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The City of Portland will be offering curbside pick up of Christmas trees beginning on Dec. 26th and ending on January 30th.   (12/15/2008)
The City of Portland will be offering curbside pick up of Christmas trees beginning on Friday, December 26th and ending on Friday, Jan. 30th. Residents should put their trees at the curb on their regular trash day to ensure collection. More

No Trash/Recycling Collection on Christmas, Thursday, December 25 or New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1  (12/3/2008)
Public Services Trash and Recycling crews will not be collecting trash or recycling in the City of Portland on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2008 or on New Year's Day Thursday, January 1, 2009. More

Want to Receive Important Construction Announcements from the City of Portland?  (2/27/2008)
Interested in finding out about major construction projects in the City of Portland before you find yourself in a long line of traffic? E-mail us to be added to the subscriber list More

Find Your Trash and Recycling Day  (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up? More

grass, leaves & brush

The City of Portland allows residents to drop off their bagged yard waste at Riverside Recycling Facility. The remote locations have been closed. This includes green and brown waste such as grass clippings, garden waste and leaves. Please be prepared to show a Riverside Recycling Facility e-card to the attendant. If you do not have an e-card, you will be required to pay.  Also note, all bags of leaves must be emptied at  Riverside Recycling Facility

Curbside Leaf Pickup: In the Fall, the City of Portland will continue its curbside leaf pickup program. IMPORTANT! - The leaves MUST be in the large, paper biodegradable leaf bags that can be purchased at most hardware stores. Just place your leaves out on the curb on your normal trash pickup day between the dates listed above. Click here to find out what day your trash and recycling is picked up.

E-card holders may dispose of yard waste and brush at no charge as part of their annual 10 cubic yard allowance.

Are you an eligible property owner who wants to apply for an e-card?
Click here to apply

Need to bring something out to Riverside Recycling Facility?
Click here for more information about the facility.

Want to learn more about composting?
No e-card or have you used up all of the cubic yardage on your card? Do you like gardening? Click here to learn more about composting to reduce your trash disposal costs and becoming more environmentally friendly at the same time.

Don’t just dump it! Are you thinking: It’s just leaves and grass, who’s going to care?
Think again. Dumping leaves and grass into drainage ditches, brooks, or wetlands can cause flooding, smother the vegetation that stabilizes stream banks and contribute to water pollution. And it’s illegal to boot! So be eco-friendly and either compost that yard waste or bring it on out to the Riverside Recycling Facility. Our streams and wetlands thank you!

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