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The City of Portland is asking all businesses to recycle at work using the five easy steps. Once you’ve completed the five steps, let us know how you’re doing by completing a Progress Report.

 

Step 1: Identify your champion Being a recycling champion is easy, takes little time, and yields great rewards. More...

Step 2: Recycle all paper, bottles, and cans Don't trash valuable resources! It's easy to recycle paper, cardboard, plastic containers, metal and glass. More...

Step 3: Make recycling easy Make recycling containers as easy to find as garbage cans. Find recycling boxes, labels, and more...

Step 4: Train your team Getting your business to recycle correctly makes a big difference. Find training tools and more...

Step 5: Throw away less What items are being tossed in your garbage and recycling bins? Do they need to be used in the first place? More...

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