Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

November 15th is America Recycles Day. Bend Garbage & Recycling offers commingle and glass recycling in the city and county, yard debris and commercial food waste recycling within the Bend city limits.

Here are some recycling tips to get you started:

• Purchase items made from recycled materials and local products when possible.
• Reduce paper and ink by printing in black and white and on both sides of the paper.
• Donate household items instead of throwing them away.
• Use reusable totes at the grocery store. Bring plastic grocery bags back to the store for reuse.
• If possible, do not buy items that use Styrofoam in the packaging. Styrofoam does not decompose.
• Clamshells are plastic containers used for packaging berries, lettuce and bakery items are not accepted in our local recycling program. They need to go as trash or be reused.

For more information about what can and cannot be recycled in your local market, contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263 or visit bendgarbage.com

Please click the link to see our recycling guide

Can Garden Hoses go in your Commingle Recycling Carts?

No, Garden hoses are not accepted in your commingle recycling or yard debris carts. To achieve a successful program, it is important to only include materials that are accepted in your local recycling program. Garden hoses are a contaminant and should go in the trash cart, or if it can be reused, donate it to a thrift store.

Yard debris program accepts grass clippings, brush, weeds, plant prunings, pine needles, branches no larger than 2" in diameter and 36" in length and raw fruit and vegetable scraps.

If you have any questions about what can and cannot go in your commingle recycling cart or yard debris subscription program, please contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263 or visit bendgarabge.com

Please click the link to see our recycling guide

Normal Collection Schedule on Thanksgiving

Bend Garbage & Recycling will be operating on a normal collection schedule on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27, 2014.

Customers who have garbage & recycling collection service on Thursday's should have their carts out by 6:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

The Bend Garbage & Recycling office will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and will reopen Friday, November 28 at 8:00 a.m.

Bend Garbage & Recycling collects on all holidays except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The year our Thursday and Friday customers will be affected by our holiday collection schedule.

Beginning Thursday, December 25th and Thursday January 1st, regular garbage and recycling service will be one day late for both holiday weeks.

Regular scheduled collections days of Thursday and Friday will be serviced Friday and Saturday.

For example, if your regular collection day is Thursday, your service day will be Friday. If you collection day is Friday, your service day will be Saturday.

This schedule will be in effect December 25, 2014 - January 4, 2015.

For more information about the holiday collection schedule, please contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263 or visit bendgarbage.com

Half Price Yard Debris Recycling

Monday, October 27 - Saturday, November 8, 2014 (closed Sunday, November 2), 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.

Stumps must be smaller than 12" in diameter or they will not be accepted.

While at Deschutes Recycling, take advantage of the 25% off compost sale going on through November 29, 2014.  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 firefree.org. 

For more information about the products and services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, visit deschutesrecycling.com.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill

61050 SE 27th Street, Bend

541-388-1910

Open Monday - Saturday 

7:00 a.m. - 4:30pm

(Closed Sundays and Holidays)