High Country Disposal Office will close early on December 5th

High Country Disposa'ls office will be closed at 3:30pm on Friday, December 5, 2008.

Our office will open back up on Monday, December 8th at 8:00am. Please leave a message at 541-548-4984 and we will return your call on Monday.

Thank you

Thanksgiving Day Collection Schedule

On Thanksgiving Day, High Country Disposal's collection schedule for garbage & recycling will be as usual.

The office will be closed and re-open on Friday, November 28th at 8:00 a.m.

HCD Garbage Payments Accepted at Sisters City Hall Drop Box

High Country Disposal customers in Sisters can drop off their garbage bill at the Drop Box located at Sisters City Hall. The drop box is available 24 hours a day for check or money order payments.

The box is labeled "Utility Payments" and is located to the right of the main doors at City Hall.

For your own protection, cash payments should not be placed in the drop box.

City of Sisters Curbside Recycling Results

The first official week of curbside recycling for commingle and yard debris for City of Sisters residents was a big success!

Approximately 70% - 75% of Sisters residents had their commingle roll carts out for curbside collection. 4.9 tons of commingle material was collected in the first week. 63 yards of yard debris material were also collected. The yard debris will be recycled into our signature BioFine and SoilBuilder compost products which are available at Deschutes Recycling.

"We are excited to have the opportunity to offer this curbside recycling program to the City of Sisters residents. We hope that participation numbers will continue to increase and in turn more commingle materials will be collected for recycling and diverted from the landfill", Brad Bailey President High Country Disposal.

High Country Disposal also held its first semi-annual bulky waste cleanup event in October and 38 appliances and 360 pounds of e-waste were collected at no charge to the residents within the City of Sisters. The next event will be scheduled for Spring of 2009.

City of Sisters FREE Semi-Annual Bulky Waste Clean-up Event

High Country Disposal will provide its first free semi-annual bulky waste collection event of yard debris, miscellaneous household waste and appliances on October 21 and October 23, 2008. Free collection is for City of Sisters residents only.

What to set out:

• Up to four cubic yards of yard debris and/or miscellaneous household waste. Four cubic yards is approximately one full-size pickup truck load (cab high). Yard debris should be cut to 3-foot lengths and stacked in a pile.
  

• Up to four appliances. All appliances must be emptied of food, water, clothing, etc.

Collection day will be the same day as regular garbage service, during the week of October 20th. All material should be set out by 7:00 a.m. in the same general location as garbage roll carts.


What not to set out:

• Items that cannot be accepted include large furniture (i.e. couches), mattresses, hazardous waste, chemicals, paint, tires, heavy metal objects, and computers.

The FREE event is made possible by High Country Disposal, 548-4984.

How to Stop Junk Mail

If you'd like to decrease the amount of junk mail you receive everyday, go to www.junkbusters.com

They will give you the tools needed to stop receiving junk mail and junk faxes.

You can help decrease the amount of paper used in producing these junk mail pieces and in turn help the environment.

SoilBuilder Compost Available at Deschutes Recycling

SoilBuilder Compost is now available to help with all your gardening projects. There was such a high demand for our SoilBuilder Compost, that we were unable to keep up with the demand. We had to take the time needed to let our product properly mature so we could guarantee the best quality compost in Central Oregon. And now the SoilBuilder compost is mature and ready to go.

SoilBuilder is perfect for amending soil before planting or sodding, tilling into garden spots, building up mounds for planting and for use as a decorative alternative to bark in all gardening areas.

Compost is a great conditioner for your soil. Compost improves soil structure and increases the soil's water holding capacity. It also provides a fire-resistant ground cover.

Contact Deschutes Recycling at 541.388.1910 to get your SoilBuilder. We deliver and provide compost spreaders for rent.

Free Document Shredding Event in Terrebonne

Help Protect Yourself from Identity Theft!
Saturday, September 20th from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Terrebonne Sheriff's office parking lot, 8154 11th Street.

SecureShred and the Deschutes County Sheriff's office are partnering to provide residents of Terrebonne the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents and learn identity theft prevention tips. All residents are invited to bring their personal documents for proper disposal.

The event is intended for private residential document shredding. No advance document sorting necessary. The SecureShred truck will destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples. File folders and binders may also be shredded.

Labor Day Collection Schedule

High Country Disposal will operate residential and commercial garbage & recycling collection services as usual on Labor Day - Monday, September 1st.

Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.

The office will be closed and open back up on Tuesday, September 2nd at 8:00 a.m.

Shred Event Results

The free shred event in Sisters was a huge success! Over 65 residents showed up with their personal documents going back as far as 1960 to be shredded as part of a free community service. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Department also provided information on how to better protect yourself from identity theft.

SecureShred is partnering with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Department again in September to offer another free shred event in Terrebonne.

Free Document Destruction Event in Sisters

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft!

SecureShred and the Deschutes County Sheriff's office are partnering on Saturday, July 19th in Sisters to provide residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents and learn identity theft prevention tips.

SecureShred will offer on-site document destruction at no cost to the public from 12:00pm - 4:00pm on Saturday, July 19th at Sisters Sheriff's office parking lot, 703 North Larch.

All residents of Deschutes County are invited to bring their personal documents for proper disposal.

The event is intended for private residential document shredding. No advance document sorting is necessary. The SecureShred truck will destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples. File folders and binders may also be shredded.

Free Spring City Clean Up Results

Thanks to everyone who participated in the annual City of Redmond Spring Cleanup Project.

In one week, over 49 tons of mixed debris and 280 appliances were collected from city of Redmond residences. This event was sponsored by High Country Disposal and the City of Redmond.

Recycler of the Year Awards

Congratulations to Polar Bean Coffee Cottage who was presented the Commercial "Recycler of the Year" award by High Country Disposal for their recycling efforts in 2007. Polar Bean Coffee Cottage always keeps the recycling clean, orderly and contaminant free.

Margaret Wallace of Redmond was named Residential "Recycler of the Year" for her recycling efforts.

"Our customers do a fantastic job of recycling. The residential customers took full advantage of the new blue recycling carts and are currently recycling 24% more than before with the new program. Our commercial customers are also doing a great job," Brad Bailey, President of High Country Disposal.

4th of July Holiday Collection Schedule

High Country Disposal garbage & recycling collection schedule will be as usual on Friday, July 4th. Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m.

The office will be closed and open back up on Monday, July 7th at 8:00 a.m.

Yard, Garage, Bulky Item Cleanup

If you need help with your piles of junk or debris that you haven't had the time to load up and get rid of, give us a call. Whatever you have, we'll load it up and take it away. Televisions, refrigerators, couches, and appliances. Contact our customer service team for more information and rates: 541-548-4984.