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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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Learn how to use BottleDrop to redeem more containers

A step-by-step guide to use BottleDrop to save time and gain money.

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Play the game and recycle right

Recycle or Not is a Portland-area campaign to reduce waste and make a big difference for the environment.

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Make a difference in the new year and learn how to recycle right

Use Recycle or Not to help answer your questions.

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A decade of sustainable improvements for garbage and recycling in Portland

Collection changes and community action help reduce waste and increase materials recovery.

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Portland joins countries and cities around the world to cut down the distribution of single-use plastic

Portland restaurants can only provide single-use plastic items by request, not by default.

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Choose to refuse

Say no to unnecessary take-out items

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Your Curbside Guide

Find out what goes where for garbage, compost and recycling.

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Do you want trash with that?

Take-out items are not recyclable – they belong in the trash.

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Beyond the curb: the journey of a glass bottle

Here’s the journey a glass beer bottle takes when you recycle it.

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Hazardous materials require proper disposal

Put the bad stuff in the right place with occasional visits to a local hazardous waste facility.

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Resolution to reduce single-use plastics

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