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Please place cans/carts like this: |
Our garbage carts are available in the following sizes: |
Glass only, commingled recycling, yard debris, garbage |
95 gal, 65 gal, 35 gal, *20 with an insert |
In order to serve you, please help us with the following:
- Place cans/carts and bins within 3 feet of the curb, before 6 a.m. on your collection day.
- Please arrange cans/carts and bins with at least 1 foot between
them so the trucks' hydraulic arm fits between each can/cart.
To avoid damage, do not place carts within 3 feet of mailboxes, cars,
telephone poles, trees, etc.
- If providing your own garbage can, it may not be larger than 32 gallons in size and must have a lid and side handles.
- Please don't overfill can/carts, lids must close and materials
should fall freely when emptied. Over weight and over filled can/carts may
incur additional fees.
- Please place loose items, such as kitty litter, other pet waste, and foam peanuts in a sealed bag to prevent spilling when the garbage can/cart is emptied. (Foam peanuts can be taken to a mailing service for re-use.)
- We encourage you to set out your recycling bins and yard debris carts only when full, or manageable. This makes collection more efficient and controls costs.
- Please note the labels on each cart specifying the items to be placed inside, i.e. do not use the recycling bins or yard debris carts for garbage. If the wrong material is found in the wrong cart, additional fees will apply.
- Carts and baskets are the property of Sunset Garbage. Customers
are responsible for damage costs, so please don't paint, cut, melt
or otherwise damage them. Remove carts and baskets from curb/roadside
after pick up.
- Don't block access to cans/carts/bins or turnaround areas on
your collection day. Our trucks are as big as fire trucks and
need room to maneuver safely.
- Private roads, long driveways and locations with difficult access, may incur additional fees or receive limited service.
 We provide a 95 gallon Blue Cart for recycling collection.
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DO put in the Blue Cart:
- Newspapers (remove from plastic bag)
Magazines, catalogs & phone books
- Opened junk mail (no need to bag)
- Corrugated cardboard (flattened)
- Cereal, cracker and shoe type boxes (discard liners)
- Labels from metal cans
- Shredded paper – strips only
- Wrapping paper (no foil)
- Paper egg cartons
- Office Paper
- Scrap Paper
- Paper bags
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DO NOT put in the Blue Cart:
- Candy wrappers
- Frozen food boxes
- Paper cups
- Paper plates
- Paper towels, toweling & napkins
- Paper with foil on it
- Paper with food on it (pizza boxes, etc.)
- Plastic paper
- Pet food bags
- Shredded paper - confetti style
- Snack food bags
- Stickers
- Tissue paper
- Waxed paper
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Plastic Bottles & Tubs-Only |
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DO put in the Blue Cart:
- Must have neck or screw top and neck narrower than base (rinse bottles & discard caps)
- Detergent bottles
- Lotion bottles
- Milk jugs
- Shampoo bottles
- Water & juice bottles
- Tubs (butter, yogurt, etc.)
- Buckets (up to five gallons)
- Flower Pots
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DO NOT put in the Blue Cart:
- Bags & plastic film
- Meat trays
- Motor oil & hazardous material bottles
- Plastic lids
- Styrofoam packing or peanuts
- Take-out containers
- Toys or their packaging
- Packaging plastic
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Metals |
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DO put in the Blue Cart:
- Metal cans, lids & caps: steel & aluminum (rinse and remove labels)
- Aerosol cans: must be empty and with lids discarded, but do not flatten, puncture, or remove nozzle
- Scrap metal
- Metal coat hangers
- Metal pie plates, trays
- Other metal items - no non-metal parts
- (40 lb. Max. Weight, no longer than 30")
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We provide a 14 gallon Yellow Bin for glass recycling collection.
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DO put in the Yellow Bin:
- Glass Bottles & Jars: Place rinsed, loose, unbroken glass in bin (recycle metal lids with metals, discard plastic lids, no bags).
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DO NOT put in the Yellow Bin:
- Candleholders or vases
- Cookware
- Dishes
- Drinking glasses
- Fish tanks
- Light bulbs
- Mirrors
- Picture frame glass
- Window glass
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Place next to Yellow Bin:
- Motor Oil: Recycle in an unbreakable, see-through container (such as a milk or water jug) no larger than 2 gallons with a screw top lid.
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To recycle items not acceptable at the curbside, call Metro Recycling Information at 503-234-3000.
If you have any questions about the curbside recycling program or would like detailed recycling preparation information, please call our office at (503) 774-4122 or the City of Portland Curbside Hotline at 503-823-7202.
email: wasteinfo@ci.portland.or.us
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We provide a 65 gallon Brown Cart for every other week yard debris collection (see
calendar).
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DO put in the Brown Cart:
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Other yard vegetation
- Tree and shrub prunings (under 4" in diameter & 36" in length)
- 120 lb. maximum filled cart weight
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DO NOT put in the Brown Cart:
- Dirt
- Sod
- Stumps
- Logs
- Rocks
- Ashes
- Plant tags
- Wood
- Animal waste
- Cat litter
- Metal
- Concrete
- Food waste
- Garbage
- Flowerpots
- Lumber
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*For information on composting, grasscycling, natural gardening or alternatives to pesticides,
call 503-557 -6363 or 503-234-3000.
- Yard Debris Calendar: Click here to view the annual yard debris pickup calendar.
- Portland Garbage and Recycling Brochure: Click here to view a printable brochure.
- Portland Garbage and Recycling Brochure (Spanish): Click here to view a printable brochure in Spanish.
- Holiday collection - if your collection day falls on Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's Day, you will be collected the following day, this pushes all collections one day late ending with Friday customers being collected on Saturday. No other holidays affect your collection schedule. See holiday and bad weather info.
- Collection service for large unwanted items - we can pick
up appliances, tires, furniture and other large discards for an additional
fee. Also, we have 2, 3 & 4
yard containers and larger drop boxes available for clean up projects.
Call our office for details, click here for drop box and container sizes and information.
- Household hazardous waste - please do not put hazardous or medical waste in your carts or bin. For safe disposal options or alternatives to hazardous products, call 503 -557-6363.
- To request an approved container for medical waste or collection of a medical waste container, call our office.
- For autopay information click here.
If you are moving, please call us in advance of your move date. We need to pick up the carts and bin and close your account.
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