important alert
State closes I-5 southbound at Rose Quarter for 5 weeks starting Sept. 11

Plan for major delays. More at i5rosequarter.org. Visit Shift Your Trip to keep Portland moving.

informational alert
Portland is a Sanctuary City

17.102.200 Large Size Container Service to Residential Customers.

Label: City code section
  1. A. Any residential putrescible waste collected in containers exceeding two yards capacity must be emptied within seven days of the empty container being placed at the residence.
  2. B. Commercial permittees are prohibited from providing collection of any putrescible waste more than four times in a 365-day period to residential customers without the express written permission of the franchisee in whose territory the collection would be occurring.
  3. C. Within the City, franchisees are prohibited from providing containers larger than two cubic yards that are emptied more than four times in a 365-day period to residential customers outside their franchise territory.
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