dps news
Big Trash? Tag it & Take it to the Curb (5/11/2012)
Starting Monday, May 14, the City of Portland’s Department of Public Services will officially launch a new bulky waste program, Tag It – Bulky Item Pick-Up, for residents.
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No Curbside Trash/Recycling in Portland on Memorial Day (5/7/2012)
PORTLAND, Maine – The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012.
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Riverside Recycling Begins Summer Hours (4/11/2012)
Beginning Tuesday, April 17 2012, Riverside Recycling will be operating on it's summer schedule. The facility will be open from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Saturday. For more information, call 797-6200.
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Household Hazardous Waste collection at Riverside Recycling Facility begins Saturday, April 7, 2012. (3/30/2012)
The City of Portland, Riverside Recycling Facility begins 2012 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection on Saturday, April 7, 2012 during normal business hours.
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E-card Changes at Riverside Recycling Facility (6/16/2009)
Beginning July 1, 2009, there will be changes to the City e-card program at Riverside Recycling Facility. These include:
* E-card holders will have free disposal of up to 10 bulky items per year such as furniture, non-freon appliances, mattresses and box springs, gas grills and outdoor equipment as well as limited quantites of yard waste and hazardous waste
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Find Your Trash and Recycling Day (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up?
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capisic brook clean up
2nd Annual Capisic Brook Clean-up
On Saturday, May 1st, the USM Environmental Science Student Group held the
2nd Annual Capisic Brook Clean-up with the support of the City of Portland.
About ten community volunteers and students picked up trash and debris along
the stream to help create a cleaner, healthier brook and raise awareness about
the importance of being good watershed stewards. The group divided into two
teams, one covering the brook from Capisic Pond Park to just upstream of the
Lucas Street crossing, while the other tackled both sides of the Warren Avenue
crossing and a drainage swale along the RR tracks. In four hours the teams
gathered roughly 30 bags of trash, lots of glass, 14 tires, a 55 gallon drum,
a couch, 3 fuel tanks, a mattress, lots of styrofoam (cups, coolers, &
insulation), and a pile of scrap metal. These materials were removed by the
City of Portland and recycled or composted where possible. It was a great
effort! Thanks to all of the volunteers and staff who helped make this event a
success!
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