Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Bend Garbage & Recycling Scholarships

Bend Garbage & Recycling offers three $1,000.00 scholarships to local high school seniors. Eligible high schools include: Bend Senior High, Mountain View and Summit high schools. Seniors planning to attend an accredited trade school, community college, college or university as full time students for the fall term of 2009 are encouraged to apply.

Applications are criteria are available at the career centers of the three high schools. Application deadline is April 17, 2009.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Free Tire Collection at Knott Landfill

Knott Landfill located at 61050 NE 27th Street in Bend will be accepting tires at no charge on Saturday, March 21st from 7:00am - 4:30pm.

This free event is for residents only.

For more information, contact Deschutes County Solid Waste at 541-317-3163.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Oregon Bottle Bill Expanded

Under the Oregon Bottle Bill, consumers pay a $0.05 container deposit for beer and soft drink purchases. The containers can be returned to stores for a $0.05 refund for each container returned.

Effective January 1, 2009, The Oregon Legislature expanded the Oregon Bottle Bill by adding a $0.05 refund value to water and flavored water beverage containers.

Additional information on the Oregon Bottle Bill is available on DEQ's website at
www.deq.state.or.us

Friday, January 16, 2009

BGR Goes to Monthly Billing

As of January 1, 2009, residential customers of Bend Garbage and Recycling will now be billed on a monthly basis. Previous billing covered two months of service. Now, the new billing will reflect one month of service. Monthly billing will allow BGR the ability to communicate to customers in a more timelier basis.

For BGR residential customers who take advantage of the Auto Payment Plan, account deductions will occur monthly instead of every-other-month.

Bend Garbage & Recycling customer service is available to help with any questions regarding services offered.

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Friday, January 2, 2009

New Changes in Electronic Recycling

New Statewide E-Waste Program
Effective January 1, 2009, residents can bring up to seven computers, laptops, monitors and televisions per visit to Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill in Bend, and recycle these electronics at no charge. All brands of computers, monitors and TV's are accepted for free recycling. The Negus Transfer Station in Redmond is also accepting these items at no charge.

This statewide program was developed to help lessen the amount of electronic waste going in the landfill. As of January 1, 2010 in Oregon all computers, monitors and televisions will no longer be accepted for disposal in the landfill.

At Deschutes Recycling, all other peripherals such as keyboards, mice, speakers, printers and other electronic items and appliances will continue to be subject to a charge.

"We are pleased to be a part of this new statewide program with DEQ. Deschutes Recycling has always offered recycling of E-waste but now that some of these products can be recycled for free, we expect to see an increase in electronics coming to Deschutes Recycling", Brad Bailey President Deschutes Recycling.

For more information about the program, residents can go to www.oregonecycles.org