Reducing Waste at Home

Learn about garbage, recycling, and waste reduction for a sustainable home.

• Metro’s Find a Recycler
• Find your garbage and recycling company
• Transfer stations and recycling depots
• How to recycle
• Disposal of hazardous waste, medications, and medical sharps
• Yard debris service
• Services and rates
• Garbage and recycling assistance for property managers at multifamily communities

Prevent Wasted Food at Home

40% of the food grown in the US is never eaten. Take the Eat Smart, Waste Less Challenge with your household and make small changes in how you shop, prepare, and store food to waste less, save money, and conserve valuable resources. Discover useful tools at Love Food Hate Waste, and Save The Food.

Repair Fairs

Instead of throwing away broken items, get them fixed at a Repair Fair.

Use Safer Products in Your Home and Yard

Learn how to maintain, repair and improve your home, control pests, and care for your pets using less toxics.

Composting

Compost can be easy to make and offers many benefits. Learn how to compost in your backyard, or learn how to compost with worms.

Reuse and Donation

Buying and donating at second-hand and salvaged stores is a great way to save money and minimize waste. Below are a few of the resources convenient to Clackamas County.

• Building materials
  • Habitat Restore
  • The Rebuilding Center
• Art and creative supplies
  • SCRAP PDX
• Electronics and computer-related items/parts
  • Free Geek
• School and office supplies
  • Schoolhouse Supplies
• Thrift stores
  • Community Warehouse
  • Deseret Industries
  • Red White and Blue
  • Goodwill
  • Salvation Army
  • Canby Kiwanis Thrift Shop
  • Teen Challenge Thrift Store
  • Gleaners of Clackamas County

Other Ways to Live Sustainably

• Stop junk mail
• Become a Master Recycler