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Reduce: Can I get this item used or with less packaging?
Reuse: Can I or someone else use this again?
Recycle: Can I recycle this after I use it?
Buy Recycled: Can I get this with recycled content?
Before you buy, use or discard an item, ask yourself:
(95% of an item’s carbon footprint is from producing
and using it — only 5% in disposing of it.)
REDUCE, REUSE
THEN RECYCLE.
1-800-808-5901
wmnorthwest.com/troutdale
7727 NE 55th Ave.
Portland, OR 97218
Residential recycling made easy!
TROUTDALE
RECYCLING
GUIDE
Troutdale residents can mix all paper,
cardboard, metal, plastic bottles and
dairy tubs in their recycling carts.
Only glass and motor oil need to be
recycled separately.
Look inside for detailed recycling
and yard debris service information.
1-800-808-5901
www.wmnorthwest.com/troutdale
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Troutdale residents recieve weekly garbage,
recycling, and yard debris service
You can order a yard debris cart at
1-800-808-5901 or wmnorthwest.com/troutdale
COLLECTION GUIDELINES
YARD DEBRIS GUIDELINES
Garbage and recycling are picked up weekly.
Please follow these guidelines to ensure collection.
Please place containers at the curb by 6:00 a.m.
The following items go in your yard debris cart:
Yard and plant
trimmings
n Three (3) feet apart with lids opening toward street
4 in. diameter
n At least three (3) feet from cars, trees, mailboxes
nHouseplants
nUndecorated holiday trees
n Wheels as close to the curb as possible
n Be sure the container lid is in place and properly strapped
Please remove containers as soon as possible after collection
nGarden vegetation
nGrass & leaves
nWeeds & prunings
nBranches under 4 ft. long,
(limit 4 ft. long, 4 in. diameter)
Extra yard debris
Put yard trimmings that
don’t fit in your cart in
one of these:
DO NOT use
plastic bags for
yard waste
nKraft paper yard bags
n32-gallon cans with handles & lids
(limit 60 lbs.)
• Label cans “yard”
• Put yard trimmings in loosely,
so that cans empty easily
nBundles Use fiber twine.
No wire, nylon or plastic cord
(limit 4 ft. long, 4 in. diameter)
Not Accepted
Do not overstuff your carts
All materials must fall freely into the truck
Maximum allowable weights:
n 20-gallon cart maximum 35 pounds
Diapers
Glass
Pet waste/litter
Hoses
Plastic bags
Tarps
Metal
Liquids
n 35-gallon cart maximum 60 pounds
n 60-gallon cart maximum 120 pounds
n 90-gallon cart maximum 145 pounds
Hazardous waste:
Do not dispose of hazardous waste products (i.e. paint, fluorescent
light bulbs, pesticides, gasoline, solvents, etc.) in your garbage.
For information on where to dispose of hazardous waste, please
visit www.metro-region.org
Holiday service:
Garbage and recycling are collected on all holidays except Christmas
(Dec. 25) and New Year’s Day (Jan. 1). If your collection day falls on or
after Christmas or New Year’s Day, collection will be one day later that
week, with Friday customers being serviced on Saturday.
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BEYOND THE CURB
Recycling options for materials not collected curbside.
Waste Management offers affordable mail in collection programs for
batteries, electronics, sharps, and compact florescent light bulbs.
Visit www.thinkgreenfromhome.com for more information.
For recycling options for construction debris, furniture, athletic shoes,
toner cartridges, cd’s, vegetable oil, tires, block Styrofoam and more,
visit www.metro-region.org to find a recycler near you.
Reminder: As of January 1, 2010, computers, monitors and TVs
CANNOT be disposed of in the garbage or at disposal sites such
as landfills, transfer stations and incinerators. Call 1.888.5.ECYCLE
to find a FREE recycling location near you!
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