Thanks to speaker Eric Crum from PSU’s Center for Urban Studies, who met with some of this years Recycling Czars on Monday evening, for discussing what products can be and cannot be recycled or composted.

The festivals vendors are required to serve food with compostable utensils and containers, but Recycling Czars should be on the lookout for items brought in by attendees that are neither compostable or recyclable, “When in doubt, throw it out.”

Its great to see people interested in Recycling, Composting and gaining awareness about new products, like the festivals compostable cornstarch cups, that do not need to go to the Landfill. Single use products are changing and its up to us to educate each other. With the smallest effort we can improve our environment and our health.

For more information please visit: http://www.sustainableportland.org

Early risers catch the NAOBF Organizers on Good Day Oregon with  Weatherman Andy Carson on KPTV channel 12 from 4:30am to 9am Tuesday, June 23.

Recycling Czars meeting Monday June 22 @ 7pm at Roots Organic Brewing Co. 1520 SE 7th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97214

Training Meeting:
Recycling Czars have a training meeting with the City of Portland Master Recylers program held at Roots Organic Brewing on Monday, June 22 @ 7 pm, the week of the festival. This training lets Czars know what items are acceptable in the compost and recycling. Our tasting glasses and all food service wear used by our food vendors is compostable. The glasses look like plastic, but are made of Natureworks PLA which is cornstarch based and must go in the compost, not recycling.

Tune in to Beer O’ Clock radio show on 750am this Saturday at 3 pm to find out who the final winners in the Beer O’Clock Organic Beer Trivia Contest are. Two more lucky people will be attending the NAOBF for free for correctly answering organic beer trivia.

The NAOBF will be presenting over 80 Ales, Lagers and Ciders. http://www.naobf.org/beer.html

Recycling Czars needed for the NAOBF. Help people place items in the proper bins: Recycling - Compost - Refuse for a couple of hours and earn 5 tokens (that’s a free pint and a sample). And you can drink while you’re gettin’ all Czary with it. Last year we had about 50 gallons of trash - an incredible feat for an event with 15,000 attendees. All shifts needed.

Sign up here: http://www.naobf.org/volunteer.html

Avoid the lines- get your NAOBF tasting glass and vouchers for tokens from your local beerstore. The NAOBF is proud to team up with Belmont Station, the Bridgetown Beerhouse, and Saraveza, to offer festival glasses before the event. Token vouchers can be redeemed at the “Tokens Only” table during the event, avoid the lines at the Mug and Token Sales booth.

Pass Go, collect your tokens, and start sampling the 75 organic beers at the event. Presale glasses are also available at NAOBF presenter Roots Organic Brewing.

Thank you Volunteers. Please check out our Volunteering Guide

http://www.naobf.org/volunteer/index.html

Tune in to Beer’O'Clock with Lisa Morrison Saturdays at 3pm on KXL
750 AM for a chance to win two passes to the 2009 NAOBF.

Over 75 Organic Beers and Counting -

http://www.naobf.org/beer.html