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Managing garbage and recycling
Planning and conservation › Managing garbage and recycling
Wondering where the garbage for 1.5 million people goes? Find out how Metro guides the region’s garbage and recycling systems and works to reduce waste.
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Metro adopts business recycling requirements
In September 2008, the Metro Council adopted a new program to increase business recycling in the region...More
Disposal system planning
Learn about the region's disposal system, its history, as well as plans for its future. Download reports about regional transfer capacity, wet waste allocation, landfill history, the impact of self-haul customers and more...More
Regional Solid Waste Management Plan
The Regional Solid Waste Management Plan (RSWMP) is a long-range plan that provides a framework for coordinating solid waste and recycling programs in the region...More
Metro solid waste and recycling system overview
Metro is responsible for planning and managing the recycling and disposal of solid waste generated in the region...More
How much are we recycling?
Statistics about waste that is recycled and landfilled from the metro region. This data is collected annually by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.In 2005 58.6 percent of the waste generated in the Metro region was recovered or prevented (up from 57 percent in 2004). The metro region has a recovery goal of 64 percent by 2009...More
St. Johns Landfill
Learn about the history and restoration of the St. Johns Landfill located on the North Portland Peninsula near the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers...More
Recycling and waste reduction program reports
Learn more about the issues facing waste reduction in the region with these studies and proposals...More
Metro's solid waste rate setting process
Metro Council directed staff to assess the processes and practices that Metro uses for setting solid waste disposal rates at its two transfer stations. Read about the findings and recommendations...More
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Metro Solid Waste Advisory Committee
The Metro Solid Waste Advisory Committee develops policy options for the Metro Council that reduce the amount and toxicity of waste generated and disposed by the region, and enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of the region's solid waste system.