In this episode of Encounter Cottage Grove, we speak with the &nbsp;Founder and Director of EcoGeneration David Gardiepy. EcoGeneration is a &nbsp;local non-profit that runs a unique Lane County Recycling Take-Back &nbsp;Program that started it's work in rural communities and is now in the &nbsp;process of expanding.
The website states as part of their mission;
"We take pride in knowing that we are actively working &nbsp;to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills while preserving our &nbsp;resources for future generations."
During this episode, we discuss recycling, waste, and the costs of consumer culture.
To learn more, donate, participate or volunteer with EcoGeneration you can visit their website at <a href="http://www.ecogeneration.org/" target="_blank">www.ecogeneration.org</a>

Matthew Hall, Forestry, Native Plants, and the Youth!

Meet the people and places, the present and past of Cottage Grove, Oregon. It is a small town -- All American Town (1968 and 2004) -- nestled at the southern edge of the Willamette Valley. This podcast offers a montage of short interviews with locals to know what is really going on here. It is never as simple as it looks -- never just black and white as they say. Season One will naturally focus on the changing conditions of twenty-twenty in the midst of a global pandemic.