Garbage and Recycling Advisory Committee

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.

Contact us at 503-846-3605 or [email protected] for more information.

For an application, please visit Washington County OR: Boards.

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Garbage and Recycling Advisory Committee Meetings

Effective December 5, 2024 the GRAC calendar and meeting materials will be available on the Board of County Commissioners website.

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Prior meetings are archived below.

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November 14, 2024

Meeting canceled

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October 10, 2024

Meeting canceled

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September 12, 2024

• Recorded video - GRAC September 12, 2024 [English]
• Recorded video - GRAC September 12, 2024 [Spanish]

Presentation:

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August 8, 2024

Meeting canceled

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July 11, 2024

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June 13, 2024

Meeting canceled

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May 16, 2024

• Recorded video: GRAC May 16th, 2024 [English]

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April 11, 2024

Meeting canceled

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March 14, 2024

• Recorded video: GRAC March 14, 2024 [English]
• Recorded video: GRAC March 14, 2024 [Spanish]

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February 8, 2024

Meeting canceled

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January 11, 2024

Meeting canceled

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December 14, 2023

• Recorded video: GRAC December 14, 2023 [English]

Update – 2022 Periodic Certificate Reviews

Periodic Certificate Review – Evergreen Disposal & Recycling

Periodic Certificate Review – Waste Management of Oregon

November 9, 2023

Meeting canceled

October 19, 2023

• Recorded audio: GRAC October 19, 2023 [English]

September 14, 2023

• Recorded video: GRAC September 14, 2023 [English]

August 10, 2023

Meeting canceled

July 13, 2023

Meeting canceled

June 8, 2023

• Recorded video: GRAC June 8, 2023 [English]

May 18, 2023

• Recorded video - GRAC May 18, 2023 [English]
• Recorded video - GRAC May 18, 2023 [Spanish]

April 13, 2023

Meeting canceled

March 9, 2023

• Recorded video - GRAC March 9, 2023 [English]
• Recorded video - GRAC March 9, 2023 [Spanish]

February 9, 2023

Recorded video - GRAC February 9, 2023 [English]
Recorded video - Spanish (due to technical issues, there is no Spanish recording this month)

January 12, 2023

• Recorded video - GRAC January 12, 2023 [English]
• Recorded video - GRAC January 12, 2023 [Spanish]

December 8, 2022

• Recorded video - GRAC December 8, 2022 [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 - GRAC November 10, 2022 [English]

• Certificate Transfer of West Slope Garbage Service to Evergreen Disposal & Recycling, Inc.

October 13, 2022

• Recorded video - GRAC October 13, 2022 [English]
• Recorded video - GRAC October 13, 2022 [Spanish]

• Hillsboro Landfill, Inc. Franchise Agreement

• Presentation – Solid Waste & Recycling Strategic Planning

September 8, 2022

• Recorded video - GRAC September 8, 2022 [English]
• Recorded video - GRAC September 8, 2022 [Spanish]

August 11, 2022

• Meeting canceled.

June 16, 2022

This meeting was rescheduled from June 9, 2022.

• Recorded video - GRAC June 16, 2022 [English]
• Recorded video - GRAC June 16, 2022 [Spanish]

May 19, 2022

• Recorded video: GRAC May 19, 2022 [English]

• Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review

  • Staff Report - Garbage and Recycling Collection Rate Review Report

    Rate Review Staff Report (PDF 314.69 KB)
• Attachment A: Proposed Collection Service Rates (PDF 157.48 KB)
• Attachment B: Jurisdictional Rate Comparison (PDF 65.08 KB)
• Presentation: Rate Review Findings (PDF 1.8 MB)
• Presentation: Beyond the Bin (PDF 4.13 MB)

April 14, 2022

• Recorded video: GRAC April 14, 2022 [English]

Presentation - Annual Rate Review Process Overview

• Committee Officer Elections

March 10, 2022

• Recorded video: GRAC March 10, 2022 [English]
• Recorded video: GRAC March 10, 2022 [Spanish]

• Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
  • Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to the Solid Waste and Recycling Administrative Rules
    • Attachment A - Draft 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: GRAC February 10, 2022 [English]
• Recorded Video: GRAC February 10, 2022 Spanish
• GRAC Agenda February 10th, 2022 (PDF 221 KB)
• Additional Recycling Collection Service Program
  • Presentation - Community Survey:
  • GRAC Presentation Community Survey February 10, 2022 (PDF 609.18 KB)
  • GRAC Presentation Community Survey (Spanish) February 10, 2022 (PDF 606.42 KB)
• Proposed 2022 GRAC Meeting Calendar
  • Draft 2022 Calendar

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December 9, 2021

• Recorded video: GRAC December 9, 2021 [English]

• Expanded Recycling Collection Services

October 14, 2021

• Recorded video: GRAC October 14, 2021 [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
• Ridwell, 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)
    • Exhibit A - May 4, 2021 Ridwell, Inc. Letter
    • Exhibit B - April 16, 2021 Washington County Haulers Association Letter

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

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

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
• 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

December 10, 2020

• Recorded video - English
• Agenda
• Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
  • Staff Report - Proposed Committee Bylaws
    • Exhibit A - Draft 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
• Solid Waste Advisory Committee Bylaws
  • Staff Report - Proposed Committee Bylaws
    • Exhibit A - Draft 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
  • SWR Staff Report_HLI Franchise_Agreement (PDF 254.45 KB)

    - 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
• 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

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
• 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

March 14, 2019

• Recorded audio
• Agenda
• Staff Report - Proposed single-use plastic carryout bag restriction policy
  • Exhibit A - DRAFT single-use carryout bag restriction code language
  • Exhibit B - Single-use carryout bag restriction policy details from select Oregon cities
  • Exhibit C - Questionnaire results and comments
• 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: GRAC Meeting July 12, 2018 [English]
• Agenda
• Staff Report - Certificate Ownership Transfer - Valley West Refuse Disposal, Inc.