(Portland, OR) -- The Metro regional government has approved a 20-year reuse, garbage and recycling plan. They want to make it easier to recycle materials. Six community drop-off depots will be located within a 20-minute drive. There will be funding for reuse and repair businesses, and they'll consider creating a reuse mall where the items can be sold. Facilities for food scraps, yard debris and other organic waste will be improved. The region's public and private transfer stations will be improved and upgraded to withstand earthquakes. Over 20 years, it'll cost 273-million-dollars. It's expected to divert 100-thousand-tons of material from landfills each year.