Wasco County Commissioner Steve Kramer is planning to work with the Association of Oregon Counties on a subcommittee dealing with recycling issues. He says they need to figure out how to make recycling in rural areas cost-effective. Kramer notes the western portion of the state has the population base and money to make it work, but recycling from the eastern half of Oregon has to be transported to the west. Kramer says there have been preliminary discussions with the Association of Oregon Recyclers to find solutions, and the Department of Environmental Quality has been invited to take part as well.