Free Yard Debris Recycling

May 4 – May 12, 2012 (closed Sunday)

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.

Free Residential Document Destruction Event

Ameriprise Financial and SecureShred have teamed up to offer a free residential shred event on Saturday, April 28,2012 from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Location - 214 SE Vine Lane, Bend

This event is intended for residential shredding only, no commercial or business shredding allowed.

No sorting necessary, document will staples, papercl.ips and file folders are fine.

For more information, contact 541-389-2528.

Free Residential Shred Event

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.

Earth Day Celebration

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/.