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The Bend Garbage & Recycling office will be closing at 2:30 pm on Christmas Eve, Monday December 24th. The
office will re-open on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 8:00 am.
The office will also be closed on New Year's Day and will re-open at
8:00 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
Garbage & Recycling Service:
Our Tuesday - Friday customers will have their garbage and recycling service
one day late for both holiday weeks.
Tuesday customers will be serviced on Wednesday.
Wednesday customers will be serviced on Thursday.
Thursday customers will be serviced on Friday.
Friday customers will be serviced on Saturday.
For more information, please call 541-382-2263.
Happy Holidays!
Boy Scouts troops 18, 25, 23, 60 and 460 will be collecting
Christmas trees for recycling in
your community on the weekends of December 29 & 30 and January 5 & 6.
Individual Troops will post door flyers specifying
which days they will be picking up trees in your neighborhood, starting
mid-December.If you do not receive a
flyer or need further assistance, please call and leave a message using the
phone numbers below.
541-385-3977 for pick-up SW
Bend; west of 3rd
Street and south of Newport/Greenwood
541-385-2692 for pick-up NW Bend; west of 3rd Street
and north of Newport/Greenwood
541-385-2672 for pick-up NE
Bend; east of 3rd
Street and north of Greenwood/Highway 20
541-385-3942 for pick-up SE
Bend; east of 3rd
Street and south of Greenwood/Highway 20
Please have trees cleaned of all lights,
decorations, tinsel and out of the stand.Place trees at the end of the driveway by 9:00 a.m.
A tax-deductible donation of $5.00 is greatly appreciated.Make your check payable to “Boy Scouts of
America.”Place the donation in a
plastic bag and securely attach it to your tree with a rubber band.Proceeds go directly to scouts and support their
programs.
If you require a Christmas
tree pick up after January 6, Bend Garbage & Recycling will collect your
tree on your garbage day the week of January 7 - 11 for a $5 charge.Just set your tree out next to your roll cart.
Trees free of tinsel and flocking will be recycled whenever possible.
At no charge Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott
Landfill, will take Christmas trees
Monday - Saturday, through January 31.Other locations include Negus Transfer Station in Redmond, Northwest
Transfer Station between Tumalo and Sisters, and Southwest Transfer Station
located between Sunriver and La Pine. Contact the Department of Solid Waste for
guidelines and transfer station hours at 541-317-3163. Trees cannot have tinsel or flocking.
Bend
Garbage & Recycling collects on all holidays except for Christmas Day and New Years Day. This year our Tuesday through Friday
customers will be affected by our holiday collection schedule.
Beginning Tuesday, December 25
and Tuesday, January 1, regular garbage and recycling service will
be one day late for both holiday weeks. Regular scheduled collection days of
Tuesday through Friday will be serviced Wednesday through Saturday.
For
example, if your regular collection day isTuesday, your service day will be Wednesday. If your collection day is Friday, your
service day will be Saturday.
This
schedule will be in effect December 25, 2012 – January 5, 2013.
If
you have any questions, please contact 541-382-2263.
America Recycles Day is on Thursday, November 15, 2012.
This national campaign raises awareness about the benefits of recycling and
buying products made with recycled material. The current recycling rate
in DeschutesCounty is 45%.
To help celebrate America Recycles Day, The Environmental Center is hosting a
contest on their website at www.rethinkwasteproject.org from November 12 -
November 18, 2012. People are encouraged to enter for a chance to win
gift certificates for local recycle-friendly businesses, including 3 yards of
compost from Deschutes Recycling.
Monday October 29 - Saturday, November 10, 2012 (closed Sunday, November 4), residents can recycle their yard debris at Deschutes Recycling for half price - only $2.00 per cubic yard. The yard debris will be recycled into compost and clean energy fuel.
FireFree encourages residents to complete their fall clean up and maintenance of defensible space by bringing branches, leaves, shrubs and pine needles to Deschutes Recycling during this event.
While at Deschutes Recycling, take advantage of the 25% off compost sale going on now. Compost is an essential ingredient to winterizing your lawn and garden.
For more information on FireFree and creating a defensible space around your home, visit www.firefree.org.
Bend Garbage & Recycling is asking their customers to sign up for
Paperless Billing and they will automatically be entered to win a $75.00 credit
on their garbage bill. 5 - $75.00 BGR gift certificates will be awarded.
Now through October 15, 2012 BGR customers who have not already signed up
for Paperless billing are encouraged to sign up through the Bend Garbage online
bill pay system at www.bendgarbage.com.
This is a great way to reduce the mail clutter and possibly win a credit on your garbage bill.
For more information, customers can contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at
541-382-2263.
Pick up some compost today to Topdress your lawn or Mulch your plants for
the fall gardening season. Compost is an essential ingredient to
winterizing your lawn and garden.
Deschutes Recycling compost is tested
by a US Composting approved lab to ensure quality and reliability.
ReGrow Compost is $22.00 per yard, a
savings of $8 per yard.
BioFine Compost is $19.00 per yard, a
savings of $7 per yard.
SoilBuilder Compost is $15.00 per
yard, a savings of $5 per yard.
Mulching for winter: Around the time your
perennials are dying back for winter and the ground is freezing, you should
mulch around your plants with a few inches of SoilBuilder. The dark
compost will help insulate the roots and attract sunlight in the spring helping
the soil warm a little more quickly, while releasing nutrients for your
awakening plants. You will also have moisture-holding mulch in place for the
coming heat of summer. For excellent, ready-to-plant soil, till 2-3
inches of compost into beds you will plant the following spring or summer. Topdressing the lawn: Apply a thin layer (¼ to ½ inch)
of BioFine or ReGrow compost to your lawn in the fall and again in the spring
to help build up a good supply of organic matter and nutrients for the next
growing season. If you haven’t done this yet, you will be amazed at what
topdressing does for your lawn! In addition to helping your grass grow
stronger and greener, it reduces thatch, makes turf more drought-resistant and
saves water by helping soil hold moisture. It also helps bare spots fill
in, helps lawns fight fungal diseases, reduces your need for fertilizers and
keeps fertilizers from washing away.
September 22, 2012 7:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m. Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street, Bend
Residents can dispose of unwanted tires for free at Deschutes County's Knott Landfill Free Tire Collection Event.
Tires both on and off the rim can be dropped off and recycled at this free event on September 22.
Limit 12 tires per household. If you have more than 12 tires, please
contact the Deschutes County Solid Waste office at 541-317-3163.
Tires over 24.5" (wheel diameter), farm equipment tires, tires from businesses, fleet tires, or heavy equipment tires will not be accepted at this event.
Join Yogi's Unite Bend for 3 days of relaxation and help support CAN Cancer.
When: September 7 - September 9, 2012.
Yogi's Unite brings together instructors from local studios, those who practice yoga and those trying yoga for the first time. The goal of Yogi's Unite is to unite our community through yoga.
The 3 day event involves an event kick-off, yoga classes, educational clinics, exhibitors showcase, silent auction and more.
Funds raised from silent auction and raffle tickets will go to CAN Cancer and in 2011 over $1,700 was donated to CAN Cancer. 100% of funds stay local and help patients, as well as their families, with non-medical living expenses such as fuel, lodging, utilities and food costs.
On Monday, September 3, 2012, Bend Garbage & Recycling will be on a normal collection schedule for garbage &
recycling.
Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m on Monday morning or the night before.
The Bend Garbage & Recycling office will be closed on Monday, September 3, 2012 in
observance of Labor Day. The office will reopen on Tuesday, September 4 at 8:00 a.m.
For more information, contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263.
During the month of August, Miller Ford Madras is donating $50.00 from every vehicle sold to CAN Cancer.
"This is a great opportunity to get the word out for our program and we are excited for any opportunity to raise funds for CAN Cancer", Mike Holcomb, Project Manager of Madras Sanitary Service. "We are thankful to Miller Ford Madras for choosing CAN Cancer as their charity for August."
Stop by the CAN Cancer booth at the upcoming Air Show in Madras on Saturday, August 25, 2012.
Friday, August 3, 2012 - Deschutes County Rodeo is supporting CAN Cancer by helping us raise
money at the rodeo on Friday night.Representatives from CAN Cancer will pass around purple garbage cans
throughout the stands asking spectators to donate their spare change.
Last year spectators donated over $2,000 to CAN Cancer!
CAN cancer
provides assistance to help cover non-medical living expenses for Central Oregonians fighting all forms of cancer. 100% of
donations goes to CAN Cancer and stays in Central Oregon.
For more information, visit www.cancancer.org.Thank you for your support!
SecureShred and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office have
partnered for this free shred event to give residents a safe method to dispose
of private documents and learn identity theft prevention tips.
This event is for residential shredding only - no commercial/business
shredding.
Saturday, July 28
10:am - 1:00pm
Sisters Sheriff's Office
703 North Larch
At this event, there will be a deputy on hand to collect prescriptions and over
the counter medication.
Help support The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank and bring a non-perishable food
item to the shred event.
No advance document sorting is necessary, the SecureShred truck can destroy
paperwork with paper clips and staples attached.
SecureShred offers complete on-site destruction at your home or business,
serving all of Central Oregon. You can
schedule weekly, monthly, on-call and one time service, whatever best fits you
needs. Call today for more information on SecureShred at 541.382.2263.
The Enviromental Center 2012 Sustainability Awards Banquet is October 18, 2012.
Applications are now being accepted. If you, your business, your organization or someone you know has made significant contributions to sustainability in our community, please submit an application.
Applications and additioanl information are available online at www.envirocenter.org or you can contact the Environmental Center at 541-385-6908 x1.
During the month of July - M.Jacobs is donating a portion of their proceeds to CAN Cancer. Every purchase made in the month of July - funds will go to help support CAN Cancer.
CAN Cancer provides community assistance to help cover non-medical living expenses for Central Oregonians fighting all forms of cancer. 100% of donations stay local and go directly to CAN Cancer.
Help get the word out and help support CAN Cancer!
On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, Bend Garbage &
Recycling will be on normal collection schedule for garbage and recycling. Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
The Bend Garbage & Recycling office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in observance of Independence Day. The office will re-open on Thursday, July 5th at 8:00 a.m.
SecureShred and the Sunriver Police Department have teamed up to provide a free residential shred event.
When: Saturday, June 9th from 9am - 12pm Where: Sunriver Police Department 57455 Abbot Drive
This event is intended for personal residential document shredding only, no commercial or business shredding provided.
No advance document sorting is necessary as the SecureShred truck will destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples attached. File folders may also be shredded.
At this event they will also be collecting prescriptions and over the counter medication. For more information, please contact 541-593-1014.
Residents are asked to bring a donation of non-perishable food to benefit Care and Share, a local non-profit organization the provides food to local families.
CAN
Cancer, Community Assistance for Neighbors with Cancer, was founded by the Central Oregon garbage haulers to help ease some of the
financial pressure for local people being treated for cancer. Fighting cancer affects the entire family’s
lifestyle. Your support can make difference.
“Hearing the words
“you have cancer” are some of the most stressful words a person can hear.
But once that initial shock wears off and people start to deal with the
realities of treatment, the logistics can be overwhelming particularly for so
many of the folks in our local and neighboring communities who have already
been hit so hard by the economy. Fighting cancer is expensive. No one
should ever have to choose between keeping their home or putting gas in their
car to make it to treatment, but we hear that all the time. Last year we gave
out over $38,000 to patients in need – that was more than twice what we gave
out the previous year. Thanks to CAN Cancer we’ve never had to turn
anyone away,” Kattaryna Stiles, Community Outreach Coordinator, St.
Charles Cancer Center.
Your
donation will help our neighbors-in-need stay strong. 100% of your donation stays in Central Oregon and 100% of every dollar goes to the CAN cancer.
Bend Garbage & Recycling is offering $20.00 off any New Drop Box Order through June 30, 2012. Customers can arrange for a 10 - 30 yard drop box to help with remodeling, construction, or any large project.
Loads of clean recyclable material may qualify for reduced disposal costs.
For more information, contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263.
Residents can recycle their yard
debris for free at Knott Landfill during the FireFree event going on Friday, May
4 – Saturday, May 12, closed Sunday.
Yard
debris must be clean; no rocks, dirt, garbage or plastic bags.For more information on FireFree and additional locations for free yard
debris recycling, visit www.firefree.org.
Deschutes Recycling and Knott
Landfill are open Monday – Saturday (closed Sundays) 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
SecureShred, a division of Bend Garbage & Recycling, has teamed up with Mid Oregon Credit Union to provide Central Oregonians a safe method for disposing of personal documents.
The free shred event is intended for private residential shredding only, no commercial or business shredding provided at these events.
No sorting necessary, personal documents with staples and paperclips are okay.
When: Saturday, April 21, 2012
4 - Mid Oregon Credit Union Locations
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Bend & Madras Bend Branch: 202 NE Olney (Near Black Bear Diner)
Madras Branch: 395 SE Fifth Street (Fifth & F Streets)
12:00pm - 2:00 pm: Redmond & Prineville Redmond Branch: 2625 SW 17th Place (Next to Bi-Mart)
Prineville Branch: 305 NE Hickey Farms Road (In front of Bi-Mart)
Mid Oregon Credit Union is asking residents to bring a donation to benefit Healthy Beginnings. A Healthy Beginnings representative will be on site to answer any questions.
Join Bend Garbage & Recycling and Deschutes Recycling at this years Earth Day Fair and Procession of the Species put on by the Environmental Center. The event will be held on Saturday April 21, 2012 from 11:00am - 3:00pm on Kansas Avenue in Bend, in front of the Environmental Center.
The event will feature interactive displays, art, live music and great hands-on activities for all ages. The event kicks off with the Procession of the Species parade with children and adults costumed as their favorite species. For more information, visit http://www.enviroenter.org/.
CAN Cancer, Community Assistance for Neighbors with Cancer, was founded by the Central Oregon garbage haulers to help ease some of the financial pressure for local people being treated for cancer. Fighting cancer affects the entire family’s lifestyle. Your support can make difference.
Since the launch of CAN Cancer in 2009, over $80,000 has been raised, helping over 300 patients throughout Central Oregon with gas cards, lodging, utilities, groceries, rent assistance and more.
Customers received a purple CAN Cancer envelope from their local garbage hauler in their March billing statements. If you did not receive an envelope and would like to make a donation, please go to http://www.cancancer.org/.
100% of your donation stays in Central Oregon and 100% of every dollar goes to the CAN cancer program.
On Saturday, March 10, 2012, employee Paul Becker of Bend Garbage & Recycling and Deschutes Transfer was delivering a load of trash from the Alfalfa Transfer Station to Knott Landfill. As Paul was monitoring the trash come out of the drop box container, he noticed something moving and discovered it was a dog crawling out of the mounds of garbage. Paul quickly came to the rescue of the dehydrated and disoriented dog.
Leo is a 13 year old Australian Cattle dog and was missing from his family in Alfalfa since March 6. Brian Stone who operates Deschutes Recycling at the landfill took Leo to the Humane Society of Central Oregon where they were able to match his description with a missing dog report from Leo's family.
Nobody knows how Leo got in the 50 yard drop box trash container but he is a very lucky dog and resting well with his family.
Saturday, March 17, 2012 7:00 am - 4:30 pm Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street, Bend
Residents are encouraged to dispose of unwanted tires free at a collection event scheduled on Saturday, March 17 at Deschutes County's Knott Landfill.
The semi-annual event benefits the community by giving citizens an opportunity to dispose of used tires in a responsible manner.
Tires both on-and-off the rim can be dropped off. Tires over 24.5" (wheel diameter), farm equipment tires, tires from businesses, fleet tires, or heavy equipment tires will not be accepted at the event.
Limit 12 tires per household.
For more information, please contact the Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste at 541.317.3163 or visit www.deschutes.org/solidwaste.
SecureShred and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office have partnered for this free shred event to give residents a safe method to dispose of private documents and learn identity theft prevention tips.
This event is for residential shredding only - no commercial business shredding.
Saturday, March 24 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Deschutes Co Sheriff's Office - 63333 West Hwy 20, Bend
At this event, there will be a deputy on hand to collect prescriptions and over the counter medication. No advance document sorting is necessary, the SecureShred truck can destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples attached. File folders may also be shredded.
Residents are asked to being a non-perishable food item to donate to the food bank.
SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business, servicing all of Central Oregon. You can schedule weekly, monthly, on-call or one time service, whatever best fits you needs. Call today for more information on SecureShred at 541.382.2263.
Now is a great time to clean out your old documents and get ready for the New Year. SecureShred provides complete on site document destruction at your home or business. SecureShred provides regular scheduled, on-call or one time shredding. No advance document sorting is necessary, the SecureShred truck can destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples attached. You can also bring your documents to our Bend Garbage & Recycling office or to Deschutes Recycling located at Knott
Landfill. Call 541.382.2263 for more information or to schedule a shred.
Bend Garbage & Recycling offers their commercial customers free on site waste audits. Bend Garbage & Recycling realizes that the amount and type of material a business discards changes over time and new recycling opportunities may arise. The purpose of the waste audit is to help the customer determine the proper level of service that best addresses their needs.
Bend Garbage & Recycling provides a full range of solid waste and recycling services including food waste collection for business within the city of Bend. In addition they provide on site document destruction and medical waste collection services. For more information, contact 541.382.2263.
Bend Garbage & Recycling offers four $1000 scholarships to local high school seniors in our community. Eligible high schools include: Bend Seniors High School, Mountain View High School, Summit High School and Marshall High Schools.
Seniors planning to attend an accredited trade school, college, university or community college as full-time students for the fall term of 2012 are encouraged to apply. Contact Bend Senior High, Mountain View, Summit or Marshall High School for criteria and applications. Applications deadline is April 13, 2012. Please return all applications to the high schools, they will not be accepted at the Bend Garbage & Recycling office.
To help Bend Garbage & Recycling provide the best service possible customers are asked to, please have their carts at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on their collection day. Pick up times for collection may vary due to changes in routing schedules. This will help ensure that your garbage & recycling is collected. Thank you for your help.
Bend Garbage is a local, family owned business celebrating over 47 years in business and most recently celebrating “2007 Distinguished Business of the Year” designation in the large business category by vote of Bend Chamber of Commerce members.
