Portland Disposal & Recycling

Locally owned and family operated since 1936!Portland Disposal & Recycling offers residential and commercial garbage collection with full-line recycling, as well as clean up containers and drop boxes. We are a locally owned company and have been family operated since 1936. Unlike many of our competitors, we have no intention of becoming part of a national conglomerate. We are committed to being the best rather than the biggest. We are small enough to maintain local control and continued community involvement, yet big enough to provide all the services and equipment of the national companies.

Portland Disposal is your community solution for:

• Residential & commercial garbage collection
• Full-line recycling and compost service
• Clean-up containers and drop boxes

Recycling

Portland Disposal will provide one 60 gallon blue Portland Recycles! 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.

Residential Services

Please call our office between 7:00am and 3:45 pm to establish service, cancel service, or make changes to your account. Residential garbage and recycling service in Portland is franchised. The City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability regulates the residential collection of garbage and recycling by the local companies. Each company has specffic boundaries in which they can provide service to residences. “Residential” is defined as any dwelling that is a 4-plex or smaller.To determine who your hauler is: call the city garbage hotline at (503)823-7202. If you already know you are in PDR’s service area... simply call our office to set up your new account at (503)281-8736.
Rental Units
City Ordinance states that the homeowner of a rental property is responsible for providing garbage and recycling service with the designated hauler for the area. If you are a tenant in a rental home, your landlord MUST be the one to call our office to set up a new account or to make any changes to the account. If you are the owner of a rental property, you are responsible for calling to set up or change the garbage and recycling account.
For more information about the above city ordinance or other questions about the franchise agreement, call OSD at (503)823-7202 or visit their website.
Rates & Services
The City of Portland’s OSD establishes service levels and rates. There are several service level options for garbage pick up. All regular garbage service includes weekly recycling and weekly compost collection. Please place all items CURBSIDE BY 6AM. If you are unable to get your items to the curb, please call our office for additional help.
Please call us at (503)281-8736 and we will discuss the service level that is right for you.

Commercial

Portland Disposal & Recycling provides outstanding, personalized garbage and recycling service to local businesses in the Portland area. Options include any combination of roll carts, 1-6 yard containers, or 10-40 yard drop boxes picked up one to five times a week. Full-line recycling and food waste collection is also available and can be customized to your specific needs.

Business – Commercial Garbage, Recycling and Composting

Learn more about free assistance to reduce your waste, water, energy and transportation; get free resources and financial incentives; and promote your sustainable business practices through Sustainability at Work Certification. Also find detailed information about the City’s requirement for all businesses to recycle.

Free personalized assistance and certification for composting, recycling, water, energy and transportation. Find resources and learn what other sustainable businesses in Portland are doing.All Portland businesses are required to recycle paper, plastic bottles, metal cans, and glass bottles and jars.Space requirements and CROW rules for storage of waste containers on commercial properties.