes with
kids and the kids are helmeted, but the parents are
And I think, well, who's going to take care of
those kids if something happens to their parents. So I
think helmets are incredibly important.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Now, summer's the season for bug bites and ticks. What
should parents think about there?
Speaker 3 (05:18):
Definitely we need to think about preventing bug bites, and
deet is absolutely safe for kids over the age of two.
Deep can be applied as a spray once kids are dressed.
If you're going to be outside in an area where
insects are going to be unavoidable, so heavy brush or forest,
you can apply it to the children's clothes and then
exposed skin areas. If they are kids who put their
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hands in their mouth a lot, I might avoid putting
the DEEP on their hands. Deep comes in several strengths.
That strength is associated with how many hours the protection lasts,
the lower strength lasting about two hours, the highest strength
lasting about five hours. I would caution against using chemical
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bug repellents mixed with sunscreens. There are some products that
are combinations, but that I would not recommend because sunscreen
needs to be reapplied as we talked about, every two hours,
but deet can be applied every two to five hours,
depending on the strength of application.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
And what do you do if you get a tick?
Tick gets you?
Speaker 4 (06:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Tick gets you? Yes, that's a great thing to think about.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
I always recommend to my families too when you come
in from being outside, especially in a wooded area or
lots of brush. Protection in being out would be to
use deep and wear long sleeves, long pants, shoes, socks.
When your kids come in, strip them and inspect their bodies,
including their scalp. Ticks love to be on kids scalps.
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If you find a tick, you want to grab it
at the base with a pair of tweezers that are
level against the skin, and you really want to try
to pull the tick out from the fangs, which are
the head, which is what's attached to the skin. You
want to get the tweezers underneath that head and try
to pull the tick out in that way. If you
can't get it out that way, some ticks are small
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and are hard to grab. In that manner, you can
use the side of a credit card and kind of
try to sweep downward and get that tick unattached.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Now, some kids depend on meals during the school year,
but of course schools out during the summer. Tell us
about the importance of routine nutrition during the summer and
programs like Summer EBT.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
Yes, kids who are receiving free lunch at school are
definitely considered for the EBT program in the summertime. There's
a great website called summerebt dot org where families can
go to see if they qualify and to learn more
about eligibility. Nutrition in the summertime is really important. It's
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a time that kids are continuing to grow and have
brain development outside of the school the nutrition that they
get routinely at school, and so it's important to support
that brain growth and development with good nutrition in the summertime.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Lisa, thanks for joining us on Local Voices. That's doctor
Lisa Deny Kipedia Trition at Kaiser Permanente in Northwest with
tips on how parents can protect their kids during the summer.
Household moving increases during the summer. Before you hire a
moving company, it's important to check their background. The Oregon
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Deproperty of Transportation can help with that, Chris crab without
joins us on local voices, Chris, what are moving companies
required to do an Oregon?
Speaker 5 (08:30):
So, according to state law, any individual or company that's
offering to transport household items has to be certified by
the organ Department of Transportation's Commerce and Compliance Division. And
in order to get certified, you just need to prove
that you are fit, able and willing to provide the service.
And then our staff is going to review each applicants
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their application, their highway use, tax payment and audit history,
their bond and insurance filing history, criminal background information, all
that sort of stuff so that we can make sure
to eliminate any unlicensed or dishonest moving companies to keep
the public safe.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
So, if I'm looking to hire a moving company, can
I go and check them out on your website?
Speaker 5 (09:14):
Yeah? Absolutely. We actually have a household Goods moving website
and that's where we list all of the certified movers
in the state. And we highly recognize, highly recommend that
people do that before they hire a mover.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
What other tips do you have for people looking for
a company to help them make a move.
Speaker 5 (09:32):
You always want to read reviews, gather information, be cautious
of any movers that have very little information or no
physical location. You want to make sure that their vehicles
are in good working condition. And the most important thing
though is just make sure they're certified, because you don't
want someone that has access to your personal goods to
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your home to not have certification that proves that they
have insurance and that they're going to be doing a
safe and proper job.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
So O DOT and Law Enforcement recently held a mission
to inspect some movers in general. What did it find?
Speaker 5 (10:11):
We did? So, we invited several movers to quote move
our stuff, and when they showed up, they were instructed
by We had a whole bunch of different sheriffs, sheriff's
departments and police officers on hand who basically let them
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know that they were not authorized movers in the state
and that we were going to inform them how they
could be. And then they also inspected their trucks for
any violations. So we did have seven different moving companies
participate in this operation, and we did issue citations for
several violations to all seven of them.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Are those missions something that are done from time to time.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
We usually try and do them about once a year.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Very good, Chris, anything else you'd like to add I
haven't asked you about.
Speaker 5 (11:02):
I just think it's really important for people to understand,
you know, transportation of household goods in Oregon, it's a
heavily regulated industry and the reason for that is to
make sure that we are safeguarding the public's personal safety
as well as their assets. So definitely make sure and
do your research and hire a company that actually is
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reputable and that you know we'll do a good job
for you.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Chris, thanks for joining us on Local Voices. That's Chris
Krab with the Oregon Department of Transportation and details about
their requirements for moving companies. You can go to aud
On's website to check the background of a moving company.
The water is getting warmer in lakes and rivers, making
it nicer for paddle boarders who might end up in
the water. There are several steps you can take to
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protect yourself. Ashley Massey with the Oregon State Marine Board
joins us on Local Voices. Ashley, what safety protocol should
we consider before climbing onto a paddle board?
Speaker 4 (11:58):
Stand at paddleboarding is such a fun activity and it's
really been growing over the last few decades here in Oregon,
but there are a couple of safety reminders we want
folks to be aware of. First and foremost, it's great
exercise because you get to stand up and sit down
and fall in and climb back on. And with that
in mind, it's super important to have the right kind
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of leash as well as a life jacket. They're super
important to be worn. And the type of leash that
you want to wear really is dependent on the type
of waterway where you're going to be paddling.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
So what are the different types of leashes and wet.
Speaker 4 (12:34):
Lake versus river exactly. So rivers have a lot more
a lot more characteristics to pay attention to. So the
rivers have not only strong currents and the depth that vary.
They're usually very cold. They can have super swift currents
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and then hydraulics, which means that what the water is
doing around obstruction and oftentimes that means that the current
will lead someone who's in a less maneuverable craft like
an inner tube or a stand up paddle board directly
into it. So it will take it right into a
rock or a root ward and so it's super important
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at that point on a river to be able to
break free from the board and not get entangled. And
the same goes for the life jacket because oftentimes people
will sench up the life jacket straps but then leave
them dangling. You can tuck them back into and secure
them much better, and that's highly recommended, especially on rivers
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that have lots of moving water and obstructions.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
So on the different types of leashes, if you're on
a river, you want to wet like a quick release leash.
Speaker 4 (13:51):
Yeah, that's the preferable kind, is wearing a quick release
And the difference is how it attaches. These types of
quick release will attach either to your waist kind of
like a belt buckle, or will I should say just
a buckle itself. It snaps and then you release just
like you would a life jacket buckle. Another way is
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through a carabiner that attaches to the life jacket itself,
and there's a ball with a mechanism that you pull
that will attach it from the caribiner mechanism on the
life jacket, and those are much easier to grab and release.
If you're in a situation that you can't get out
of and you cauld break away from whatever the obstruction is.
Speaker 1 (14:33):
What about life jackets? Do paddle borders tend to use
different types of life jackets than what we might use
in a boat.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
There's actually a variety that can be worn for stand
up paddle boarding. One of the most popular that we
see out there now is called a belt pack, and
it's an inflatable style life jacket that you wear around
the waist. What we unfortunately see is a lot of
people wearing them like a fanny pack, and they're not
meant to be worn from the backside. These you wear
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in the front of the body because that's where the
deployment mechanism is, so that's what you need to pull
and have easy access to in order to inflate the jack.
It's really hard to try to find that when you're
in duress and it's behind you.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Terrific anything else you want to add.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
For more information about paddling and other tips, including some
free online internet courses, visit boats dot orgon dot gov.
There's lots of information and then specific information on different
types of boats and the types of equipment that we
recommend you carry on those boats.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
Ashley, thanks for joining us on Local Voices. That's Ashley
Massy with the Oregon State Marine Board and safety tips
for paddle borders. You can go to the Oregon State
Marine Board's website to learn more about those tips. Recycling
in Oregon is about to undergo a big change. The
Recycling Modernization Act took effect on July first. It'll make
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recycling available across the state and improve transparency about what
gets recycled. Celast May from Swango, Director of Environment Oregon,
joins us on Local Voices to explain what's happenings tell
us about the Oregon Recycling Modernization Act.
Speaker 6 (16:12):
One of the biggest benefits of Oregon's new Recycling Modernization
Act is that there's now going to be a standard
collection list for the items that can be thrown in
your bluebin for curbside or taken to a depot, no
matter where you live in Oregon. So this will address
a lot of the confusion in the recycling system and
make it easier for all of us Oregonians to make
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sure that we're recycling the right things. The new law
also requires recycling services to be available in multifamily dwellings
and also expanded service in rural areas to help ensure
that Oregonians, regardless of where they live, have access to recycling.
The Recyclingization Act also creates what's known as a producer
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responsibility program for packaging and paper products. So under the
new law, manufacturers of packaging and paper products are now
financially responsible for the waste that their products create and
help to bear some of the cost of the waste
management system through a shared responsibility model. So you and
I will still pay our monthly garbage bill, but producers
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will help to pay for the system as well. And
then the fees that the producers pay into this system
are graduated based on how environmentally friendly their products are,
which will now create an incentive for producers to use
packaging that is recyclable and less harmful for the environment.
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So those, in a very those are kind of the
broad strokes of the new law, and so actually one
other thing to note is that the new law also
includes a requirement that the products that are covered under
the new law and are collected for recycling are sent
to responsible end markets and our managed in a way
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that is environmentally protective. So that means that when you
put items in your bluebin or take them to the depot.
You'll have assurance that those items will actually get recycled
in a way that won't have huge unintended environmental or
public health consequences, either here in Oregon or in other communities.
And that's going to bring a lot of much needed
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transparency and accountability to our recycling system to help just
make sure that organ materials are being recycled responsibly.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
All right, So what happens next, Well, so.
Speaker 6 (18:36):
The program officially launches, and so it is a dial,
not a switch. So I think Oregonians are going to
start to see some of these changes. Most notably, the
uniform statewide collection list is officially online in most communities,
and so local governments will be sending out mailers or
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other educational information to let Oregonians know, you know, what
they can and can't recycle. I think for a lot
of you know, like the Portland metro region, the list
is going to look pretty similar to how it has looked.
But in other communities people Orgonians are going to be
able to recycle a lot more materials than they currently do.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
So it calls for producer responsibility organizations.
Speaker 6 (19:21):
What are those a producer Responsibility Organization is a it's
a nonprofit entity that represents producers of packaging and paper products,
and it's kind of a collective of producers that work
together to implement Oregon's new law. So producers pay into
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the program to help fund service expansion and help to
to make sure that our recycling system functions as it should.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
So how are they created, how are they formed? How
is it determined who in which organization?
Speaker 6 (20:02):
Well, so, Oregon right now has one Producer Responsibility organization
that is working to implement the Recycling Modernization Act here
in Oregon, and that is the Circular Action Alliance, and
so they have been working with producers to help develop
the program plan. It is a beast of a document,
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but it is available for orgoniance to read. It's about
four hundred pages long, but it basically outlines the pro
or Producer Responsibility Organization's plan for implementing the new law
and how, you know, like how they're going to go
about making sure that all of the essential elements of
the law are being implemented properly. So it's a really
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exciting process. And this organ is actually the first state
in the country to have our Producer responsibility program for
packaging and paper products officially launch.
Speaker 1 (21:04):
There are some other states that are moving in that direction, right.
Speaker 6 (21:07):
Yeah, so seven states, including Oregon, have passed laws to
establish producer responsibility programs for packaging and paper products. There
are a lot of laws currently on the books that
are producer responsibility laws for different types of products, but
for packaging and paper products. Yeah, there's seven states that
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have passed those laws, and Oregon we're kind of the
first in the nation for our program to go online.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
So this will be ramped up over a period of time.
But is there a timeline for when things need to happen?
Speaker 6 (21:41):
There is, and the law will you know, has been
being implemented since twenty twenty two, but this is kind
of the official program launch and then a lot of
the law is going to be kind of rolled out
over the next year or two. And Circular Action Alliance
says that by the end of twenty twenty seven, they're
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projecting that it'll expand curbside recycling access to more than
one hundred and fifty thousand homes and businesses across the state,
deploy nearly one hundred new recycling collection trucks across the state,
establish over one hundred and forty new drop off sites
and communities statewide, and a lot of the other benefits
that'll come along to help make sure that Oregon's recycling
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system functions at a high level.
Speaker 1 (22:28):
Where will the money raise from the program go? How
will it be used?
Speaker 6 (22:32):
Well, A lot of the money that's flowing into the
program will be you know, go from producers to the
Producer Responsibility Organization and then deployed across the state into communities.
And again, a lot of that money is really focused
on system expansions, so getting into multifamily housing, but also
getting into more rural areas who haven't had as robust
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of infrastructure for recycling as we have here in the
Portland metro area. And so I think those communities are
going to see a lot of benefits of this new law,
and a lot of those investments are going those into
those communities that really need more access to recycling.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
So will that money, for example, be used to buy
some of the extra recycling trucks that you talked about.
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Yeah, exactly. So a lot of those investments will be
infrastructure investments, which includes those recycling collection trucks and also
the recycling bins that folks use on their curb side,
and then also some educational materials to make sure that
Oregonians have access to information about how the new law
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is going to work and what their obligations are and
what we should be recycling and putting in our blue bin.
So yeah, we're really hopeful that this new law will
really help to make sure not only that Oregonians have
more access to recycling, but that we're recycling in the
right way.
Speaker 1 (23:55):
And one part of the law that you mentioned transparency
as to how things are being recycled. How will we
be able to see that. Will it be a dashboard
or report or as have been decided.
Speaker 6 (24:06):
I don't think it's been fully decided. There's a responsible
end market standard, which basically is intended to give Oregonians
assurance that the end markets where our materials are ending
up are being truly being recycled and then being recycled
in a responsible manner that doesn't have unintended consequences for
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public health and the environment. And the first step is
that the responsible end markets have to self a test
that they are, in fact, you know, can meet Oregon's
responsible end market standard, and then over the course of
the next couple of years, the Circular Action Alliance will
be working to actually verify that those markets are in
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fact meeting the responsible end market standard. And I think
I suspect that through the program plan and as the
kind of law is rolling out or Goonians will have
a better idea of where our recyclables are ending up
to help make sure that again they're meeting that responsible
standard and that we're recycling well here in our state.
Speaker 1 (25:11):
So last, anything else that you'd like to add or
tell us about the new law.
Speaker 6 (25:14):
Well, I'm just really proud of our state. I think
this new law is further proof that no one recycles
better than Oregon. You know we are. We have a
proud history of kind of putting forward these forward thinking policies.
We were the first state in the country to put
to pass a bottle bill, and I think this is
another opportunity for us to ensure that we recycle well
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here in our state and show other states what's possible.
Speaker 1 (25:40):
So Las, thanks for joining us on local voices. That
is the last mayfrim Swango, Director of Environment Oregon, and
details on the Oregon Recycling Modernization Act. You can learn
more on the Oregon Department of Environmental Qualities website. An
Oregon home builder took matters into his own hands. After
struggling to find qualified and playloyees, he created a new
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nonprofit trade school that trains up the next generation of
construction workers. Twelve students just completed their first week of
building to Scale. It's a nonprofit co founded by Nathan.
Speaker 7 (26:12):
Young, trying to find a way to be able to
instill the passion for the built environment into the next generation,
because I don't think we've done a good job of
that in the last thirty plus years.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
Mel Sprang wants to be a finished carpenter and says
she's learning to enjoy each part of the home building process.
Speaker 8 (26:28):
So I love the idea of just building things that
people can love and want to be in.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Spring says she has one specialty in mind, but is
learning every aspect of homebuilding coming into.
Speaker 8 (26:38):
This program where it's really around the specific carpenter. I
wanted to do build a big passion for it. There's
a lot more that goes into it than I thought
there would be, so learning a lot.
Speaker 1 (26:47):
Spring graduated from another apprenticeship program, but says that she
was discouraged from pursuing her passion and failed to find
a job. Young says, they started by teaching the basics.
Speaker 7 (26:57):
And we started with swinging a hammer, which sounds very simple,
but a lot of people aren't showed how they can
swing a hammer more efficiently. And then we've moved into
much more complicated cutting and nail guns and pneumatics and
table saws.
Speaker 1 (27:09):
Young says he's partnering with a homebuilder's foundation to make
sure those who want a job can get one.
Speaker 7 (27:14):
It's actually putting together a hiring fair that's going to
happen the last week of August.
Speaker 1 (27:19):
Young says he wants to instill a passion in residential
construction work.
Speaker 7 (27:22):
We haven't really illustrated the benefits of being blue collar
and working hard and earning a good wage, and now
with the correlation to wage rates in comparison to the
need for labor, people can get right out of high
school and make a phenomenal living.
Speaker 1 (27:36):
Students are paid a stipend during the ten week program
in North Portland. Young's already working to expand to address
workforce shortages in Cooo's Bay and Pendleton. The Oregon Health
Authority is running a campaign called Rethink the Drink. The
goal is to encourage you to assess the amount of
alcohol you're drinking. Doctor Tom Jean is Oregon's Deputy State
Health Officer.
Speaker 9 (27:57):
Summer is a very big time for events, celebrations, and uh,
it's it's a big time for liquor sales. We know
people are drinking more and it's a good time to
remind people of the importance of being mindful of your
alcohol consumption. Many people are on the water to escape
the heat. Uh and uh, you know, boating and swimming
are two activities that alcohol can really increase the risk
(28:21):
of harm. Actually, over a quarter of all boating fatalities
and over a quarter of drownings are related to alcohol.
Binge drinking is more than five drinks in one session
for a man, or more than four in one session
within a few hours for a woman, and it is
very common. Binge drinking, along with heavy drinking, is about
(28:42):
one in five Oregonians meet that category of excessive drinking.
Alcohol has numerous health harms, and I think we're all
familiar with the risk to you know, to the risk
of injury from motor vehicle accidents and other you know,
machinery and boating as I ment, but it's not just injury.
It's also things like liver disease and many many chronic
(29:05):
diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, numerous types of cancer
actually related to alcohol use. There's also risk to mental health,
you know, depression and anxiety are linked to it, as
well as domestic violence and crime. One of the things
to think about is just planning ahead if you're hosting
an event, hosting response responsibly, setting a good example, so
(29:31):
having non alcoholic options and encouraging people to consider those.
Speaker 1 (29:37):
That's doctor Tom Jean, Oregon's Deputy state Health officer on
the Rethink the Drink campaign. You can learn more at
rethinkthedrink dot com. Thanks for listening to Local Voices, I'm
brad Board. You can hear past episodes on the iHeartRadio
app under the podcast tab. Local Voices is a public
affairs presentation from iHeartRadio.
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