Metro will accept comments regarding this application by phone at 503-505-5587 and through the public comment form linked below.
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Name and location:
Suttle Road Material Recovery Facility
4044 N. Suttle Road, Portland, Ore.
Description of facility and application
Recology Portland, Inc. submitted an application to Metro to renew the solid waste facility license for its Portland facility. The facility’s current license (No. L-102-20) authorizes Suttle Road Material Recovery Facility to accept construction and demolition debris such as wood, metal, plastic and concrete for the purpose of recovering recyclable materials. The facility is also authorized to accept residential yard debris containing food waste for consolidation and transport to authorized compost facilities. Recology seeks additional authorization from Metro to accept commercial food waste for consolidation and transport to authorized compost facilities. All waste-related activities are conducted within an enclosed building.
Recology is required to pay a community enhancement fee of $1 per ton of residential yard debris containing food waste accepted at the facility, and this fee will also apply to commercial food waste. The community enhancement fee is used to fund programs and projects that build community in North Portland.
Suttle Road Material Recovery Facility has operated as a Metro-licensed facility since 2009 and has been authorized to accept residential food waste for reloading to a compost facility since 2011. The facility property is zoned Heavy Industrial (IH) and the proposed use is allowed by the City of Portland. The facility holds a Solid Waste Disposal Site Permit issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and a 1200-Z Stormwater Discharge Permit.
A copy of the license application is linked below. Metro will respond to the comments received during the public comment period in a staff report, which will be posted to this page when available. Metro may add additional requirements to the license based on the comments received. If approved, the new license would take effect July 1, 2025 and remain in effect for five years.