Monday, August 24, 2009

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.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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.