Description: The GRAC assists the Board of Commissioners in ensuring the safe, equitable, economical and efficient collection, storage, transportation and disposal of garbage and recycling.
Member Description: Ten members including: eight members representing the public, one member representing the garbage and recycling industry, and one representative of the County's Department of Health and Human Services (a non-voting committee member).
Meetings: Second Thursday of the month, 6-8 p.m. via Zoom.
Vacancies: Three available vacancies are open until filled.
Contact us at 503-846-3605 or [email protected] for more information.
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Garbage and Recycling Advisory Committee Meetings
April 13, 2023 - Meeting canceled
March 9, 2023
Recorded video - English
Recorded video - Spanish
February 9, 2023
Recorded video - English
Recorded video - Spanish (due to technical issues, there is no Spanish recording this month)
January 12, 2023
Recorded video - English
Recorded video - Spanish
December 8, 2022
- Recorded video - English
- Recorded video- Spanish (due to technical issues, there is no Spanish recording this month)
- Certificate Transfer of West Slope Garbage Service to Evergreen Disposal & Recycling, Inc.
November 10, 2022
- Recorded video - English
- Certificate Transfer of West Slope Garbage Service to Evergreen Disposal & Recycling, Inc.
October 13, 2022
- Recorded video- English
- Recorded video- Spanish
- Hillsboro Landfill, Inc. Franchise Agreement
- Presentation – Solid Waste & Recycling Strategic Planning
September 8, 2022
August 11, 2022
- Meeting canceled.
June 16, 2022
This meeting was rescheduled from June 9, 2022.
May 19, 2022
- Recorded video - English
- Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review
- Staff Report - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report
- Staff Report - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report
April 14, 2022
- Recorded video - English
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Presentation - Reduced Rate Analysis
- Presentation - Annual Rate Review Process Overview
- Committee Officer Elections
March 10, 2022
- Recorded video - English | Spanish
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Presentation - Additional Recycling Collection Service
- Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
- Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to the Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
- Attachment A - Draft Administrative Rules
- Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to the Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
- Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
- Garbage and Recycling Collection Rates
- Staff Report - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report
- Presentation - Annual Rate Review Process Overview
February 10, 2022
- Recorded video - English | Spanish
- Agenda
- Additional Recycling Collection Service Program
- Proposed 2022 GRAC Meeting Calendar
December 9, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Expanded Recycling Collection Services
- Presentation - Expanded Recycling Collection
October 14, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Presentation - Washington County Solid Waste Rate Equity Analysis
- Expanded Recycling Collection Services
September 23, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Ridwell, Inc. Exemption Request
September 9, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Presentation - Metro Regional Waste Plan Overview
- Ridewell, Inc. Exemption Request- Subcommittee Update
August 26, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
August 11, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
August 5, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Sub-committee kick-off
June 30, 2021
- Recorded video -English
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Presentation - Proposed Collection of Hard-to-Recycle Materials
- Ridwell, Inc. Exemption Request
- Staff Report - Ridwell, Inc.'s request for an exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate pursuant to WCC 8.04.130(C)
June 10, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Public Hearing - Ridwell, Inc. Exemption Request
- Staff Report - Ridwell, Inc.'s request for an exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate pursuant to WCC 8.04.130(C)
May 13, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Recology Oregon Compost, Inc. Franchise Agreement
- Staff Report - Proposed renewal of the Franchise Agreement between Washington County and Recology Oregon Compost, Inc. as it relates to the operation of the Recology Organics - North Plains Compost Facility
- Garbage and Recycling Collection Rates
- Staff Report - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report
- Attachment A - Proposed Collection Service Rates
- Addendum to Rate Review Staff Report - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report
- Presentation - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review
- Staff Report - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report
April 8, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Multifamily Recycling Rules Implementation Plan
- Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
- Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to the Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
- Attachment A - Draft Administrative Rules
- Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to the Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
March 11, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Staff Report - Proposed Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Exhibit A - Draft Committee Bylaws
- Staff Report - Proposed Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Solid Waste & Recycling Administrative Rules
February 11, 2021
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Modernizing Oregon's Recycling System - HB 2065
- Solid Waste & Recycling Administrative Rules
- Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to Solid Waste & Recycling Administrative Rules
- Attachment A - Draft Administrative Rules
- Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to Solid Waste & Recycling Administrative Rules
December 10, 2020
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Staff Report - Proposed Committee Bylaws
- Exhibit A - Draft Committee Bylaws
- Staff Report - Proposed Committee Bylaws
November 12, 2020
- Recorded video - English
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Washington County Code Chapters 8.04 and 8.08
- Staff Report - Proposed Washington County Code Revisions
- Attachment A - Draft Revisions Solid Waste Control
- Attachment B - Draft Revisions Solid Waste Disposal Sites
- Staff Report - Proposed Washington County Code Revisions
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Staff Report - Proposed Committee Bylaws
- Exhibit A - Draft Committee Bylaws
- Staff Report - Proposed Committee Bylaws
October 8, 2020
- Recorded video - English: Due to technical difficulties, the first part of the meeting did not record.
- Agenda
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Solid Waste & Recycling Administrative Rules Update
- Staff Report - Proposed Administrative Rules Update
- Modernizing Oregon's Recycling System
- Presentation - Proposed Legislative Concept
August 13, 2020
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Fiscal Year 20-21 Outreach Work Plan
- Presentation - Outreach Work Plan
- Metro Code/Administrative Rules Proceeding
- Presentation - Metro Proposed Code/Rules
July 9, 2020
- Recorded video - English
- Agenda
- Solid Waste & Recycling System - Rate Review
- Staff Report - 2020 Rate Review Results
- Presentation - Solid Waste & Recycling System
- Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Presentation - Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaw Update Project
February 13, 2020
- Recorded audio
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Commercial Food Scraps Collection Rates
- Staff Report - Commercial Food Scraps Collection Rates
September 12, 2019
- Recorded audio
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Amend Franchise Agreement with Recology
- - Proposed amended language to Franchise Agreement with Recology for the Nature's Needs Compost Facility
- Presentation of Solid Waste & Recycling 2018-19 Annual Report
- Presentation - 2018-19 Annual Report
June 13, 2019
- Recorded audio
- Meeting summary
- Agenda
- Garbage & Recycling Rate Review - Proposed Rate Increase
- Staff Report - Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report for 2019
- Attachment A - Proposed Rates for Residential, Commercial Can/Carts, Container and Drop Box Collection Services
- Attachment B - Residential Garbage Rates
- Attachment C - Washington County Hauler's Association (WCHA) Memo
- Staff Report - Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report for 2019
- Certificate Transfer of Aloha Garbage to Waste Management of Oregon
- Staff Report - Transfer of Sanitary Service Certificate No. “1” from Aloha Garbage Company to Waste Management of Oregon, Inc.
- Attachment A - Transfer Report
- Staff Report - Transfer of Sanitary Service Certificate No. “1” from Aloha Garbage Company to Waste Management of Oregon, Inc.
May 9, 2019
- Meeting summary: There is no audio recording available for the May 9, 2019 meeting.
- Agenda
- Certificate Transfer of Cornelius Disposal to Evergreen Disposal & Recycling
- Staff Report - Certificate Transfer of Cornelius Disposal to Evergreen Disposal & Recycling
- Attachment A - Applicable Washington County Rates
- Presentation - Certificate Transfer of Cornelius Disposal to Evergreen Disposal & Recycling
- Staff Report - Certificate Transfer of Cornelius Disposal to Evergreen Disposal & Recycling
- Commercial Food Scraps Collection Requirement
- Staff Report - Commercial Food Scraps Collection Requirement
- Exhibit A - Proposed Solid Waste & Recycling Administrative Rule amendments
- Presentation - Commercial Food Scraps Collection Requirement
- Staff Report - Commercial Food Scraps Collection Requirement
March 14, 2019
- Recorded audio
- Agenda
- Staff Report - Proposed single-use plastic carryout bag restriction policy
- Presentation - Single-use plastic bag reduction policy updates
- Meeting summary
November 8, 2018
- Approved action item - Transfer of Sanitary Service Certificate No. "3" from Valley West Refuse Disposal, Inc. to Pride Disposal Company.
- Recorded audio
- Agenda
- Staff Report - Transfer of Sanitary Service Certificate No. "3" from Valley West Refuse Disposal, Inc. to Pride Disposal Company.
- Attachment A - Garbage and recycling collection services and rates for unincorporated Washington County
October 11, 2018
- Approved action item - Proposed consolidation of existing sanitary service certificates and adopt sanitary service certificate area boundary maps.
- Recorded audio, part A
- Recorded audio, part B
- Agenda
- Staff Report - Sanitary Service Certificate Boundary Review
- Certificate Boundary Report
July 12, 2018
- Approved action item - Proposed transfer of ownership for Sanitary Service Certificate No. 3.
- Recorded audio
- Agenda
- Staff Report - Certificate Ownership Transfer - Valley West Refuse Disposal, Inc.