Oregon recycling has hit a 30-year low:

• Our state's recycling  rate, which peaked at 49.7 percent in 2012, fell to just 40.8 percent in the most recent DEQ report. 
• The percentage of materials recycled in Oregon was at its lowest level since 2001 while Oregonians threw away more trash in 2018 than in any year in our history.

The lack of recycling is having significant consequences on our state's environment and economy:

• West coast states spend more than $500 million per year on plastics cleanup of beaches and waterways.
• Landfills are 8 of the 30 largest polluters in Oregon.  Increased recycling would reduce the climate impact of solid waste by 40%.

Please sign this petition to ask Governor Brown and state legislators to support increased recycling of plastics and organic materials in Oregon to help preserve our state's natural resources, reduce our role in climate change, and protect people's health and our state's natural environment.