25% off Compost Sale

Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, in Bend is having a 25% off compost sale going on now through April 30, 2013.

Pick up some compost and give your garden and flowers a boost.  Deschutes Recycling compost is made from local yard trimmings and for ReGrow, food scraps are recycled with yard trimmings.  Compost is a perfect supplement to the sandy Central Oregon soils.

SoilBuilder Compost sale price is $15 per yard, (save $5 per yard).

BioFine Compost sale price is $19 per yard, (save $7 per yard).

ReGrow Compost sale price is $22 per yard, (save $8 per yard).

Visit deschutesrecycling.com for more information about which product may be best for your project or contact 541-388-1910.

Self haul and convenient delivery available.  Open Monday - Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Free Residential Document Shred Event

SecureShred has teamed up with Mid Oregon Credit Union to provide Central Oregonians a safe method for disposing of personal documents.

The free shred event will take place at 4 Mid Oregon Credit Union Branches in Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond.  This free event is for residential shredding only, no commercial or business shredding provided.  No sorting necessary, personal documents with staples and paperclips are fine.  No plastic bags.

When: Saturday, April 20, 2013

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 
Bend Branch - 202 NE Olney Avenue (near Black Bear Diner)
Madras Branch - 395 SE Fifth Street (at Fifth and F Street)

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Redmond Branch - 2625 SW 17th Place (next to Bi-Mart)
Prineville Branch - 305 NE Hickey Farms Rd. (in front of Bi-Mart)

Mid Oregon Credit Union is asking participants to donate to Healthy Beginnings and Adopt-A- Bear with a cash donation.  For more information about Healthy Beginnings, visit www.myhb.org. 

Free Residential Document Shredding Event, Food Drive and Drug Disposal

SecureShred Truck

SecureShred, a division of Bend Garbage & Reycling, and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office are partnering to provide residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents.

When: Saturday, March 16, 2013

Where: Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
            63333 W. Highway 20, Bend

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The free event is intended for private residential document shredding only and is not for business or company disposal.  No advance document sorting is necessary as shredding equipment can destroy paperwork with paper clips or staples attached.  File folders may also be shredded. 

Donation: The Sheriff's Office is asking event participants to bring a donation of non-perishable food to benefit NeighborImpact (www.neighborimpact.org).

Drug Disposal Program: The Sheriff's Office will also have a deputy available to collect outdated or unwanted prescription medication or over-the-counter drugs.  This program is designed to keep unwanted or unused medications away from abusers, children, animals and to reduce negative environmental impact to the water, soil and landfill's.

For more information, please contact the Sheriff's Office at 541-383-4431 or SecureShred at 541-382-2263.

$20 Off New Drop Box Orders

Bend Garbage & Recycling is offering $20.00 off on a New Order for a Drop Box.

Schedule a drop box to help with those remodeling, construction or other cleanup projects.  Loads of clean, recyclable material may qualify for reduced disposal costs. 

Call to arrange for a 10 - 30 cubic yard drop box and Bend Garbage & Recycling's timely service will ensure your projects stay on schedule.

Offer valid on new drop box orders within Bend Garbage & Recycling service area. 
Discount available March 1 - May 31, 2013.

For more information or to schedule a drop box, please contact 541-382-2263.

Final Free Tire Collection Event

This will be the last free tire collection event put on by Deschutes County Solid Waste.

When: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Where: Knott Landfill - 61050 SE 27th Street, Bend
Time: 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Residents are encouraged to dispose of unwanted tires at the free collection event on March 16 at Deschutes County's Knott Landfill in Bend.

Tires both on and off the rim can be dropped off on March 16.

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.

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

Tires can be recycled at Deschutes Recycling located at Knott Landfill for a fee.  Tire recycling prices have been reduced.  For more information, visit deschutesrecycling.com and click on the recycling guide.

High School Scholarship Opportunities

Bend Garbage & Recycling offers scholarships to local high school seniors in our community.  Eligible high schools include: Bend Senior High, Marshall, Mountain View and Summit.

Seniors planning to attend an accredited college, university, trade school or community college as a full time student for the fall term of 2013 are encouraged to apply.

Application packets are available at the high schools.  For more information, contact 541-382-2263.

CAN Cancer Appeal

It's the 5th Anniversary for CAN Cancer!  Our communities have raised over $99,000 allowing us to help 466 local families in Central Oregon.

CAN Cancer was founded by the Central Oregon Garbage Haulers to provide financial assistance to help cover non-medical living expenses for individuals going through cancer treatment.  Funds raised have helped local families with their utilities, gas cards, rent assistance, hotel stays and grocery cards.

100% of the money stays local and 100% of the funds raised goes to the patient.

CAN Cancer donation envelopes are going out in the Central Oregon garbage haulers March billing statements asking their customers to help.

Donations can also be made online by going to cancancer.org.  Click on the 'Central Oregon' donate online button. 

Tax deductible donations are administered through our partnership with St. Charles Foundation.