food items / beverage / beverage services / contract food service / energy-saving lighting schedules / local food shelters / sustainable food / monthly gas bill / natural gas usage / food service paper towels / machinery / a la carte food / food service employees / oil / food banks / beverage lids / food / Large food-focused events / food service / beverage containers / plastics / food scraps / energy consumption / excess food donation program / compostable site / electrical energy / postconsumer food waste / electronic equipment / handle food waste / electronics / renewable energy projects / food donations / concession services / donated food / food waste / foul sorting machinery / /
NaturalFeature
Willamette River / /
Organization
Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability / Operations Department / U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY / AFSCME / office of Solid Waste / Department of Environmental Quality / and Metro / /
Person
Nancy Erz / Ryan Thorpe / Bruce Forster / /
Position
contractor / director of operations / sustainability coordinator / /
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