Portland Residential Services.
Please note that your roller carts are all clearly marked, "garbage" "recycling" "yard debris" but may vary in color from picture below.
Cart Placement:
Please place carts like this:
Please place carts like this:
Garbage cart sizes:
Our garbage carts are available in the following sizes:
Our garbage carts are available in the following sizes:
In order to serve you, please help us with the following:
- Place carts and bins within 3 feet of the curb, before 6 a.m. on your collection day.
- Please arrange carts and bins with at least 1 foot between them so the trucks´ hydraulic arm fits between each cart. To avoid damage, do not place carts within 3 feet of mailboxes, cars, telephone poles, trees, etc.
- Please don't overfill carts, lids must close and materials should fall freely when emptied. Over weight and over filled 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 cart is emptied. (Foam peanuts can be taken to a mailing service for re-use.)
- We encourage you to set out your recycling cart and glass bin 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 carts or yard debris carts for garbage. If the wrong material is found in the wrong cart, additional fees will apply.
- Carts and bin 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 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.
Please recycle your materials as follows:
The Blue Cart:
- Paper, Metals and Plastic
- No Plastic Bags!!
- We provide a 95 gallon Blue Cart for recycling collection.
Mixed papers
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
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
Plastic Bottles & Tubs-Only
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
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
Metals:
- 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")
The Green/Brown Cart:
- Yard Debris Recycling
- No Plastic Bags!!
- We provide a 65 gallon Green/Brown Cart for weekly yard debris and food scraps collection.
DO put in the Green/Brown Cart:
- Leav6F6;es
- Grass clippings
- Other yard vegetation
- Tree and shrub prunings (under 4" in diameter & 36" in length)
- Meats
- Poultry
- Bones
- Seafood
- Eggshells
- Dairy
- Beans
- Pasta, Rice & Grains
- Bread
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Coffee Grounds & Paper Filter
- Napkins
- Pizza delivery boxes
- 120 lb. maximum filled cart weight
DO NOT put in the Green/Brown Cart:
- Dirt
- Sod
- Stumps
- Logs
- Rocks
- Ashes
- Plant tags
- Wood
- Cat Litter
- Animal waste
- Metal
- Concrete
- Garbage
- Diapers
- Flowerpots
- Lumber
- Large Amounts of Grease or Oil
- Liquids
- Plastic
- Freezer Boxes
- Glass
- Styrofoam
The Yellow Bin:
- Glass, Bottles and Jars
- No Plastic Bags!!
- We provide a 14 gallon Yellow Bin for glass recycling collection.
- Batteries, click here to download instructions
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).
DO NOT put in the Yellow bin:
- Candleholders or vases
- Cookware
- Dishes
- Drinking glasses
- Fish tanks
- Light bulbs
- Mirrors
- Picture frame glass
- Window glass
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.
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@portlandoregon.gov
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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@portlandoregon.gov
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Other Helpful Information:
- Click here for Holiday Information.
- Click here for Bad Weather Information.
- New Portland compost information: Click here to view City of Portland link
- Collection Calendar: Click here to view your E-Schedule Collection Calendar
- Garbage Cart: Click here to view what goes in your garbage cart
- Recycling Cart and Glass Bin: Click here to view what goes in your recycling cart and bin
- Yard Debris and Food Scraps Cart: Click here to view what goes in your yard debris cart
- Portland Recycling Brochure (Spanish): Click here to view a printable brochure in Spanish.
- Holiday collection - if your collection day falls on 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 503-823-7202.
- To request an approved container for medical waste or collection of a medical waste container, call our office.
- Vacation and Temporary Stops - For vacations of (2) consecutive weeks or more and a maximum of (3) times per calendar year, please call our office in advance to receive proper credit.
- For autopay information click here.
- For online bill pay click here.