Christmas Tree Recycling Options

For information regarding Christmas tree collections with the Boy Scouts, click on the Bend Garbage & Recycling newsletter link at www.bendgarbage.com.

For Bend Garbage & Recycling customers who require a Christmas tree pick up after January 10, Bend Garbage & Recycling will collect trees on the customer's garbage day the week of January 11 - 15 for a $5 charge. Customers need to set the tree out next to their roll cart on their garbage day and trees free of tinsel and flocking will be recycled.

For Bend Garbage & Recycling city customers with curbside yard debris service, they can recycle their Christmas tree in their yard debris cart. Trees need to be cut down to 3 or 4 smaller pieces so they can fit it in the yard debris cart.

Another option for recycling your Christmas Tree:
At no charge Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, will take Christmas trees Monday - Sunday, 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 hours at 541-317-3163. Trees cannot have tinsel or flocking.

Bend Garbage & Recycling Offers New Service for E-Waste Collection

Beginning January 1, 2010 - computers (desktops & laptops), monitors and TVs cannot be disposed of in the garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills.

Residents can still bring these items to Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend for recycling at no charge.

In addition, Bend Garbage & Recycling is offering a new service and will come out to the household and collect the e-waste items such as TVs, computers and monitors.

For more information on this new service or to schedule a collection, please contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263.

Bend Garbage & Recycling's Holiday Collection Schedule

Bend Garbage & Recycling collects on all holidays except for Christmas Day and New Years Day. This year, only Friday customers will be affected by the holiday schedule.

Regular garbage and recycling collection on Friday for both holiday weeks (12/25 & 1/1) will be one day late and will be serviced on Saturday (12/26 & 1/2).

Customers need to have their carts out by 6:00 a.m.

Bend Garbage & Recycling's office will be closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day and will re-open the following Monday of both weeks at 8:00 a.m.

For more information, contact 541-382-2263

Bend Garbage & Recycling's Office will close early on December 4th

Bend Garbage & Recycling's Office located at 20835 NE Montana Way in Bend will be closing at 3pm on Friday, December 4th, 2009.

The office will re-open on Monday morning, December 7th at 8:00 a.m.

City Yard Debris Collection Service is On-Call for December & January

For Bend Garbage & Recycling's city yard debris customers, yard debris collection will be an on-call service for the months of December 2009 and January 2010.

Customers need to call Bend Garbage & Recycling whenever their yard debris cart is full to schedule a pick up for the following Friday. Customers still receive up to two collections per month.

Yard debris every-other-week collection service will resume in February 2010.

For additional information, contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 541-382-2263.

Thanksgiving Day Collection Schedule

On Thanksgiving Day, Bend Garbage & Recycling's collection schedule for garbage & recycling will be as usual. Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m.

Bend Garbage & Recycling office will be closed and will re-open on Friday, November 27th at 8:00 a.m.

Bend Garbage & Recycling Scholarships

Bend Garbage & Recycling is pleased to once again offer three scholarships to local high school seniors in our community.

Eligible high schools for the $1,000.00 scholarships include Bend Senior High School, Mountain View High School and Summit High School.

Seniors planning to attend an accredited trade school, college, university or community college as full time students for the fall term of 2010 are encouraged to apply. Contact the Bend Senior High, Mountain View or Summit High School counseling offices for criteria and applications.

Application deadline is Friday, April 16, 2010 and applications must be turned back in to the appropriate school.

For more information, contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 382-2263.

New E-Waste Disposal Law

Effective January 1, 2010, computers, monitors, and TVs are banned from disposal in the garbage of at disposal sites such as landfills and transfer stations. Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill (61050 SE 27th St.) in Bend will accept computers (desktops and laptops), monitors and TVs and recycle them for free. All other computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice and other electronic items and appliances can be recycled for a fee.

Negus Transfer station in Redmond accepts computers, monitors, TV's and computer peripherals at no charge. For more information, go to www.co.deschutes.or.us/sw.

For more information on the disposal ban, go to www.oregonecycles.org.

E-Statements Now Available for Bend Garbage & Recycling Customers

Bend Garbage & Recycling is pleased to offer their customers the opportunity to sign up for e-statements. Customers can log onto www.bendgarbage.com and click on the e-statements link. Customers can also contact the customer office at 541-382-2263 to sign up.

Pre-Consumer Vegetative Waste Collection Pilot Program a Huge Success!

In February of 2009, Bend Garbage & Recycling began a pilot program with a few of their commercial customers collecting pre-consumer vegetative waste (mainly fruits and vegetables) and diverting these materials from the landfill and recycling it into BioFine & SoilBuilder compost at Deschutes Recycling.

St. Charles Medical Center and Food 4 Less with the help of Waste Solutions Northwest were the initial businesses to partner with Bend Garbage & Recycling. “Food 4 Less was our first customer to come to us and ask if we could work together to help divert these materials from the landfill. We were eager to develop this pilot program which has led to the expansion to St. Charles Bend as well as additional commercial customers of ours,” Brad Bailey, President of Bend Garbage & Recycling.

Food 4 Less is averaging over 4 tons of pre-consumer vegetative waste per month. “Pre-consumer vegetative waste represents approximately 25-30% of our disposal volume on a weekly basis. While we’ve had to make some operational adjustments and extra efforts, the diversion of this waste stream has significantly reduced our companies environmental impacts and been a natural fit for our business,” Jeff Duda, Owner of Food 4 Less.

“Through Bend Garbage’s pre-consumer vegetative waste composting program, we have kept 7.6 tons of material out of the landfill in the last quarter. St. Charles Bend is committed to reducing our impact on the environment. The pre-consumer vegetative composting program has given us another avenue to fulfill this commitment,” Mark Peterson, Director of Hospitality Services, St. Charles Bend & Redmond.

For more information regarding this program, contact Bend Garbage & Recycling at 382-2263.

Half Price Yard Debris Recyclilng

Residents can recycle their yard debris at Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, for half price ($2.00 per cubic yard) from October 31 - November 15.

Yard debris must be clean of rocks, dirt, garbage and plastic bags.

Deschutes Recycling is open daily from 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and will be closed on Veterans Day, November 11th.

Bend Garbage & Recycling's Labor Day Collection Schedule

On Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, Bend Garbage & Recycling's collection schedule will operate as usual.

Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.

The office will be closed and will re-open on Tuesday, September 8th at 8:00 a.m.

Deschutes Recycling & Knott Landfill Closed for Labor Day

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill located at 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.

They will re-open on Tuesday, September 8th at 7:00 a.m.

Free Appliances Recycle Event

Knott Landfill located at 61050 SE 27th in Bend is accepting used appliances at no charge on Saturday, August 22nd from 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

No microwaves, small kitchen items, business or commercial appliances.

Acceptable items include:
stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers& trash compactors (free of food or food residue), ovens, water heaters, furnaces, washers, heat pumps, dryers and air conditioners

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

Bend Garbage & Recycling joins Pacific Power's Blue Sky Program

Bend Garbage & Recycling is proud to join Pacific Power's Blue Sky Program. Blue Sky is a program that allows businesses to purchase renewable energy which supports local and regional renewable energy projects and helps create environmental benefits in our region.

W work on energy conservation with how we run our routes and fleets. We strive to be efficient in everything we do so this was a natural fit for us, " Brad Bailey, President of Bend Garbage & Recycling.

Pacific Power has a goal to add enough renewable energy by 2013 to power more than 560,000 homes!

To learn more, go to: www.pacificpower.net

Free Tire Collection at Knott Landfill

Residents can bring their tires to Knott Landfill, located at 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend on Saturday, September 19th and dispose of them for no charge.

The free event is from 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and is for residents only.

On or off the rim is acceptable but please keep them separated. Tires with rim size up to 24 1/2" will be accepted. Limit of 12 tires per load.

No heavy equipment tires, retailers or fleet tires.

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

Free Document Shred Event in Bend & Help Support Mountain Star Family Relief Nursery

SecureShred, a Division of Bend Garbage & Recycling is partnering with South Valley Bank to offer residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents.

On Saturday, June 20th from 11:00am - 2:00pm bring your documents to the New South Valley Bank & Trust location on Purcell Blvd. across from Costco.

This event is intended for private residential shredding only, not for business or company disposal.

Documents will be shredded on site with the SecureShred truck and you can watch your documents shred through the camera on the SecureShred truck.

Help Support Mountain Star family relief nursery and bring one of the following needed items: Diapers, Wipes, New Clothing for years 2 through 5. This non-profit organization specializes in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Central Oregon.

Help Support the Food Banks & Shred Your Personal Documents for Free

On Saturday, June 13th from 10:00am - 1:00pm, SecureShred, a Division of Bend Garbage & Recycling, is providing free shredding of personal documents in exchange for a bag of non-perishable food as part of the Hungry All Year Long Project.

Free Shred event will be held at Steve Scott Realtors at 685 SE 3rd Street in Bend.

This free shred event is intended for private residential document shredding only, not for business or company disposal.

Documents will be shredded on site and you can watch the shredding from the camera on the SecureShred truck.

SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business. You can also bring your documents to the Bend Garbage & Recycling office for shredding. For more information, call 541-382-2263.

Problems with Plastic Bags in Commingle Carts

It is very important that materials we put into the 95-gallon commingle carts are acceptable items for recycling.

For example, plastic such as garbage & grocery bags, saran wrap, and plastic wrap of any kind cannot go into the commingle cart. Although plastic grocery bags are recyclable, they cannot go into the commingle stream. The grocery bags and other plastic film listed above cannot be separated out and otherwise contaminate the other commingle material.

Plastic grocery bags can be recycled at participating grocery stores. Download a Recycling Preparation Guide on Bend Garbage & Recycling's website for a list of acceptable and unaccepatable items.

Deschutes Recycling & Knott Landfill Closed for Memorial Day

Deschutes Recycling & Knott Landfill will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. They will re-open on Tuesday, May 26th at 7:00 a.m.

Recycler of the Year Awards

Bend Surgery Center and Altrec.com Awarded

Recyclers of the Year

Bend Surgery Center and Altrec.com/GreatOutdoors.com in Redmond were among the winners of the Bend Garbage & Recycling and High Country Disposal Commercial “Recycler of the Year” awards for their efforts in 2008. Nominated by recycling route drivers from Bend Garbage & Recycling and High Country Disposal, the winners are recognized for their recycling efforts.

Bethlehem Inn, Whispering Winds Retirement and St. Charles Medical Center (2005 Recycler of the Year Award) received special recognition for their excellent recycling efforts as well.

“Each year, we continue to be impressed with our customers’ recycling efforts and are still seeing an upward trend in our recycling numbers. Another important factor in our review process is that materials collected for recycling are free from contaminants. Our businesses nominated for this award have shown growth in the amount of their recycling, done a great job in keeping materials sorted properly as well as keeping it clean from contaminants,” Brad Bailey, President of Bend Garbage & Recycling & High Country Disposal.

Memorial Day Collection Schedule

On Memorial Day - Monday, May 25th, Bend Garbage & Recycling's collection schedule for garbage & recycling will be as usual.

Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m.

The office will be closed and will re-open on Tuesday, May 26th at 8:00 a.m.

CAN Cancer - A Big Success!

CAN Cancer was founded by the Central Oregon Haulers, including Bend Garbage & Recycling to provide community assistance for our neighbors battling cancer.

In March, the Central Oregon haulers mailed out donation envelopes asking our customers if everyone could donate $1.00, we'd be able to raise $60,000.

To date, we've raised almost $10,000 and have been able to help several families here in Central Oregon. 100% of the donation stays local and helps families pay for non-medical expenses such as fuel, travel and food costs. 25% of those diagnosed with cancer lose their life savings trying to survive it!

For more information on how you can help, go to www.cancancer.org

FireFree Spring Clean up

FireFree encourages residents to get prepared for the upcoming wildfire season by cleaning up your yards and creating a defensible space around your home.

Now through May 10th, residents can bring in yard waste and debris to Knott Landfill located at 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend and recycle yard waste and debris at no charge.

Residents can also pick up some BioFine or SoilBuilder compost at Deschutes Recycling. Our compost will give your garden the nutrients it needs for healthy plants.

For information on additional dates and locations for FireFree in Deschutes County, go to www.firefree.org

Free Document Shred Event in Prineville

Privacy is the newest consumer awareness issue, and is the fasting growing crime in the U.S.
Confidential information in your trash is a risk.

SecureShred, a division of Bend Garbage & Recycling, and South Valley Bank in Prineville are partnering to offer residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents. The free shred event is Saturday, May 9th from 10:00am - 2:00pm at South Valley Bank located at 1570 NE 3rd Street in Prineville.

Documents will be shredded on site and you can even watch the shredding the camera on the SecureShred truck! This is a great time to clean up outdated records.

The event is intended for private residential document shredding only, not for business or company disposal.

SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business. We also offer walk-in service at our Bend Garbage & Recycling and High Country Disposal offices in Bend and Redmond.

Free Document Shred Event in Bend

Privacy is the newest consumer awareness issue, and is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. Confidential information in your trash is a risk.

SecureShred and Mid Oregon Credit Union are partnering to offer residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents. The free shred event is Saturday, April 18th from 11:00am – 2:00pm at the Mid Oregon Credit Union Olney Branch, on the corner of 2nd and Olney in Bend. Documents will be shredded on site and you can even watch the shredding through the camera on the SecureShred truck. This is a great time to clean up outdated records.

Bring a can of food and help support the Salvation Army.

The event is intended for private residential document shredding only, not for business or company disposal.

SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business. We also offer walk in service at our Bend office at 20835 NE Montana Way. Contact our customer service team for more information at 382-2263.

Nominations for Commercial 2009 Recycler of the Year Award

Send in your nominations for our annual Commercial “Recycler of the Year” Award.

Let us know of your favorite restaurant or business that goes the extra mile to recycle more or is innovative in their efforts with recycling.

Also let us know if there is someone within the business who has been a major contributor or spearheaded ways to recycle more for the company.

Guidelines for nominations are that the business be a customer of Bend Garbage & Recycling. Criteria are based on volume of recycling, frequency, consistent care with preparation and overall effort to recycle everything possible!

FREE Document Shredding Event in Bend

Help Protect Your Identity!

SecureShred, a division of Bend Garbage & Recycling, and the Deschutes County Sheriff's office are partnering on Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Bend to provide residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents and learn identity theft prevention tips.

SecureShred will offer on-site document destruction at no cost to the public from 12:00pm - 4:00pm at the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office parking lot, 63333 W. Highway 20 in Bend. Residents are invited to bring their personal documents for proper disposal.

This event is intended for private residential document shredding only, not for business or company disposal. No advance document sorting necessary. The SecureShred truck will destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples.

Hazardous Waste Disposal

Household hazardous waste materials are accepted at the Hazardous Waste Facility at Knott Landfill in Bend, 61050 SE 27th Street. The hazardous waste facility operates on the 2nd and 4th Friday and Saturday of each month from 9:00am - 3:00pm.

Acceptable items include: fluorescent tubes and bulbs, pesticides, chemicals, fuels, poisons, aerosols, cleaning products, fertilizers, thermometers and more.

Businesses can participate but must pre-register and submit an inventory. Forms are available on the Deschutes County Solid Waste Facility's website.

Remember paint and used motor oil may be recycled and can be brought to Deschutes Recycling also located at Knott Landfill.

For more information regarding hazardous waste, contact 541-317-3163 or visit
www.co.deschutes.or.us/solidwaste

President's Day Collection Schedule

On President's Day, February 16, 2009, Bend Garbage & Recycling will be on a regular collection schedule for garbage & recycling.

Bend Garbage & Recycling's office will also be open from 8:00am - 4:30pm.

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.

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.

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

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.

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