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POL Government Bureaus & Offices Planning & Sustainability Library Publications Garbage and Recycling Publications
Solid Waste Management Report 2003 (PDF Document, 520kb) - March 21, 2006
Summary of garbage and recycling statistics and program performance

Solid Waste Management Report 2002 (PDF Document, 299kb) - March 21, 2006
Summary of garbage and recycling statistics and program performance

Solid Waste Management Report 2001 (PDF Document, 462kb) - March 21, 2006
Summary of garbage and recycling statistics and program performance

Solid Waste Management Report 2000 (PDF Document, 94kb) - March 21, 2006
Summary of garbage and recycling statistics and program performance

Beyond 60 Percent: Plan for Achieving the 2005 Solid Waste Recycling Goal (PDF Document, 2,025kb) - March 21, 2006
March 2002: Accepted by City Council

History of Portland's Commercial Solid Waste & Recycling System - November 20, 2007

Food Waste Diversion Greenhouse Gas Analysis: Portland (PDF Document, 331kb) - March 21, 2006
January 2004. Author: Dana Visse

Commercial Food Diversion Program: Voluntary Outreach Strategy (PDF Document, 299kb) - March 21, 2006
October 2003. Authors: Judy Crockett and Babe O'Sullivan. Powerpoint.

Powerpoint presentation to Association of Oregon Recyclers (PDF Document, 909kb) - March 21, 2006
June 2003. Author: Judy Crockett. Includes an excel worksheet for calculating the costs of collection.

Testimony in support of Clopyralid Regulation (PDF Document, 90kb) - March 21, 2006
May 2003. Author: Judy Crockett. Testimony in support of regulations on the use of herbicides with clopyralid. Presented to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Commercial Food Composting: Analysis of Food-related Businesses' Food Waste Disposal (PDF Document, 1,423kb) - March 21, 2006
May 2003. Staff Powerpoint based on Commercial Food Composting Policy Analysis

Commercial Food Composting Policy Analysis: Portland, Oregon (PDF Document, 433kb) - March 21, 2006
May 2003. Author: Jennifer Porter. Research report on commercial composting

Higgins Restaurant (PDF Document, 174kb) - March 21, 2006
Owned and operated by Greg Higgins and Paul Mallory

Hot Lips Pizza (PDF Document, 198kb) - March 21, 2006
Owned and operated by David Yudkin and Jeanna Edelman

Wildwood (PDF Document, 185kb) - March 21, 2006
Owned and operated by Cory Schreiber

Zupan's (PDF Document, 231kb) - March 21, 2006
Owned and operated by Mike Zupan

Curbsider Newsletter Evaluation Survey (PDF Document, 391kb) - March 21, 2006
February 2003. Author: Gilmore Research Group

Comparing Recyclers and Nonrecyclers in N/NE Portland: Implications for Increasing Participation in the Curbside Program (PDF Document, 366kb) - March 21, 2006
May 2002. Author: Public Policy Research

Recycling Outreach Project in N/NE Portland (PDF Document, 201kb) - March 21, 2006
2003. Author: OSD Staff. A study in recycling behavior in neighborhoods with low curbside recycling

N/NE Portland Low Participation Recycling Project Final Report (PDF Document, 1,259kb) - March 21, 2006
May 2005. Authors: Thomas J. Kimpel, Jaturapat Bhiromkaew, Daniel Blue

2007-08 Residential Rate Study (PDF Document, 1,874kb) - July 5, 2007
Results and methodology for how the CIty determined garbage and recycling rates. June 2007. Author: OSD Staff

2008-2009 Rate Study (PDF Document, 1,904kb) - August 20, 2008
Results and methodology for how the City determined what garbage and recycling companies charge for services

June 2007 (PDF Document, 643kb) - June 29, 2007
Portland Curbsider: Residential Recycling Information

December 2007 (PDF Document, 952kb) - February 26, 2008
Portland Curbsider - Garbage and Recycling information for Portland residents

September 2008 (PDF Document, 681kb) - October 17, 2008
Portland Curbsider - Garbage and Recycling information for Portland residents

December 2008 (PDF Document, 461kb) - December 8, 2008
Portland Curbsider - Garbage and Recycling information for Portland residents

June 2009 (PDF Document, 2,157kb) - June 4, 2009
Portland Curbsider - Garbage and Recycling information for Portland residents
General
Citywide Solid Waste Plan, Annual Solid Waste Reports
Commercial Composting Program
Presentations, reports and publications related to the Portland Composts! program
Residential Recycling Studies
Research reports 2002-present
Commercial Recycling
Reports, studies and publications related to business recycling
Rules and Regulations
Solid waste and recycling requirements for the City of Portland
Portland Curbsider
Residential recycling news and information
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