Deschutes County Solid Waste holding household hazardous waste disposal events
Deschutes County
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County’s Department of Solid Waste is hosting special one-day collection events in Sisters, La Pine and Redmond this summer where residents can drop off household hazardous waste for free.
At these events, residents can drop off household hazardous waste products such as lawn and gardening materials, photo and pool/spa chemicals, paint, cleaning solutions, motor oil and used batteries, fluorescent bulbs and tubes and small propane tanks (5-gallon BBQ size and smaller).
Business-generated hazardous waste, medical waste, explosives, fireworks, ammunition, drums/barrels, compressed gas cylinders will not be accepted.
Knott Landfill Installs New Web Cams
The Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste has installed new webcams at Knott Landfill that allow customers to view inbound and outbound traffic queues.
“Customers can now check online to see how busy we are before they leave home,” said Department Director Timm Schimke. “With spring cleanups underway, we’re consistently busy, and want to make it easier for customers to know when they may experience a wait.”
Customers can view current activity by visiting www.deschutes.org/
Deschutes County Solid Waste adds traffic webcams at Knott Landfill
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste has installed new webcams at Knott Landfill that allow customers to view inbound and outbound traffic queues.
“Customers can now check online to see how busy we are before they leave home,” said department Director Timm Schimke. “With spring cleanups underway, we’re consistently busy, and want to make it easier for customers to know when they may experience a wait.”
Customers can view current activity by visiting www.deschutes.org/checktheline.
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Four Central Oregon organizations have each won a grant from The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Community Grants Program to support waste reduction efforts in four categories: Increased diversion through recycling, expanded reuse, education in single-use waste reduction,
‘Rethink Food Waste Challenge’ focuses on multifamily housing
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Can you imagine buying four bags of groceries and dropping one of them in the trash can in front of the store on the way out? That might sound strange, but the fact is that an average of a quarter of each household’s food ends up getting wasted.
Globally, 40% of food is wasted through the supply chain becoming a social, financial, and environmental issue.
The Rethink Waste Project is running their third Rethink Food Waste Challenge, which will run January 4 - 31, this time designed specifically to help people who live in multifamily housing reduce their wasted food at home.