Recycling Service

Portland Disposal will provide one blue 60 gallon roll cart for mixed recycling and one yellow bin for glass for our residential customers with regular garbage service.  You can roll your cart to the curb by 6 am on any collection day when it is comfortably full for you. You do not have to take it out every week if it is not full. Place your yellow bin for glass at the curb next to your blue cart. 

If you do not need garbage collection, you may still sign up for weekly collection of recyclable materials only.  Please call our office at (503)281-8736 so we can answer any questions you may have and to establish the service level that is right for you.

 Portland Disposal - Recycling Logo

Plastics

  • Containers with a neck or screw-on lid (6oz. or larger)
  • Margarine or yogurt type tubs (6oz. or larger)
  • Rigid plant pots (4 inches or larger)
  • Buckets (5 gallons or smaller)

NO: lids, deli food containers, Blisterpak, styrofoam, or plastic bags

Paper Materials

  • Newspapers
  • Phone Books
  • Magazines
  • Cardboard - Flatten  Be sure cardboard falls loosely from cart.  It may be necessary to cut large pieces.
  • Office Paper
  • Junk Mail
  • Milk Cartons & Aseptic boxes
  • Various misc. paper (cereal boxes, egg cartons, wrapping paper & greeting cards without foil)
  • Shredded paper placed in a paper bag (so it does not blow away when dumped from cart)

NO: Freezer food cartons, coffee cups, food contaminated material, paper towels or tissues

Metals

  • Tin cans (no need to flatten or remove labels)
  • Aluminum foil free of food
  • Empty aerosol cans
  • Scrap metal no larger than 30" by 8" and not heavier than 30 lbs.
  • If you include small items (lids, hardware, etc.), place them in a tin can and close the ends to trap items inside
  • Dried plant cans

NO: Metal smaller than 2" if you don't want to place them  in a can and close the ends.

Glass Bottles & Jars

  • We provide one yellow bin for your glass
  • DO NOT put glass in your blue cart
  • Place glass loosely in yellow bin (DO NOT bag)

Motor Oil

Put in a screw top plastic container closed with a lid.  Leave it beside your blue cart (gallon milk jugs work best)

 For a complete list of curbside recycling and how to prepare your recyclables, visit the City of Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development (OSD).