Current Projects

Ecobiz program

The Ecological Business Program (Ecobiz) recognizes businesses and shops that reach the highest standards in minimizing their environmental impact. The goal of the program is to prevent and minimize pollution generated by small businesses in the Lane County area. Currently, there is one multimedia (air, water, and solid waste) certification program for automotive services.  

Warm Homes - clean air

OAKRIDGE AIR

The Oakridge Air program supports the Oakridge-Westfir community by connecting residents with resources that improve the area's air quality. The program provides home heating upgrades such as woodstove change-outs, ductless heat pump installations, and small home repairs at no cost to residents in Oakridge-Westfir who burn wood as their singular source of heat. The program is made possible through an Environmental Protection Agency grant. Find out additional information as well as the sign-up list on Oakridge Air’s webpage.

Past Projects

Drug take-back event

This Lane County event was part of a statewide effort aimed at reducing the risk of household medicines being misused, abused, accidentally consumed by children, or improperly disposed in a manner that threatens water quality. More than two dozen other Oregon cities held similar events on March 13, 2010.

REhab the lab project

In 2009, Lane County Public Works Waste Management Division, in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Springfield Utility Board (SUB), collected and disposed of outdated, unneeded or unwanted chemicals from Lane County high school and middle school science and art class labs.

agricultural chemical removal project

The Eugene Water & Electric Board, along with other local and state entities, organized and sponsored the agricultural chemical disposal effort to help growers get rid of materials that could pose a threat to drinking water sources for more than 250,000 people in Eugene, Springfield and other portions of the Southern Willamette Valley.