West Linn Refuse & Recycling

West Linn Refuse & Recycling is the franchise service provider for the City of West Linn. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you and we will do everything possible to make your experience as pleasant as possible. 

West Linn Refuse & Recycling is a full service garbage and recycling company serving customers in the West Linn, Oregon area. We employ over 200 employees and operate a fleet of 50 trucks to serve the diversified needs of our customers in West Linn and other communities in northwest Oregon. 

We have been servicing homes, businesses, organizations, and governmental facilities throughout Northwest Oregon since 1967. We invite you to view this website to learn important information about the garbage and recycling services we provide. 

Our History

West Linn Refuse & Recycling, Inc is a division of Kahut Waste Services, LLC. Kahut Waste Services is a family of companies, originally established in 1967. We began as a one-truck company operated by the owner, Fred Kahut. In 1974 Fred sold his small Portland route and, with his brother Jerry, established the franchise in Canby, Oregon. In 1980, they established K.B. Recycling, Inc, a material recovery facility. K.B. Recycling is now one of the largest facilities, of it's kind, in the state. In 2002, a state of the art facility was built in Clackamas, Oregon. The facility receives recyclable material from haulers all over Oregon and surrounding states. We process approximately 80,000 tons of material every year. In 1983, K.B. Recycling piloted the first curbside recycling program in Oregon (West Linn). K.B. Recycling and Hoodview Disposal are currently operated out of our Clackamas location.Over 37 years, Fred and Jerry acquired five franchise areas as well as opened a privately owned transfer station. In 2004, Jerry retired, leaving ownership to Fred and his wife, Nancy