Christmas Tree Recycling Options

For information regarding Christmas Tree collections with the Boy Scout, go to www.highcountrydisposal.com and click on the newsletter link.

For High Country Disposal customers who require a Christmas tree pick up after January 10, High Country Disposal will collect trees on the customer's garbage day the week of January 11 - 15 for a $5 charge. Just set the tree out next to the garbage roll cart. Trees free of tinsel and flocking will be recycled.

For city of Redmond and city of Sisters customers with curbside yard debris service, customers can recycle their Christmas tree in their yard debris cart. Tree need to be cut down to 3 or 4 smaller pieces to fit in the yard debris cart.

Additional Christmas Tree Recycling Options:
At no charge, Negus Transfer Station in Redmond will take Christmas trees Monday – Sunday, through January 31. Other locations include Northwest Transfer Station between Tumalo and Sisters, Deschutes Recycling located at Knott Landfill and Southwest Transfer Station located between Sunriver and La Pine. Contact the Department of Solid Waste for transfer station hours at 541-317-3163. Trees cannot have tinsel or flocking.

High Country Disposal Offers New Service for E-Waste Collection

Beginning January 1, 2010 - computers (desktops & laptops), monitors and TVs cannot be disposed of in the garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills.

Residents can still bring these items to Negus Transfer Station in Redmond or Deschutes Recycling located at Knott Landfill in Bend for recycling at no charge.

In addition, High Country Disposal is offering a new service and will come out to the household and collect the e-waste items such as TVs, computers and monitors for a nominal fee.

For more information on this new service or to schedule a collection, please contact High Country Disposal at 541-548-4984.

High Country Disposal's Holiday Collection Schedule

High Country Disposal collects on all holidays except for Christmas Day and New Years Day.

High Country Disposal's Friday customers are the only customers affected by the holiday schedule. Regular garbage and recycling collection on Friday for both holiday weeks (12/25 & 1/1), will be one day late and will be serviced on Saturday (12/26 & 1/2).

Customers should have their carts out by 6:00 a.m.

High Country Disposal's office will be closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day and will re-open on the following Monday of both weeks at 8:00 a.m.

For more information, contact 541-548-4984.

High Country Disposal's Office will close early on December 4th

High Country Disposal's Office located at 1090 NE Hemlock Avenue will be closing at 3:00pm on Friday, December 4, 2009.

The office will re-open on Monday morning, December 7th at 8:00 a.m.

City Yard Debris Collection Service is On-Call for December & January

For High Country Disposal's city yard debris customers, yard debris collection will be an on-call service for the months of December 2009 and January 2010.

Customers need to call High Country Disposal whenever their yard debris cart is full to schedule a pick up for the following Friday. Customers still receive up to two collections per month.

Yard debris every-other-week collection service will resume in February 2010.

For additional information, contact High Country Disposal at 541-548-4984.

Thanksgiving Day Collection Schedule

On Thanksgiving Day High Country Disposal's collection schedule for garbage & recycling will be as usual. Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m. (7:00 a.m. in Sisters).

High Country Disposal office will be closed and will re-open on Friday, November 27th at 8:00 a.m.

E-Statements Now Available for High Country Disposal Customers

High Country Disposal is pleased to offer e-statements in place of monthly statements coming in the mail.

For High Country Disposal customers who receive their bill from the city of Redmond, High Country Disposal is unable to offer the option to sign up for e-statements.

To sign up, go to www.highcountrydisposal.com and click on the e-statements link. Customers can also sign up by contacting High Country Disposal at 541-548-4984.

High Country Disposal Scholarships

High Country Disposal is pleased to once again offer two scholarships to local high school seniors in our community.

Eligible high schools for the $1,000.00 scholarships include Redmond High School and Sisters High School.

Seniors planning to attend an accredited trade school, college, university or community college as full time students for the fall term of 2010 are encouraged to apply. Contact the Redmond High and Sisters High School counseling offices for criteria and applications.

Application deadline is Friday, April 16, 2010 and applications must be turned back in to the appropriate school. Applications cannot be accepted at the High Country Disposal office.

For more information, contact High Country Disposal at 548-4984.

New E-Waste Disposal Law

Effective January 1, 2010 - computers, monitors and TVs are banned from disposal in the garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills.

Negus Transfer Station located in Redmond accepts computers (desktops and laptops), monitors, computer peripherals, TVs and appliances for recycling at no charge.

For more information regarding Negus Transfer Station hours, go to www.co.deshutes.or.us/sw or call 541-317-3163.

For more information regarding the January 1st disposal ban, go to www.oregonecycles.org.

City of Sisters Free Fall Clean-up

High Country Disposal will provide free collection of yard debris, miscellaneous household waste and appliances for city of Sisters residents on their regular collection day either November 17th or November 19th.

Collection is for residents within the city of Sisters only.

Acceptable items include:

• Up to four cubic yards of yard debris and/or miscellaneous household waste.
• Up to four appliances. All appliances must be emptied of food, water, clothing, etc.

All material should be set out by 7:00 a.m.

Items that cannot be accepted include large furniture, mattresses, hazardous waste, chemicals, paint, tires, heavy metal objects and computers.

Televisions, computers, monitors, microwaves and other e-waste items can be taken to Negus Transfer station for recycling at no charge.

Labor Day Collection Schedule

On Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, High Country Disposal's collection schedule will operate as usual.

Please have your carts out by 6:00 a.m. in Redmond and out by 7:00 a.m. in Sisters on your collection day.

The office will be closed and will re-open on Tuesday, September 8th at 8:00 a.m.

High Country Disposal joins Pacific Power's Blue Sky Program

High Country Disposal is proud to join Pacific Power's Blue Sky Program. Blue Sky is a program that allows businesses to purchase renewable energy which supports local and regional renewable energy projects and helps create environmental benefits in our region.

"Our company promotes waste reduction and recycling, so this was a natural fit for us. Recently we were selected as one of the top 100 Best Green Companies to work for in Oregon," Brad Bailey, President of High Country Disposal.

Pacific Power has a goal to add enough renewable energy by 2013 to power more than 560,000 homes!

To learn more, go to: www.pacificpower.net

Free Document Shred Event in Sisters

SecureShred and the Deschutes County Sheriff's office are partnering on Saturday, July 18th 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 18th at the Sisters Sheriff's office parking lot, 703 North Larch.

This event is intended for private residential document shredding only, not for business or commercial 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.

Problems with Plastic Bags in Commingle Carts

It is very important that materials we put into the 95-gallon commingle carts are acceptable items for recycling.

For example, plastic such as garbage & grocery bags, saran wrap, and plastic wrap of any kind cannot go into the commingle cart. Although plastic grocery bags are recyclable, they cannot go into the commingle stream. The grocery bags and other plastic film listed above cannot be separated out and otherwise contaminate the other commingle material.

Plastic grocery bags can be recycled at participating grocery stores. Download a Recycling Preparatin Guide on High Country Disposal's website for a list of acceptable an unacceptable items.

Recycler of the Year Awards

Altrec.com & Bend Surgery Center Awarded

Recyclers of the Year

Altrec.com/GreatOutdoors.com in Redmond and Bend Surgery Center were among the winners of the High Country Disposal and Bend Garbage & Recycling Commercial “Recycler of the Year” awards for their efforts in 2008. Nominated by recycling route drivers from High Country Disposal and Bend Garbage & Recycling, the winners are recognized for their recycling efforts.

“Each year, we continue to be impressed with our customers’ recycling efforts and are still seeing an upward trend in our recycling numbers. Another important factor in our review process is that materials collected for recycling are free from contaminants. Our businesses nominated for this award have shown growth in the amount of their recycling, done a great job in keeping materials sorted properly as well as keeping it clean from contaminants,” Brad Bailey, President of High Country Disposal and Bend Garbage & Recycling.

High Country Disposal Spring Clean Up Results

High Country Disposal provided free spring clean-up events to their residential customers in the City of Redmond and City of Sisters. Both events were a big success.

The City of Redmond clean up event resulted in 13.33 tons of miscellaneous waste collected along with 127 large appliances and 38 refrigerators.

The results from the City of Sisters spring clean- up was approximately 315 yards of yard debris, 15 large appliances, 7 refrigerators and 4,000 pounds of miscellaneous household waste.

Both events were sponsored by High Country Disposal.

Memorial Day Collection Schedule

On Memorial Day - Monday, May 25th, High Country Disposal's collection schedule for garbage & recycling will be as usual.

The office will be closed and will re-open on Tuesday, May 26th at 8:00 a.m.

CAN Cancer - Thank You for Your Donations!

In March, High Country Disposal along with other Central Oregon Haulers mailed out a donation request to their customers to help support CAN Cancer. This program was created to provide community assistance for our neighbors battling cancer.

100% of the donation stays local and will help families pay for non-medical expenses such as fuel, travel and food costs. Almost $10,000 has been raised for CAN Cancer and several families have already received help.

If you'd like to help, simply go to cancancer.org.

FireFree Spring Clean up

FireFree encourages residents to get prepared for the upcoming wildfire season by cleaning up your yards and creating a defensible space around your home.

Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th, residents can bring their yard waste and debris to the following locations and recycle yard waste and debris at no charge:

Negus Transfer Station in Redmond
NW Transfer Station off Fryrear Road

For information on additional dates and locations for FireFree in Deschutes County, go to www.firefree.org

Free Document Shred Event in Prineville

SecureShred and South Valley Bank in Prineville are partnering to offer residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents. The free shred event is Saturday, May 9th from 10:00am - 2:00pm at South Valley Bank, 1570 NE 3rd Street in Prineville.

Documents will be shredded on site and you can watch your documents as they shred through the camera on the SecureShred truck!

The event is intended for private residential document shredding only, not for business or company disposal.

SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business. We also offer walk-in service at our High Country Disposal office at 1090 NE Hemlock Avenue in Redmond. It's affordable, safe and secure!

City of Sisters Free Spring Clean-up

High Country Disposal will provide free collection of yard debris, miscellaneous household waste and appliances on May 5th or May 7th.

Free collection is for City of Sisters residents only.

Collection will be the same day as regular garbage service. All material should be set out by 7:00 a.m. in the same general location as the garbage roll carts.

Bulky waste items include:

• Up to Four yards of Yard Debris and/or Miscellaneous Household Waste. (Four yards = a regular pickup truck filled to the cab).

• Up to Four Appliances

Items that cannot be accepted include: large furniture (i.e. couches), mattresses, tires or hazardous waste.

City of Redmond FREE Spirng Clean up

High Country Disposal will provide free collection of miscellaneous household waste and appliances the week of April 20 – April 24.

Collection is only for residences within the city of Redmond.

When and where to set out materials: Collection day will be the same day as regular garbage service, during the week of April 20th. All material should be set out by 6:00 a.m. in the same general location as garbage roll carts.

PLEASE NOTE NEW GUIDELINES UNDER “WHAT TO SET OUT” AND “WHAT NOT TO SET OUT”

What to set out: Free collection is limited to the following:
a. Four cubic yards of miscellaneous household waste that is bagged or in garbage cans. (Four yards = a regular pickup truck filled to the cab.)
b. Two appliances. All appliances must be emptied of food, water, clothing, etc.
Keep the above items separated from each other and at least four feet away from roll cart, recycling cart and mailboxes. Material in excess of above limits can be collected for an additional charge.

What not to set out: Items that cannot be accepted include TV’s, microwaves, furniture, mattresses, hazardous waste, chemicals, paint, tires, wood stoves, heavy metal objects, toilets, lawnmowers, and computers. Yard debris will no longer be collected as part of the spring clean up. Yard debris subscription service is available through High Country Disposal for City of Redmond customers.

TV’s, computers, monitors, microwaves and other e-waste items can be taken to Negus Transfer station for recycling at no charge. Also, for an additional charge we will come to your location and load up and haul away any e-waste or other items you may have including debris.

Free Document Shred Event in Redmond

Privacy is the newest consumer awareness issue, and is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. Confidential information in your trash is a risk.

SecureShred and Mid Oregon Credit Union are partnering to offer residents the opportunity to safely destroy personal documents. The free shred event is Saturday, April 18th from 11:00am – 2:00pm at the Mid Oregon Credit Union Redmond Branch.

Documents will be shredded on site and you can even watch the shredding through the camera on the SecureShred truck. This is a great time to clean up outdated records.

The event is intended for private residential document shredding only, not for business or company disposal.

SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business. We also offer walk in service at our our High Country Disposal office at 1090 NE Hemlock Avenue. Contact our customer service team for more information at 382-2263.

Nominations for Commercial 2009 Recycler of the Year Award

Send in your nominations for our annual Commercial "Recycler of the Year” Award.

Let us know of your favorite restaurant or business that goes the extra mile to recycle more or is innovative in their efforts with recycling.

Also let us know if there is someone within the business who has been a major contributor or spearheaded ways to recycle more for the company.

Guidelines for nominations are that the business be a customer of High Country Disposal.
Criteria are based on volume of recycling, frequency, consistent care with preparation and overall effort to recycle everything possible!

President's Day Collection Schedule

On President's Day, February 16, 2009, High Country Disposal will be on a regular collection schedule for garbage & recycling.

High Country Disposal's office will also be open from 8:00am - 4:30pm.

High Country Disposal Scholarships

High Country Disposal is pleased to offer two $1,000 scholarships to local high school seniors. Eligible high schools include; Redmond and Sisters high schools. Seniors planning to attend an accredited trade school, community college, college or university as full time students for the fall term of 2009 are encouraged to apply.

Applications and criteria are available at the career center at Redmond and Sisters high school. Application deadline is April 17, 2009.

Expansion of the Oregon Bottle Bill

Under the existing Oregon Bottle Bill, people pay a $0.05 container deposit for beer and soft drink purchases. The containers can be returned to stores for a $0.05 refund for each container returned.

Effective January 1, 2009, The Oregon Legislature expanded the Oregon Bottle Bill by adding a $0.05 refund value to water and flavored water beverage containers.

For more information on the Oregon Bottle Bill, visit www.deq.state.or.us

New Changes in Electronic Recycling

Effective January 1, 2009, residents can bring their computers, laptops, monitors and televisions to Negus Transfer in Redmond an d recycle these electronics at no charge. All brands of computers, monitors and TV's are accepted for free recycling.

Also at Negus Transfer Station , all computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice, speakers and appliances can also be recycled at no charge.

This statewide program was developed to help lessen the amount of electronic waste goin in the landfill. As of January 1, 2010 in Oregon all computers, monitors and televisions will no longer be accepted for disposal in the landfill.

Deschutes Recycling located at Knott Landfill in Bend is also accepting up to seven computers, laptops, monitors and TV's per visit at no charge. Computer peripherals and appliances will continue to be subject to a charge.

For more information about the program, residents can go to www.oregonecycles.org