Deschutes Recycling Closed Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 2:00 pm

Due to extreme wind conditions and the safety of our customers and employees, Deschutes Recycling closed their facility as of 2:00 pm on Tuesday, December 19,2017.

Deschutes Recycling plans to re-open Wednesday morning at 7:00 am.

For more information call 541-388-1910.

Deschutes Recycling Holiday Schedule

Deschutes Recycling and the Landfill will be closed on the following holidays:

Christmas Day: Monday, December 25, 2017

New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1, 2018

The Facilities will re-open the following days at 7:00 am.

For more information on the services Deschutes Recycling provides, visit www.deschutesrecycling.com or call 541-388-1910.

 

Christmas Tree Recycling

Local Boy Scout troops will be collecting and recycling Christmas trees in your community the weekends of December 30 & 31 and January 6 & 7.  Requested donation is $5-$10. 100% of money raised will go directly to the individual scout troops.

Individual troops in your area will post door flyers specifying which days they will be picking up trees in your neighborhood. Trees will be recycled so please have trees cleaned of all lights, decorations and tinsel.

For more information, please call the numbers listed below.
541-385-3977 for pick-up SW Bend; west of 3^rd Street and south of Newport/Greenwood

541-385-2692 for pick-up NW Bend; west of 3^rd Street and north of Newport/Greenwood

541-385-2672 for pick-up NE Bend; east of 3^rd Street and north of Greenwood/Highway 20

541-385-3942 for pick-up SE Bend; east of 3^rd Street and south of Greenwood/Highway 20

At no charge Residents can bring their Christmas trees to Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, from January 2 - 31, 2018. 

Reduce Waste over the Holidays

It’s estimated that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, more than 1 million tons of additional waste is generated each week nationwide – and that doesn’t even take into account all the waste and resources used upstream to make all that new stuff we’re buying.

 Here’s a list of ideas to help reduce waste:

Send eCards or recycled-content cards

Recycle paper cards and send electronic holiday cards to reduce paper waste.

Give the gift of togetherness
Consider making a charitable donation in someone else's name. Or, give an experience or an event to remember, such as: Tickets to a concert or sporting event or memberships to a museum or zoo.

Take reusable cloth bags on shopping trips

Thousands of bags end up in our landfills during the holidays. Reduce the number of bags by bringing reusable shopping bags for holiday gift shopping.

Use earth-friendly gift wrapping alternatives

Try the following instead of traditional wrapping paper: Scarves, handkerchiefs and bandannas, old posters and maps, newspapers (the comic sections works great), etc.

Use rechargeable batteries

About 40 percent of all battery sales occur during the holiday season. Rechargeable batteries reduce the amount of potentially harmful materials thrown away, and can save money in the long run.

Turn off or unplug holiday lights during the day
This saves energy and lights last longer.

Electronics:
Remember to recycle your old electronics at Deschutes Recycling in Bend.  TVs, computers, monitors, desktop printers, keyboards and mice can be recycled for free.  Other electronics can be recycled for a nominal fee.

Recycle your live Christmas tree

Bring yours to Deschutes Recycling at no charge or have The Boy Scouts pick it up and make a donation.

 

For more ideas on how to reduce your waste over the holidays, visit rethinkwasteproject.org.

 

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill Closed Thanksgiving Day

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill in Bend will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 2017.

The facilities will reopen Friday, November 24, 2017 at 7:00 a.m.

Winter Schedule (Nov. 1 – April 30):

Open Monday – Saturday

7:00am – 4:30pm

Closed Sundays and Holidays

For more information on the products and services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, visit deschutesrecycling.com or call 541-388-1910.

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill Closed Veteran’s Day

In honor of Veteran’s Day, Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will be closed Saturday, November 11, 2017.

The Facilities will reopen on Monday, November 13, 2017.

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill Winter Schedule:

Open Monday – Saturday

7:00 am – 4:30 pm

Closed Sundays and Holidays

For more information on the products and services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, visit our website or call 541-388-1910.

Half Price Yard Debris Recycling

Monday, October 30 - Friday, November 10, 2017 (closed Sunday, November 5), residents can recycle their yard debris at Deschutes Recycling for half price - only $2.00 per cubic yard. The yard debris will be recycled into compost.

FireFree encourages residents to complete their fall clean up and maintenance of defensible space by bringing branches, shrubs, grass clippings, plant prunings, pine cones, weeds and pine needles to Deschutes Recycling during their event.

Stumps must be smaller than 12" in diameter or they will not be accepted. Branches no larger than 2" in diameter and 36" in length. Rocks, lumber, metal, trash or plastics of any kind are not accepted.

Stumps must be smaller than 12" in diameter or they will not be accepted.

For more information on FireFree and creating a defensible space around your home, visit firefree.org

For more information about the products and services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, visit deschutesrecycling.com

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill in Bend.

61050 SE 27th Street

541-388-1910

Deschutes Recycling will be back on their winter schedule starting November 1, 2017

Winter Schedule

Monday - Saturday

7:00 am - 4:30

Oregon’s Recycling Markets

In recent months, China has proposed a global ban to stop accepting post-consumer plastics and unsorted paper by January 1, 2018.  Until recently, China has been the world’s largest importer of recycled paper and plastic. This announcement has severely disrupted recycling markets worldwide with major impact in Oregon. 

Resident are encouraged to continue recycling, but to stop any “wishful recycling” which is putting an item into a recycling container that doesn’t belong, wishing it will be recycled.

Any items that are dirty or not on the list of materials accepted for recycling in your local market leads to contamination.  A good mantra to follow is, when in doubt, find out.

Contact your local garbage and recycling provider for a recycling guide or pick one up at Deschutes Recycling.  Follow the recycling guide and remember keep all types of plastic bags and film out of your recycling carts.

For more information, call 541-388-1910.

25% Off Bulk Compost at Deschutes Recycling

October 1 - 31, 2017, enjoy 25% off bulk BioFine and SoilBuilder compost at Deschutes Recycling.

Pick up your compost today to top-dress your lawn and mulch your plants. Compost is an essential ingredient to winterizing your lawn and garden.

BioFine - now $19 per yard. Save $7 per yard.

SoilBuilder - now $15 per yard. Save $5 per yard.

Main uses for compost include; soil amendment, mulch, lawn top dressing and potting soil.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend.  Self-haul or convenient delivery available.

Offer valid on bulk BioFine and SoilBuilder compost only.

For more information call 541-388-1910 or visit deschutesrecycling.com

Deschutes Recycling Will Be Closed on Labor Day

Deschutes Recycling will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2017 for Labor Day. Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will reopen on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

Deschutes Recycling's normal hours are as follows:

Summer Schedule
May 1 - October 31
Monday - Sunday
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Winter Schedule
November 1 - April 30
Monday - Saturday
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

For more information on the products are services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, visit deschutesrecycling.com or call 541-388-1910.

Compost Application

Our compost is rich in microbes and nutrients. Our product is "alive" with the nutrients needed to make your plants flourish.

Compost is not intended for direct planting because of the heat generated by the microbe activity in it.

For this reason, avoid planting directly in our compost products or top dressing lawns over 1/2" in depth. Always blend compost into existing soil for best results.

If you have any questions, please contact Deschutes Recycling at 541-388-1910.

New at Deschutes Recycling: Dust Control Ground Cover

Introducing Dust Control Ground Cover at Deschutes Recycling! 

Dust Control Ground Cover - Only $12.00 per yard.

This product is designed to control dust on work sites and other bare landscapes that are exposed to the elements.  This product is made from hard woods derived from recycled pallets and dimensional lumber scraps. 

The material is ground with 1” grinding screens and the resulting product is a hardy ground cover that is resistant to wind and rain.

Due to the nature of this product, it may contain small amounts of metal and adhesives used to produce engineered lumber.

This product is only available for self-haul at Deschutes located at Knott Landfill in Bend.  For more information, please call 541.388.1910.

Introducing Ready Grow Soil

Special introductory price of $26.00 per yard, through June 30, 2017.  Save $6.00 per yard.

This product is organically rich and provides water retention.  Locally produced and bucket blended for an even mix.  Ready Grow Soil is a blend of SoilBuilder mixed with Top Soil to produce this nutrient rich plant ready soil.

Use Ready Grow Soil directly in planting beds, flower pots, and laying sod. 

We offer self-haul and convenient delivery.  For more information, please contact 541.388.1910.

Deschutes Recycling will be Closed on Independence Day

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 for Independence Day. Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will reopen on Wednesday, July 5 at 7:00 a.m.

For more information on the products and services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, visit our website or call 541-388-1910.

What Can I Do With Plastic Bags?

Rethink Waste Project is a project of The Environmental Center through a partnership with Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste and our local garbage and recycling service providers. 

They offer great ideas and tips for reducing, reusing and recycling. Here is a great post all about plastic bags.

Plastic bags. They keep our food fresh and safe, conveniently hold stuff together, and litter the heck out of our land and sea. So above all, the best plastic bag is the one not needed. That being said, despite our best efforts, plastic still comes into our life. It then becomes imperative that we deal with it responsibly.

CAN I RECYCLE PLASTIC BAGS?

No, plastic bags cannot be mixed at our curbside mixed recycling bins (and neither should these things), mostly because plastic film gets caught in the machinery at a Material Recovery Facility and mucks up the whole system. Plastic film, however, CAN be recycled at many grocery stores across Central Oregon. Look for bins usually located indoor or outdoor near entrances.

WHAT IS PLASTIC FILM?

Grocery shopping bags are considered plastic film, and so are a lot of other common products that you’re probably currently tossing in the trash or tossing in hour home recycling bin, unaware of the headaches you’re creating down the line. Here’s a quick list of what you can bring:

• Plastic shopping bags
• Plastic shipping envelopes
• Bread bags
• Dry cleaning bags
• Case wrap (think case of water bottles)
• Air pillows
• Food storage bags (zip-locs)
• Bubble wrap
• Product over wrap (like toilet paper for example)
• Newspaper bags 

WHERE CAN I RECYCLE PLASTIC BAGS AND FILM?
When we posted our video on social media, one of the questions was WHICH grocery stores accept plastic bags. Well I didn’t have a recent list so I called around to the major grocery stores around Central Oregon to get an accurate list of which stores provided a bin where customers could recycle their plastic shopping bags. Here is a current list of those stores:

BEND

Safeway: All 3 locations – Westside, Midtown & Eastside

Albertson’s: Both North & South locations

Fred Meyer

Food For Less

Target

Best Buy

Lowe’s

REDMOND

Safeway

Albertson’s

Fred Meyer – at the apparel entrance only

Lowe’s

SISTERS

Ray’s Food Place

LA PINE

Ray’s Food Place (currently no bin out front but they will accept them at their service counter)

Shop Smart

MADRAS

Safeway

PRINEVILLE

Ray’s Food Place

For more information please visit Rethink Waste Project.

Deschutes Recycling Will Be Closed on Memorial Day

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2017 for Memorial Day. The facility will reopen on Tuesday, May 30 at 7:00 am.

For more information about the products and services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, please visit our website.

There's Still Time for the Spring Compost Sale!

Deschutes Recycling is offering $3.00 per cubic yard of bulk BioFine and SoilBuilder compost.
The sale will run April 1 - 30, 2017. 

BioFine - $23/yard (normally $26/yard)

SoilBuilder - $17/yard (normally $20/yard)

NEW Product! Premium Ground Cover. Introductory Price - $16/yard (40% off!).

Pick up your compost today and give your garden a boost! Main uses for compost include: soil amendment, mulch, lawn top dressing and potting soil.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend. Self-haul or convenient delivery available.

Sale is not valid on any other products.

For more information call 541-388-1910 or visit our website

Free Spring Repair Cafe at The Gear Fix

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 

550 SW Industrial Way, Bend

Rethink Waste Project is organizing a Spring Repair Cafe! The event will take place at The Gear Fix. Volunteers will be on hand to fix (for free!) small appliances/electronics, outdoor gear, clothes, boots/shoes, bikes, jewelry, small furniture/household goods, and knitting repairs. This event will also feature a mobile phone screen repair. 

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Denise at the Environmental Center, 541-385-6908 (ext. 14) or denise@envirocenter.org. 

Earth Day Celebration

2017 Earth Day Fair & Parade

Saturday, April 22, 2017

The Parade will start at 11:30 a.m. in downtown Bend. The parade ends at the Earth Day Fair.

The Fair will feature live music, art, local businesses, a variety of food, interactive displays and great hand-on activities for all ages. The fair takes place on Kansas Avenue in front of The Environmental Center (downtown Bend).

Be sure to stop by the Bend Garbage & Recycling and Deschutes Recycling booth! The activities will be going on until 3:00 p.m.

Please visit The Environmental Center's website for more information.

New Product at Deschutes Recycling, Premium Ground Cover

Deschutes Recycling is offering a new product, Premium Ground Cover.

Premium Ground Cover is an attractive ground cover comprised of composted wood. The wood is reground and screened to 5/8". Premium Ground Cover provides water retention and weed blocked cover.

During our Compost Sale (April 1 - 30, 2017) we will be offering Premium Ground Cover at an introductory rate of $16/yard which is 40% off the normal rate of $28/yard.

Deschutes Recycling offers self-haul as well as convenient delivery anywhere in Central Oregon.

For more information about the products and services Deschutes Recycling offers, please call 541-388-1910 or visit our website

Free 'Bring Your Own Bucket' Event

Newport Avenue Market and Deschutes Recycling are sponsoring the annual "Bring Your Own Bucket" event.

When: Saturday, April 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m. while supplies last

Where: Newport Avenue Market, 1121 NW Newport Avenue, Bend

Customers are invited to come down to Newport Avenue Market and bring their own 5 gallon bucket to fill with Deschutes Recycling's ReGrow Compost for free (while supplies last).

ReGrow compost is a nutrient rich product made from locally recycled yard trimmings, recycled food and vegetable trimmings. ReGrow compost is a perfect supplement to the sandy Central Oregon soils.

Cubic Foot Bags of ReGrow will also be available for sale.

For more information, please contact Newport Avenue Market 541-382-3940.

Compost Sale

Deschutes Recycling is offering $3.00 per cubic yard of bulk BioFine and SoilBuilder compost.
The sale will run April 1 - 30, 2017. 

BioFine - $23/yard (normally $26/yard)

SoilBuilder - $17/yard (normally $20/yard)

NEW Product! Premium Ground Cover. Introductory Price - $16/yard (40% off!).

Pick up your compost today and give your garden a boost! Main uses for compost include: soil amendment, mulch, lawn top dressing and potting soil.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill, 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend. Self-haul or convenient delivery available.

Sale is not valid on any other products.

For more information call 541-388-1910 or visit our website

Free Yard Debris Recycling

Residents can recycle yard debris for free during the FireFree event. Yard debris must be clean; no rocks, dirt, garbage or plastic bags.

Bend
Knott Landfill - 61050 SE 27th Street
May 6 - 14, 2017
7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Westside Collection Site - 19755 SW Simpson Ave.
May 5 - 6, 2017 & May 12 - 13, 2017
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Redmond
Negus Transfer Station - 2400 NE Maple Way
June 2 -3, 2017
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Sisters
Northwest Transfer Station - 68200 Fryrear Road
June 2 -3, 2017
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

For more information and a list of other locations, call 541-322-7129 or visit www.firefree.org

Deschutes Recycling will be Closed on Presidents' Day

Deschutes Recycling will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2017 for Presidents' Day and will reopen Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. Deschutes Recycling will also be closed Sunday, February 19, 2017 (currently closed on Sundays).

For more information on the products and services Deschutes Recycling has to offer, visit our website or call 541-388-1910.

Deschutes Recycling Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Deschutes Recycling and all Deschutes County Transfer Stations will be closed Monday, January 16, 2017 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  The facilities will re-open on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 a.m.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill at 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend.

Winter schedule in effect through April 30, 2017
Open Monday - Saturday
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,
Closed Sunday and all major holidays.

For more information contact 541-388-1910 or visit deschuterecycling.com