recycling news
Bulk Waste Curbside Pick-up to begin in May (4/23/2008)
This year's bulky item pick-up will begin the week of May 5th and end the week of June 6th. Make sure you know what types of items will be accepted for collection!
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Portland Kicks-off Composting Program (3/6/2008)
This month, the Riverside Recycling Center kicked-off its composting promotion making compost bins and kitchen waste pails available at discounted prices for purchase.
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Program suspended due to budget overrun. The program will resume on July 5, 2008 (1/29/2008)
Due to overwhelming demand, we have expended this year's budget for the household hazardous waste program at Riverside Recycling. Consequently, the program will be suspended after February 2 but will resume again on Saturday, July 5, 2008. If you have any oil paints, chemicals, pesticides or other hazardous items we ask that you hold onto them until then. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Information about Househould Hazardous Waste disposal (12/20/2007)
Riverside Recycling accepts hazardous waste from residential sources every Saturday during regular operating hours.
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Single Sort Recycling PSA (5/24/2007)
Portland has started a new program for Single Sort Recycling. Check out the
video of this program.
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The City of Portland has made some changes to its Riverside Recycling Facility Punch Card Program (8/1/2006)
Effective September 1, 2006 instead of the paper "punch pass" you received in the past, electronic cards will now be issued to eligible residents.
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