City Code Section
(Amended by Ordinances 182671 and 189891, effective April 17, 2020.)
- A. No person shall provide collection service as an independent commercial recycler within the City without having registered with the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, by providing BPS with a copy of their City of Portland Business License, with their Business License number, or with a copy of their current annual Business License exemption application or request submitted to the City’s Revenue Bureau.
- B. All independent commercial recyclers who collect at least 25 tons of recyclables and/or yard debris in the City per year shall report quarterly to BPS on the amounts of recyclables collected in the City, on forms provided by BPS. If a person only collects food scraps from commercial sources, that person is required to be a commercial permittee.