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Don't Toss It - Swap It! When: Sat, Mar 21, 2020 10:30AM-3PM CANCELED Where: Gresham Library 385 NE Miller Ave. Get Map!

Join the City of Gresham and Green Minded Gresham by participating in waste reduction and reuse activities.

• Swap clothing and toys (bringing items not required)
• Make a green cleaner and recycled art project
• Master recyclers onsite to answer food waste prevention and recycling questions
• Clothing swap
• Toy swap
• Recycling tips
• Home reuse tips
• Recycled art
• Make reusable bags

For more information about this event, contact Shaunna Sutcliffe at 503-618-2694 or Shaunna.Sutcliffe@GreshamOregon.gov.

Earth Day Everyday - Recycle When: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

The City will hold its annual recycling event in celebration of Earth Day. This event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents (businesses may only participate in recycling fluorescents).

Items that can be recycled or donated

Volunteer

We are also looking for volunteers for this year's event. Tasks may include directing traffic, handing out flyers, unloading materials from automobiles and sorting materials.

Sign up to volunteer.

More information

• Recycle@GreshamOregon.gov
• 503-618-2818

Free household hazardous waste collection events:

Metro 2019 Neighborhood Collection Schedule

• May 04 - Gresham City Hall, 9AM-2PM
• May 18 - Mt Hood Community College, Lot N, 9AM-2PM
• Jun 15 - Gresham City Hall, 9AM-2PM

Learn the Do's and Don'ts of Holiday Recycling Plus, How-to Recycle Your Tree Curbside for Free!

As the holiday's draw to a close, here's a few tips for proper disposal of unwanted wrapping paper, wreaths and trees!

Holiday Recycling Questions

• Can glossy holiday gift bags go in the blue cart?
  Paper gift bags can be recycled. Tip: Usually if you can tear the paper fairly easily it will pulp up at the paper mill. Gift bags can be reused or donated to charity.
• Can cellophane or foil wrapping paper go in the blue cart?
  Non-paper wrapping material should not go in the blue roll carts. Most “foil-like” paper is metallic ink on paper and is accepted with recycling.
• Can present ribbons be recycled in the blue cart?
  Non-paper ribbons are not accepted (very few ribbons are paper-based).

  Plenty more tips below this break!

After big holiday meals, no one likes to be the one stuck doing clean-up But if you aren't careful with leftover gravy, pan drippings and sauces a grease-clogged drain could end up costing you a bundle.

When fats, oils and grease are poured down the drain, they stick to the inside of pipes causing messy sewer backups and expensive cleanup and repair in your home

The simple solution
Pour the grease into a can, freeze it, and toss the can in the trash.

When: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

Annual Earth Day Event. Bring your recyclables. Rain or Shine!

Clean up your world

Bring your recyclable items for collection to Gresham City Hall on Saturday, April 23, from 9AM to 2PM. This recycling event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents and will be held in the Gresham City Hall parking lots, 1333 NW Eastman Pky. Rain or shine!

Below is a list of this years acceptable items. Click each link for details about what qualifies.

Collection Items

• Rigid Plastics
• Block Styrofoam
• Paper Shredding
• Fluorescent Tubes and Lights
• Cell Phones

Electronics and Batteries

We are not accepting electronics or batteries at the Earth Day event. There are options for recycling these items.

TVs, computers and monitors can be recycled for free year-round at two recycling sites in Gresham.

Take Advantage of this Fall Rx Drug Collection Sat Sep 25th 1-5PM, Gresham City Hall

When: Saturday, Sep 25, 1PM-5PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
Gresham, OR
Get Map!

Safely Dispose of Prescription Drugs

Take Advantage of Fall Prescription Drug Collections and Empty Your Medicine Cabinets. If you have unused or expired prescription medicines in your home, you can dispose of them safely on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Gresham City Hall. Participants will empty their pill bottles into containers at the drop-off site. Liquid medication must stay in the prescription bottle. No intra-venous solutions, injectables, syringes or medical waste will be accept.

Keep Drugs Out of the Water Supply

Sometimes we forget the toilet is not a trash can. The City's Wastewater Services asks residents to help keep water sources clean by not flushing unused medications and personal care products down the toilet or sink. In one national study of 139 streams in 30 states, drugs were found in 80% of the samples. In the Potomac River, male fish were discovered producing eggs. While there is no evidence of risk to human health, these products contain compounds detected in trace amounts in aquatic systems even past the wastewater treatment plant. Read more...