Help your garden grow Composting at home can be easy, fun, and beneficial to your yard and garden. www.bit.ly/metrocomposting. A modern makeover for Oregon’s recycling system Starting July 1, 2025, Oregon’s recycling system will begin its largest upgrade in decades. Brands like Amazon, Unilever, and Proctor & Gamble, will invest in Oregon’s recycling system. While Clackamas County won’t see much change in the beginning, the impacts will be significant — upgraded recycling infrastructure, increased transparency, and a statewide recycling list — with more improvements to come. When we all reduce, reuse, and then recycle right, we conserve natural resources, prevent pollution, and create jobs. www.clackamas.us/recycling/rma Apply for school grants Save money and resources Free event containers Composting for yard & garden Upgrades to Oregon’s system Multifamily recycling Help your school reduce waste Start by scheduling a free food waste audit with Clackamas County Sustainability & Solid Waste. Contact wasteinfo@clackamas.us or 503-557-6363 (option 4). Waste reduction mini-grants are also available to schools. Learn more and apply at www.clackamas.us/ recycling/schools#mini-grants Free recycling containers Event organizers — don’t forget to borrow free recycling containers to collect deposit bottles and cans at your event. Recycle and fundraise at the same time. www.clackamas.us/recycling/ events Multifamily communities Owners and managers of apartment, condo, and mobile home communities in Clackamas County with 5+ units are required to provide their residents: (1) access to recycling and (2) recycling education at least once a year. Free signage, flyers, and assistance is available at wasteinfo@clackamas.us or 503-557-6363 (option 5). www.clackamas.us/recycling/ home/multifamily Upcoming repair fairs Don’t despair, repair Join us at these free community events where skilled volunteer fixers and those with broken items (small appliances, clothing and more) come together to share repair skills and extend the life of our stuff. www.clackamas.us/recycling/ repairfair 40% of food grown is wasted Save money and resources: Learn storage tips and tricks at www. clackamas.us/recycling/ foodwasteprevention and don’t let good food go bad in your home. TIPS & RESOURCES SERVICE GUIDE| 2025 15
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