Tom Patzkowski

Streaming Media

Publication Date

5-27-2009

Document Type

Interview

Duration

37 minutes

Subjects

Sustainability, Building Materials, Recycled Products -- Oregon -- Portland

Abstract

Interview of Tom Patzkowski by Greg Peterson at the Rebuilding Center in Portland, Oregon on May 27th, 2009.

The interview index is available for download.

Biographical

Tom Patzkowski is the Driving Department Manager at the Rebuilding Center of Our United Villages.

Description

The ReBuilding Center of Our United Villages, a non-profit organization, keeps “eight tons of material a day from landfills.” Warehouse Manager Tom Patzkowski explains how supportive of recycling and reuse the city of Portland is, allowing the ReBuilding Center to stand behind their mission statement of “keeping materials out of landfill and providing living wage jobs (while) doing community support work in Portland.” As the warehouse manager, Patzkowski would also oversee the driving department, which offers free pickup service for large loads of building materials. The ReBuilding Center practices what it preaches, explains Patzkowski, with the use of skylights from the “penguinarium” that were collected from the penguin exhibit at the Portland Zoo.

This interview is part of “The Sustainability History Project: Documenting Sustainable Development and Practice in the Pacific Northwest” at Portland State University.

Rights

This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use within the parameters of “fair use” as defined under U.S. Copyright law. It cannot be reproduced, distributed, or broadcasted for commercial purposes. For more information, please contact Special Collections at Portland State University Library at: specialcollections@pdx.edu or (503) 725-9883.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10817

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