High Desert Garden Tour

Deschutes Recycling is proud to sponsor the 22^nd Annual High Desert Garden Tour is Saturday, July 18^th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This annual event is presented by OSU Extension Service and Central Oregon Chapter of OSU Master Gardeners is an educational and fun opportunity for gardeners to see a variety of garden styles and plant choices they can have in their own yards. It is a self-guided tour with hundreds of participants where we staff OSU Master Gardeners at all locations to answer gardening questions throughout the day. This year we are featuring seven gardens in Bend.

The cost of the tour is $10. Children 16 and under are free.

For more information, please click here.

  

Deschutes Recycling will be Closed on Independence Day

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will be closed on Saturday, July 4th, 2015 for Independence Day. Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will reopen on Monday, July 6th, 2015 at 7:00 am.

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

Let's Pull Together

Let's Pull Together is a noxious weed eradication event consisting of collaborative partnerships all joining together.

Why pull noxious weeds?
Noxious weeds are non-native invasive species which threaten our ecosystem. They not only crowd our native plants, but they starve wildlife, use water and create allergens. They also provide tremendous ladder fuel which during wildfires can radically change the speed and fury at which wildfires burn.

How to get involved:
Bring your weeding tool of choice, your friends and family and join in. Meet us at any one of our locations on June 13th at 9:00 am. Our site coordinators and on-site noxious weed experts will assist you in identifying native plants and noxious weeds. Sites are family friendly for children of all ages.

Our weed pull event will be followed by a celebration for our hardworking volunteers!
Festivities are free for all volunteers!
Bend Festivities: Noon at the Westside Venue in the Old Mill District. The Westside Venue is on the west side of the river at the footbridge in the Old Mill District.
Relax and enjoy live music, lunch from Cafe Yumm, and refreshing beverages including beer for Cascade Brewery. Prizes awarded to volunteers right after lunch!

June 13th, 2015
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Locations: Pilot Butte State Park, Old Mill District

For more information, please visit letspulltogether.com

Styrofoam Must Go As Trash

Styrofoam is not recyclable locally and must be disposed of in your trash. This includes all forms of Styrofoam such as packing peanuts and block Styrofoam. Please bag Styrofoam peanuts before putting them in your trash. Most mailing services will accept bagged Styrofoam peanuts for reuse.

Please be sure to remove any Styrofoam from cardboard boxes being recycled. This is especially common with electronic boxes.

For more information, please call our office at 541-388-1910.

Deschutes Recycling will be Closed on Memorial Day

Deschutes Recycling, Knott Landfill and all Deschutes County Transfer Sites will be closed Monday, May 25th, 2015 in observance of Memorial Day. Please remember these facilities are also closed Sundays.

They will reopen Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 at 7:00 a.m.

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

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
May 1 - 9, closed Sunday
61050 SE 27th Street
7:00am - 4:30pm

Westside Collection Site
May 1 - 2 and May 8 - 9
19755 SW Simpson Avenue (between Century Drive & Mt. Washington on Simpson Ave.)
8:00 am - 4:00pm

Redmond 
Negus Transfer Station
May 15 - 16
2400 NE Maple Way
8:00 am - 4:00pm

Sisters 
Northwest Transfer Station
May 15 - 16
68200 Fryrear Road
8:00 am  - 4:00 pm

La Pine 
Southwest Transfer Station
May 15 - 16
54580 Highway 97
8:00 am - 4:00pm

Sunriver Compost Site
May 8 - 9
Cotton Wood Road
8:00 am - 4:00pm

For more information, call 541-322-7129 or visit www.firefree.org.

Earth Day Celebration

Earth Day Fair & Parade on April 25th!

The Parade

Our day of festivities kicks off with a colorful, creative parade filled with children and adults costumed as their favorite species.

10:30 am: Assemble on Louisiana Avenue next to McMenamin's

11:00 am: Parade starts (about 8 blocks through downtown Bend and ends at the Earth Day Fair)

The Fair

Join The Environmental Center for a fun and festive celebration of the natural world! There will be live music, art, local businesses, food, interactive displays and great hands-on activities for all ages. Be sure to stop by the Bend Garbage & Recycling booth! The activities will be going on until 3:00 pm. 

Location: Kansas Avenue in front of The Environmental Center (downtown Bend)