For ideas and information about where and how to recycle, call the Metro Recycling Information hotline, 503-234-3000 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.Metro Recycling Information hotline
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Multifamily recycling: resources
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Find contacts to help you easily manage your garbage and recycling.
Need help? It's free
Wherever you live in the region, your local government offers free assistance to help you:
- set up an effective recycling system
- improve or expand your current recycling efforts
- provide updated labels for your bins and signs for your recycling areas
- offer education assistance for your residents
- evaluate your garbage and recycling usage.
Just call or send e-mail to the representative for your area, and you'll be on your way.
City of Beaverton
503-526-2665 | recyclingmail@ci.beaverton.or.us
Clackamas County
503-557-6363 | wasteinfo@co.clackamas.or.us
City of Gresham
503-618-2752 | recycle@ci.gresham.or.us
City of Portland
503-823-7037 | wasteinfo@ci.portland.or.us
Washington County
503-846-8609 | recycle@co.washington.or.us
Garbage and recycling service providers
Your garbage and recycling company can also help you with your program. They'll make sure you have the right sizes and number of containers and can also help you deal with unusable bulky items that residents leave behind... Find your garbage hauler
Dealing with illegal dumping
Many communities encounter illegal dumping or use of garbage containers by nonresidents. Your local jurisdiction has code-enforcement officers who can help. Also, Metro's Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Patrol partners with local governments to help clean up public property and investigate and prosecute incidents on public and private sites... Find out more about the RID Patrol
The Master Recycler program
Neighbor-to-neighbor encouragement can be the best form of recycling education. Master Recyclers are volunteer ambassadors who help encourage recycling. They take a nine-week course on waste prevention and recycling and can offer presentations, perform door-to-door outreach, or staff a table at an event for your property... Visit the Master Recycler program site
Donation centers/charitable agencies
There are many charitable agencies in the region that are happy to take reusable household items and furniture in good condition left by your residents. Many even offer pickup service... Find charitable organizations that accept used items
Resources on the Internet
There are many places on the Internet where you can recycle or sell things. For example:
- Craigslist will list items free of charge... Visit the Craigslist site
- Freecycle is dedicated to helping people recycle objects they no longer use... Visit the Freecycle site
- Free Geek is a Portland organization that can help with electronics recycling... Visit the Free Geek site
Metro Recycling Information
The Metro Recycling information hotline can help you recycle, donate or safely dispose of almost anything. Live operators are available to take your calls Moday through Saturday. They can also help you connect to your loval government representative if you need on-site assistance, signs, posters or materials for move-in and move-out packets. Call 503-234-3000 or send e-mail to mri@oregonmetro.gov.
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Metro Recycling Information
Featured property manager
Sharon High, Brookshire Meadows and Camellia Park
Sharon High knows her recycling hauler at Brookshire Meadows. Early on, residents at the apartment complex sometimes mixed their garbage with recyclable glass, plastic and paper, making it unlikely the hauler would accept the materials. Undeterred, Sharon pressed ahead. She maintained a good relationship with the hauler and - as a longtime recycler in her own home - was eager to make recycling work for all Brookshire residents.