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Curbside Recycling
Set your recycling cart and bin out at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your regular recycling day.
Mix these items together in your recycling cart
Recycling Roll Cart - Paper, Metal, Plastic
Place the following items together in your recycling cart
Clean Paper and Cardboard, including
- newspapers, magazines,
- catalogs, phone books,
- cardboard boxes, scrap paper,
- milk cartons, drink boxes,
- shredded paper (must be in
paper bag)
Plastic
- bottles with neck smaller than
base (6 oz or larger),
- tubs (6 oz or
larger), plant pots (4 in or larger),
-
buckets (5 gal or smaller)
Metal
- aluminum, tin and steel food
cans,
- empty dry metal paint cans,
empty aerosol cans,
- aluminum
foil, scrap metal (smaller than 30 in
and less than 30 lbs)
Yellow Glass Recycling Bin
Glass bottles and jars
mix all colors together,
labels are OK
Motor Oil:
Yes -
In a jug next to roll
cart or bin
Motor oil is accepted at the
curb. Put in a clear plastic
bottle with a screw-on lid.
Don’t mix with other liquids.
NO
- plastic lids,
plastic bags,
- plastic bottles that
have come in contact with motor oil,
pesticides or herbicides
- light bulbs, drinking
glasses,
- flower vases,
broken glass, lids
If you have any questions, call the City of Portland Curbside Hotline, 503 823-7202 or email: wasteinfo@ci.portland.or.us.
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