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Regional chlorine shortage: Portland water remains safe to drink

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Hot weather alert: Set bins out the night before

Residential customers: Please place all waste bins on the curb the night before your pickup day. Collection will start at 5 a.m. to protect drivers during extreme heat.

Garbage, Recycling, and Compost

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Learn what to do with your garbage, recycling, and compost in Portland.

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Garbage – what goes in the bin

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Compost – what goes in the bin

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Equity in Garbage, Recycling, and Compost

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Waste Equity Advisory Group

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Early garbage pickup during extreme heat

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June 23, 2021 8:46 pm

Portland residential garbage, recycling, and compost bins will be picked up earlier than usual for the health and safety of waste collection drivers. Residents should place bins on the curb the night before to avoid missing a pickup.

Waste bins sitting on curb. Text reads: Set bins out at night. Pickups start at 5am to keep drivers safe during high temps.

New garbage rates and collection schedules

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June 14, 2021 8:00 am

Starting July 1, 2021 new residential garbage collection rates will take effect. New residential garbage collection schedules will be mailed in late June, as part of the Portland Curbsider publication.

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Boxes, bubble wrap and more: What’s recyclable?

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November 10, 2020 5:10 pm

Find out which types of packaging can be recycled, which go in the trash, and how to avoid overflowing bins.

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Past Meetings and Hearings

2021

June

June 23, 2021 Waste Equity Advisory Group Meeting (Meeting)

April

April 13, 2021 Planning and Sustainability Commission Meeting (Public Meeting)

2020

June

June 30, 2020 Waste Equity Advisory Group Meeting – June 30, 2020 (Meeting)
June 9, 2020 Waste Equity Advisory Group Meeting – June 9, 2020 (Meeting)

May

May 19, 2020 Waste Equity Advisory Group Meeting – May 2020 (Meeting)

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