Bend Garbage & Recycling Holiday Office Hours

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The Bend Garbage & Recycling office will be closing at 2:30 pm on Christmas Eve, Monday December 24th.  The office will re-open on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 8:00 am.
 The office will also be closed on New Year's Day and will re-open at 8:00 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.

Garbage & Recycling Service:
Our Tuesday - Friday customers will have their garbage and recycling service one day late for both holiday weeks.   
Tuesday customers will be serviced on Wednesday.
Wednesday customers will be serviced on Thursday.
Thursday customers will be serviced on Friday.
Friday customers will be serviced on Saturday.

For more information, please call 541-382-2263.
 Happy Holidays!

Christmas Tree Recycling

Boy Scouts troops 18, 25, 23, 60 and 460 will be collecting Christmas trees for recycling in your community on the weekends of December 29 & 30 and January 5 & 6.

Individual Troops will post door flyers specifying which days they will be picking up trees in your neighborhood, starting mid-December.  If you do not receive a flyer or need further assistance, please call and leave a message using the phone numbers below.

541-385-3977 for pick-up SW Bend; west of 3^rd Street and south of Newport/Greenwood

541-385-2692 for pick-up NW Bend; west of 3^rd Street and north of Newport/Greenwood

541-385-2672 for pick-up NE Bend; east of 3^rd Street and north of Greenwood/Highway 20

541-385-3942 for pick-up SE Bend; east of 3^rd Street and south of Greenwood/Highway 20

Please have trees cleaned of all lights, decorations, tinsel and out of the stand.  Place trees at the end of the driveway by 9:00 a.m.

A tax-deductible donation of $5.00 is greatly appreciated.  Make your check payable to “Boy Scouts of America.”  Place the donation in a plastic bag and securely attach it to your tree with a rubber band.  Proceeds go directly to scouts and support their programs.

If you require a Christmas tree pick up after January 6, Bend Garbage & Recycling will collect your tree on your garbage day the week of January 7 - 11 for a $5 charge.  Just set your tree out next to your roll cart. Trees free of tinsel and flocking will be recycled whenever possible.

 At no charge Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, will take Christmas trees Monday - Saturday, 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 guidelines and transfer station hours at 541-317-3163. Trees cannot have tinsel or flocking.

Yard Debris On Call Collection Schedule

For Bend Garbage & Recycling's yard debris subscribers, yard debris switches to an on-call collection service for the months of December & January.

Customers need to call in when their cart is full and we will schedule a pick up on the Friday of their regular scheduled yard debris week.

Yard debris every-other-week service will resume in February 2013. 

For more information or to schedule a yard debris collection, please call 541-382-2263.

Bend Garbage & Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule

Bend Garbage & Recycling collects on all holidays except for Christmas Day and New Years Day.  This year our Tuesday through Friday customers will be affected by our holiday collection schedule. 

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

Regular scheduled collection days of Tuesday through Friday will be serviced Wednesday through Saturday.

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

This schedule will be in effect December 25, 2012 – January 5, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact 541-382-2263.

National America Recycles Day

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America Recycles Day is on Thursday, November 15, 2012.  This national campaign raises awareness about the benefits of recycling and buying products made with recycled material.  The current recycling rate in Deschutes County is 45%.

To help celebrate America Recycles Day, The Environmental Center is hosting a contest on their website at www.rethinkwasteproject.org from November 12 - November 18, 2012.  People are encouraged to enter for a chance to win gift certificates for local recycle-friendly businesses, including 3 yards of compost from Deschutes Recycling.

Regular Collection Schedule on Thanksgiving Day

Bend Garbage & Recycling will be operating on a normal collection schedule on Thanksgiving, November 22, 2012.

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 office will be closed on Thursday November 22 and will reopen on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.

Half Price Yard Debris Recycling

Monday October 29 - Saturday, November 10, 2012 (closed Sunday, November 4), 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.

While at Deschutes Recycling, take advantage of the 25% off compost sale going on now.  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 www.firefree.org.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill

Open Monday - Saturday

(Closed Sundays & Holidays)

7:00 am - 4:30 pm

61050 SE 27th Street, Bend