Garbage and Recycling

Find your garbage company, waste prevention ideas, recycling information for residents, businesses and schools, and links to transfer stations and recycling depots.

NEW! The WE COMPOST program - for Canby, Lake Oswego and West Linn food-related businesses

Spring 2013 Going Beyond Green / Trash Talk newsletter

Fall 2012 Going Beyond Green and Trash Talk newsletter

Spring 2012 Going Beyond Green and Trash Talk newsletters

The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission voted unanimously Dec. 6, 2012 to adopt Materials Management in Oregon: 2050 Vision and Framework for Action, a plan that will help guide the state’s management of materials and waste for decades to come and updates Oregon’s solid waste management plan.

Oregon 2011 Recycling and Recovery Rate report released by DEQ October 23, 2012

Clackamas County Sustainability page

Garbage

Garbage service - Find out which company provides garbage and recycling collection at your address

What to do with big old stuff - your garbage company can arrange to pick up large items or you can take them yourself to local transfer stations

Hazardous waste - what is hazardous and how to safely dispose of it

Inclement weather - what to do with garbage and recycling when weather conditions cause collection delays

Recycling and Waste Reduction

Say NO to junk mail online - Metro and Catalog Choice offer a free, online service to help stop the waste of unwanted phone books, catalogs and mail

Saving Little Pieces of Our Earth - a video about what happens at a recycling sorting center

Recycle computers, TVs, monitors & laptops for free through the Oregon E-Cycles program. They must be recycled as the Oregon E-Cycles law bans them from being put in the garbage. To find recyclers for other types of electronics, check Metro's Find a Recycler

Residential
- Recycling YES & NO's (PDF) English Spanish
- Preparing recyclables
- Find a recycling depot
- Waste prevention at home - NEW - Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Canby and in SE Portland at 10445 SE Cherry Blossom Dr. (near Mall 205) Donate and purchase used building materials, furniture and tools.
- Yard debris recycling
Business
- Recycle at Work
- Business Recycling Awards Group (BRAG)
- Business Recycling Requirement
- WE COMPOST program for food-related businesses in Canby, Lake Oswego and West Linn
- Recycling YES & NO's (PDF) English Spanish
- Supply Our Schools and Social Services - list surplus supplies and furniture here
Multifamily communities- Waste prevention and recycling resources for multifamily communities
- Multifamily Recycling Order Form
Schools- Waste prevention and recycling resources for schools
- Apply for a Waste Reduction Grant by April 30, 2013
- Supply Our Schools and Social Services - find surplus supplies and furniture here

Clackamas County Office of Sustainability, Development Services Building, 150 Beavercreek Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045, 503-557-6363, email wasteinfo@clackamas.us

recycling links:

Business Recycling Awards Group