25% Off Compost Sale at Deschutes Recycling

Take advantage of the fall compost sale going on now through Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Deschutes Recycling located at Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend.

Fall Tips - for the fall gardening season, you should plan to top-dress your yard with BioFine or ReGrow compost and mulch your plants with SoilBuilder or ReGrow compost from Deschutes Recycling. Compost is an essential ingredient to winterizing your lawn and garden and will help your plants come back healthy and strong after the winter.

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.

Pick up your compost today at Deschutes Recycling and enjoy 25% off BioFine, SoilBuilder or ReGrow compost by the yard. Compost sale is not valid on compost bags. 

For more information, call 541-388-1910.

Deschutes Recycling is open Monday – Saturday 7:00 am - 4:30pm and offers convenient delivery.

Regular Collection Schedule on Labor Day

On Monday, September 2, 2013, Bend Garbage & Recycling will be on a normal collection schedule for garbage & recycling. Customers with Monday service should have their carts out by 6:00 a.m. on Monday morning.

The Bend Garbage office will be closed Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.  The office will reopen on Tuesday, September 3 at 8:00 a.m.

Bend Garbage & Recycling collects on all holidays except Christmas Day and New Years Day.  This year our Wednesday - Friday customers will be affected and collections will be one day late for both holiday weeks.

For more information please call 541-382-2263 or visit bendgarbage.com

Thanks to CAN Cancer Supporters at the Deschutes County Rodeo

Fundraising for CAN Cancer was a huge success at the 2013 Deschutes County Rodeo.

CAN Cancer volunteers passed around purple garbage cans throughout the stands on Friday night asking rodeo fans to donate their spare change and help support CAN Cancer.

Donations totaled $1,223.17!

CAN Cancer provides financial assistance to help cover non-medical living expenses for Central Oregonians fighting all forms of cancer.  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.

Thank You to everyone who donated and to the Deschutes County Rodeo for giving us the opportunity to raise money and get the word out for CAN Cancer.

See you there next year!

For more information about CAN Cancer, visit cancancer.org

Bend Garbage & Recycling Now Offering Compost Bag Sales

Give Your Garden a Boost

Pick Up Your Compost at Bend Garbage & Recycling

As an added convenience, Bend Garbage & Recycling is now offering cubic foot compost bags for sale at the Bend Garbage & Recycling office. The products come from our sister company, Deschutes Recycling. 

Our compost is independently tested by a US Composting Council approved lab to ensure quality.

If you need a small amount to add to your plants or cover a small area, the cubic foot bags are perfect.

SoilBuilder Compost - $3.00 per bag
BioFine Compost - $5.00 per bag

ReGrow Compost - $6.00 per bag

Bend Garbage & Recycling is located at 20835 NE Montana Way, Bend.  Open Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For more information on compost bags or other services, call 541-382-2263 or visit bendgarbage.com.

If you need compost by the yard, Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, in Bend offers self haul and delivery service.  Contact 541-388-1910 for more information.

Help Support CAN Cancer at the Deschutes County Rodeo

Friday, August 2, 2013 - Deschutes County Rodeo is supporting CAN Cancer by helping us raise money at the rodeo on Friday night. 

CAN Cancer volunteers will pass purple garbage cans throughout the stands asking spectators to donate their spare change. 

CAN cancer provides assistance to help cover non-medical living expenses for Central Oregonians fighting all forms of cancer. 100% of the funds raised goes to the patient. Over $99,000 has been raised by our communities, helping 466 local Central Oregon families. 

For more information, visit www.cancancer.org.  Thank you for your support!  

Free Residential Document Shred Event in Sisters

When: Saturday, July 27, 2013

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Substation in Sisters

            703 N. Larch Street

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and SecureShred are collaborating on July 27th to provide residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents for free and learn identity theft prevention tips. 

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

Shredding:

No advance document sorting is necessary as shredding equipment can destroy paperwork with paper clips or staples attached.  File folders may also be shredded.  

Drug Disposal:

At the event, the Sheriff’s Office will also have a deputy available to collect outdated or unwanted prescription medication or over-the-counter drugs.

 

The drug disposal program is designed to keep unwanted or unused medications away from abusers, children and animals. The program is also intended to reduce negative environmental impact to the water, soil and landfill’s by using proper disposal practices.

Donate a Non-Perishable Food:

The Sheriff’s Office is asking event participants to bring a donation of non-perishable food to benefit the food bank.

For more information, contact 541-383-4431

For more information about SecureShred, please visit www.bendgarbage.com

Free Appliance Recycling Event

The annual appliance recycling event held by Deschutes County Solid Waste is scheduled for:

When:  Saturday, August 17, 2013

7:00am – 4:30pm

Where: Knott Landfill

  61050 SE 27^th Street, Bend

Acceptable appliances include: air conditioners, dishwashers, dryers, furnaces, freezers*, heat pumps, ovens, refrigerators*, stoves, trash compactors*, washers and water heaters.

*Items noted with an asterisk will not be accepted if they contain food or food residue.

No commercial vendors (sales, repair, etc.) or commercial appliances. 

For more information, please contact the Deschutes County Solid Waste office at 541.317.3163 or visit www.deschutes.org