Monday, March 23, 2009

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.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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 This is a great time to clean up outdated records.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.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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!