Expect A Change In Portland Garbage Service Early Next Week, Officials Say

PORTLAND, OR — Forecasts calling for extreme heat and poor air quality early next week has spurred the city to alter garbage and recycling schedules for Portland residents.

To avoid potential health hazards, garbage and recycling companies will send out their employees for their daily collections a little earlier than normal Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 4 and 5. Residents are asked to set out their garbage, recycling, and compost bins the night before their regular pickup day as drivers would be out well before their normal 6 a.m. start time, officials said.

"Collection truck drivers often work 10- to 11-hour days," Kevin Veaudry Casaus, hauler operations manager at the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, said in a statement. "Allowing them to start early will get them off the streets before the hottest temperatures and will reduce the chances of heat related illness."

Any residential customers with questions or concerns about the change should contact their garbage and recycling company, or the city's Curbside Hotline at 503-823-7202.

Image via the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability