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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.

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.

Starting July 1, 2020 new residential garbage collection rates will take effect. Portland residents will receive the twice-yearly Curbsider mailer, including an updated collection schedule, in late June or early July.

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.

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

Make a stop at this community event to turn in unwanted documents for shredding or prescriptions.

Pizza delivery boxes belong in the green Portland Composts! roll cart

There are new garbage rates and schedule changes for residential customers.

Say no to unnecessary take-out items

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

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

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