Regional Sustainable Materials Management Plan (SMMP) Task Force
Regional Sustainable Materials Management Plan (SMMP) Task Force
The regional Sustainable Materials Management Plan (SMMP) Task Force was convened by Benton County to explore how to support, promote, and implement Sustainable Materials Management in northwest Oregon. Four subcommittees are creating proposals for government agencies, companies, nonprofits and communities to work together to reduce the amount of material that enters the waste stream.
What’s in the waste stream?
Subcommittees
The SMMP Task Force created four focus area Subcommittees that met from January to May, 2025. Three of the Subcommittees evaluated case studies of implementable policies that State and local government can pursue to reduce life cycle material impacts. The resulting recommendations support the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ’s Material Management Program priorities. The fourth Subcommittee looked at solutions to proactively prepare for when the regional landfill will close sometime around 2037. Collaboration was a recurring theme throughout all Subcommittees as each considered policy initiatives, necessary investments, cross-governmental cooperation, and programmatic recommendations.
Participants
Local Governments
Commissioner Pat Malone, Benton County
Commissioner Kevin Cameron, Marion County
Bailey Payne, Solid Waste Coordinator, Benton County
Jeff Orlandini, Waste Management Division Manager, Lane County
Shane Sanderson, Environmental & Public Health Program Manager, Linn County
Nate Tisdell, Environmental Health Specialist, Linn County
Brian May, Environmental Services Division Manager, Marion County
Lauren Zimmerman Onstad, Sustainable Building & Deconstruction Specialist, City of Portland
Tom Egleston, Policy & Program Development Manager, Metro
State Government
Courtney Flathers, Regional Solutions Coordinator, Governor’s Office
Elaine Blatt, Senior Program & Policy Analyst (Food), Dept. of Environmental Quality
Amanda Ingmire, Senior Policy Analyst (Built Environment), Dept. of Environmental Quality
Experts & Innovators
Sonya Carlson, Executive Director, BRING Recycling
John Deuel, Retired Recycling Manager, Oregon State University
Tim Dooley, Legislative Affairs Manager, Association of Oregon Counties
Kathryn Duvall, Chief of Staff, Environmental Caucus of Oregon Legislature
Jessi Just, Executive Director, Heart of CARTM
Michael Martin, Lobbyist, Oregon League of Cities
Terry McDonald, Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul
Carly Mick, Director of Sports Product Design, University of Oregon
Amy Roth, Resource Director, Association of Oregon Recyclers
Sydney Tamplin, OSU Graduate Student
Consulting Team
Liz Start, Lead Facilitator, Start Consulting
Joel Schoening, Project Manager & Technical Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems
Bryce Hesterman, Project Director & Technical Consultant, Resource Recycling Systems
Additional Staff
Rick Crager, Assistant County Administrator, Benton County
Sean McGuire, Sustainability Coordinator, Benton County