Greater Portland cleanup

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The people of greater Portland have a cleaner, more beautiful region thanks to a $10 million one-time investment from the state of Oregon.

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An image of a person cleaning up graffiti

Local government partners have received funding to address immediate cleanup needs in their communities. The City of Portland will focus on removing graffiti and disposing of abandoned vehicles.

Local government partners have received funding to address immediate cleanup needs in their communities. The City of Portland will focus on removing graffiti and disposing of abandoned RVs.

Two tugboats maneuver two derelict boats in the Columbia River, with the Interstate Bridge in the background.

Multiple agencies worked together to remove the two largest abandoned vessels in greater Portland, the Alert and the Sakarissa.

An image of community members in front of a filled trash bin

Funding has boosted community cleanup efforts, encouraging stewardship of public spaces and helping community members get rid of hard to dispose of trash.

Cleaner parks, cleaner roadsides, cleaner communities – all thanks to a one-time $10 million investment from the state of Oregon to support immediate cleanup needs in greater Portland.

The funding, from House Bill 5202, was created to address the waste impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding enables Metro in partnership with local governments, nonprofits and community organizations to more effectively tackle public dumping, litter, graffiti and abandoned vehicles.

The people of the region are seeing roadsides that are regularly cleared of litter. The two largest abandoned vessels in greater Portland have been removed from the Columbia River. Government partners and community organizations are working to make it easier for people to get rid of hard to dispose of trash before it gets dumped in public spaces.

From Gresham to Hillsboro, the greater Portland region is getting cleaned up with more results yet to come. Check back at this page to see progress updates from Metro and our partners – working together to make this region a place we are proud to call home.