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Recycling doesn’t have to be a nightmare!

Be a fearless recycler

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Garbage Service Delays Due To Hazardous Air Quality - 9/14/2020 - 9/18/2020

Leave your garbage, recycling and compost carts out and they will be picked up as soon as it is safe to do so.

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Garbage Service Postponed Due To Hazardous Air Quality - 9/14/2020

If Monday is your regular pickup day, leave your carts out and they will be picked up as soon as it is safe to do so.

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East Portland neighborhoods welcome new trash cans decorated with local art

Installations began in July throughout East Portland.

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Recycle or not? Face masks, wipes, and more

Disposable face masks, gloves, and wipes should all go in the garbage. But cardboard boxes and some types of empty plastic containers can be recycled.

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Spring cleaning tips during COVID-19

If spending more time at home makes you want to clean out your closet, your kitchen, or your whole home, we’re here to help. Portland offers terrific options to donate and recycle items. However, due to health and safety measures, some donation and disposal options are more limited than usual.

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Adapting to COVID-19: News from the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Updates from BPS projects and programs and how bureau staff are helping the City respond to the coronavirus crisis.

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