Bend Garbage & Recycling

Bend Garbage & Recycling is a local, family owned business celebrating over 47 years. Recipient of the Bend Chamber of Commerce “2007 Distinguished Business of the Year” designation in the large business category.

Bruce and Karin Bailey bought Bend Garbage & Recycling (BGR) from Joe Chotard in 1985. The family legacy began when son Brad Bailey (and Lisa) and son-in-law Chris Crownover (and Laura) joined the company the very next year. Together the owners approach 90 years combined experience in the waste management field. The company has grown from 12 employees to over 50 since then. In 22 years the company has transitioned residential service from customer cans to company supplied roll carts, added curbside recycling in the city and the rural area and continues to add items to the curbside recycling mix. BGR is also currently operating a successful curbside yard debris recycling program.

Aside from garbage and recycling, BGR offers medical waste collection and SecureShred on-site document destruction services. Additionally, the ownership group owns and operates Deschutes Recycling at Knott Landfill and High Country Disposal in Redmond, serving Redmond, Terrebonne, Sisters and Black Butte Ranch. Operational since January, the group also owns and operates Mid Oregon Recycling, located at BGR, a baling facility for hauler collected recycling to be back-hauled to markets in the Portland area. BGR also manages the daily operations of Deschutes Transfer, a company owned by several area garbage haulers, providing transfer trailer service to Deschutes County Transfer Stations.

The owners consider their 90+ employees between the four businesses to be their most valuable asset and work hard to provide them with family wages and benefits. Many employees are at ten years of service with two drivers at 25 and 35 years plus with BGR. “Our employees are the backbone of our business, they are the reason we are successful,” says President, Brad Bailey. “And we pride ourselves on visiting nearly every one of our 12,000 customers each week!”

BGR is dedicated to bettering our community by supporting charitable endeavors and participating in various community boards and service groups. Charitable efforts are focused on family, seniors, children, education and annual community events that support these areas. Annual contributions to organizations and events include: Boys & Girls Clubs of C.O., C.O. Family Resource Center, NeighborImpact, Healing Reins Riding Center, JBarJ High Desert Classic, The Kids Center, St. Charles Medical Center “Expanding the Vision”, Volunteers in Medicine and scholarships at local high schools and at C.O.C.C.

The owners are members of all three Bend Rotary groups, the Chambers of Commerce in Bend, Redmond and Sisters, and serve on several boards and committees including St. Charles Finance Committee and C.O. Family Resource Center. They are also leaders in the garbage and recycling industry, serving in various capacities on boards and steering committees for state and national solid waste affiliations.

The long-term vision for BGR is to keep it family owned. Children and grandchildren are already working after school and during the summer at the business, setting the stage for the next generation to continue the legacy. The company’s mission statement, “Providing the finest waste disposal and recycling services” is regarded not only as a mission and a goal, but also as an opportunity to contribute to the community.

Services

Bend Garbage & Recycling – providing the finest waste disposal and recycling services.Our Service Area for Garbage & Recycling covers generally north of Newport, Greenwood and Highway 20 E, including Saddleback, Tumalo, Whispering Pines, Boonesborough, Cimmaron City and Alfalfa.Along with garbage & recycling service, Bend Garbage & Recycling offers services for confidential document destruction, bulky item clean up, containers for clean up projects and medical waste collection.

Our document destruction and medical waste services include all of Central Oregon.

• Medical Waste Collection - Residential and commercial.
• Document Destruction - On-Site document destruction services by SecureShred, a division of Bend
• Garbage & Recycling.
• Compost Delivery - Delivery of Deschutes Recycling SoilBuilder and BioFine Compost.
• Drop Box and Rent-A-Bins for job site, clean-outs and remodels.
• Security Box rental - Secure on-site storage boxes.

Recycling

Bend Garbage & Recycling is committed to waste prevention and recycling in Deschutes County. We offer residential and commercial recycling for customers in our city and rural service areas.  

Residential Recycling Collection

We provide lidded roll carts on wheels in 35, 65 and 95-gallon sizes, specially designed for easy use and efficient service by our automated collection trucks. Place your roll cart at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day (or the night before) with the handle toward your house and the lid opening toward the street. Keep four feet of clear space on either side of your cart.

• Bend Garbage & Recycling is committed to waste prevention and recycling in Deschutes County. We offer residential and commercial recycling for customers in our city and rural service areas.

• We offer 95-gallon roll carts for commingle recycling. All commingle recycling will go in this cart except for glass. Commingle items include: tin and aluminum, plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, mixed paper, newspaper, magazines and cardboard.

• Glass is collected in a separate bin and is only available within the city limits.

• All recycling is picked up every-other-week.

Drop Box Service

For remodeling, construction projects or other large jobs, call to arrange for a 10 - 40 cubic yard drop box. We deliver and place the drop box, you fill it and call us when it's full. Loads of clean, recyclable material may qualify for reduced disposal costs. Our timely service ensures we can help keep your job on schedule.

BULKY ITEMS, JUNK AND DEBRIS CLEANUP

For an additional fee, Bend Garbage & Recycling can pick up any extra items that won't fit in your cart. Just give us a call and schedule a special pick up or debris removal at your home or business.We can remove couches, TVs, refrigerators, computers, desks and more. Recyclable items will be taken to a facility for recycling.

We also provide on-site cleanup services including garage cleanouts, junk piles, miscellaneous debris and more, depending on your need.We are unable to collect household hazardous waste materials. Those items are accepted at the Household Hazardous Wast Facility at Knott Landfill in Bend. Go to Deschutes County website for a complete list of acceptable items.