Curbside commingled recycling is provided with garbage service by franchised haulers in unincorporated Clackamas County. Residents sort items using the county Recycle Guide by bin. The system operates under Oregon's statewide recycling framework (ORS Chapter 459A) and Metro's regional plan, which coordinate what materials are collected and processed.
Recycling collection is bundled with garbage service through the county's franchised haulers. The county publishes a Recycle Guide (available in multiple languages) telling residents which items go in which bin—typically commingled containers/paper in one cart and glass separated. What can be recycled is shaped by Oregon's Opportunity to Recycle law and the statewide integrated solid-waste plan under ORS Chapter 459A, together with Metro's 2030 Regional Waste Plan, which requires waste generated inside the Metro boundary to go to designated regional facilities. Because markets change, residents should check the current Recycle Guide rather than assume older lists. The county's Sustainability & Solid Waste program also sets business sustainability/recycling requirements for larger generators.
Contaminated or wrong-bin materials may be left uncollected. Business recycling requirements are enforced by the county's sustainability program; households follow the Recycle Guide.
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Backyard composting of yard debris and food scraps is allowed and encouraged in Clackamas County; no permit is needed for a home compost pile. Commercial-sca...
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Clackamas County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf in residential yards. Standard land-use rules on lot coverage, drainage,...
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Clackamas County does not mandate native-plant landscaping for private yards, but strongly encourages it and requires native-vegetation retention in protecte...
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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is legal in Oregon and does not need a water right. Clackamas County adds no ban. Collecting rain from an artificial impervious ...
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Clackamas County government sets no countywide outdoor-watering ban. Watering rules come from your local water provider (such as Clackamas River Water or Sun...
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Oregon law (ORS 569) declares noxious weeds a public nuisance to be controlled on all lands. Clackamas County runs the WeedWise program (since 2009) through ...
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