Materials Management Reports

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• Materials Management in Oregon: 2050 Vision and Framework
  The 2050 Vision describes a desired future where Oregonians live within the limits of their sustainable share of the world’s natural resources. This document outlines a framework for action to help the state achieve the 2050 Vision.
  
• Materials Management in Oregon: 2020 Framework for Action
  This 2020 Framework for Action is an update of the original 2012 Framework. It elaborates on our core values and program priorities and is designed to be dynamic and responsive.
  
• Built Environment Strategic Plan
  The Built Environment Strategic Plan marks an expansion and deepening of DEQ's Materials Management approach to strategic planning and builds upon the work of the built environment program over the past ten years.
  
• Strategy for Preventing the Wasting of Food 
  This plan for 2017-2021 outlined DEQ’s five-year work priorities to encourage reductions in wasted food across the supply chain. DEQ will release a new food systems strategic plan in 2025.​
• Strategic Plan for Measurement​
  This plan describes how Materials Management will use measurement to set work priorities and evaluate Oregon’s progress towards realizing the 2050 Vision.​ ​
  
• Enhancing Community Engagement Using Q-Methodology
  The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the use and application of the social science technique Q-Methodology​ as a means of enhancing the public engagement process.
  
• Reuse, Repair and Product Lifespan Extension Strategic Plan
  This plan describes the strategies, actions and priority materials for reuse, repair and product lifespan extension for 2016 - 2021.​​
  

​Opportunities to Reduce Consumption-Based Emissions: (Report to the Legislature and accompanying SEI Technical Report) 

Consumption-based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Oregon 

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2022 Oregon Material Recovery and Waste Generation Rates Report

Each year, DEQ compiles data on post-consumer recycling that includes recovery and disposal numbers, proving an overview of the amount of waste generated by Oregonians.​​

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• Life Cycle Assessment of Edible Food Rescue
  

• Product Environmental Footprint Case Studies  

• Environmental Footprints of Foods

• Packaging Attributes: How well do popular packaging attributes correlate with net environmental benefit across the full life cycle of packaging?

• Water Bottle Study: A comparison of bottled and tap water using life cycle analysis

• Life Cycle Inventory of Packaging Options for Shipment of Retail Mail-Order Soft Goods

• Single-Use Bags and Reusable Bags

• ​The Environmental Impacts of Virtual Conference Promotional Products​

• A Life Cycle Approach to Prioritizing Methods of Preventing Waste from the Residential Construction Sector in the State of Oregon  
  

• Consumption-Based GHG Emissions Inventory for Oregon 

• Evaluation of Climate, Energy, and Soils Impacts of Selected Food Discards Management Systems 

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