Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Fourth of July Collection Schedule

On Monday, July 4, 2011, High Country Disposal's collection schedule for garbage and recycling will be as usual.

Please have carts out by 6:00 a.m. (7:00 a.m. in the city of Sisters).

The High Country Disposal office will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2011 in observance of Independence Day and will re-open on Tuesday, July 5 at 8:00 a.m.

Free Residential Document Shred Event in Sisters


SecureShred and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office have partnered for this free shred event to give residents a safe method to dispose of private documents and learn identity theft prevention tips.

This event is for residential shredding only - no commercial/business shredding.

Saturday, July 23
10:00am - 1:00pm
Sisters Sheriff's Office
703 North Larch

At this event, there will be a deputy on hand to collect prescriptions and over the counter medication.

Help support The Sisters Kiwanis Food Bank and bring a non-perishable food item to the free shred event.

No advance document sorting is necessary, the SecureShred truck can destroy paperwork with paper clips and staples attached.

SecureShred offers complete on-site document destruction at your home or business, serving all of Central Oregon. You can schedule weekly, monthly, on-call or one time service, whatever best fits your needs. Call today for more information on SecureShred at 541-382-2263.

Friday, June 3, 2011

High Country Disposal - Offering Customers Online Bill Pay

High Country Disposal has several payment options to fit your needs. You can sign up to pay your bill online or sign up for Auto Pay. Go to: www.highcountrydisposal.com and click on the Online-Bill Pay button to register. Once you have registered you can make online payments, setup automatic payments using your Checking Account, Savings Account, Debit Card or Credit Card.

Benefits to this Online system, it will allow you to self manage your account and review payment history.

For more information on this or any other programs High Country Disposal has to offer, please call 541.548.4984.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Oregon E-Cycles Program

The Oregon E-cycles program, a network of more than 250 collection sites and recycling facilities statewide that accepts unwanted computers, monitors, and TVs from the public for free, collected and recycled more than 24 million pounds of materials in 2010. This is a 27% gain over the program’s first year.

“These figures show this program is working and is effective in handling the vast amount of electronic waste that we all generate and need to dispose of properly,” said Kathy Kiwala, E-Cycles Specialist with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Also contributing to the large percentage gain in the program is the ban on disposing of computers, TVs and monitors which went in effect Jan 1, 2010. This helped spur the public to find recycling sites where they could safely and conveniently dispose of these goods. Increased awareness of the ban has led to increased awareness of Oregon E-Cycles Program.

Proper recycling of electronics is important because they contain toxic metals such as cadmium, mercury, and lead. Also, recycling of these electronics leads to significant energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions.

For more information on Oregon E-Cycles Program, visit: www.oregonecycles.org.

Negus Transfer Station in Redmond accepts computers (desktops & laptops), monitors, computer peripherals (mice & keyboards) and TVs at no charge.

Negus Transfer Station is open Monday-Saturday,
8:00am-4:00pm, Closed Sundays.

Healthy Soils - Make Healthy Plants

There are many proven benefits to using Soil Builder compost in your garden or BioFine in your yard:

*Increased soil fertility, you’ll save money on fertilizers
*Conserves water by increasing water holding capacity of soil
*Stimulates plant and root growth
*Increases soil organic mater and beneficial microbes
*Improves soil structure
*Helps fight thatch and turf diseases, and improves aeration
*Protects plants from climate extremes
*Increases plants resistance to pests and disease
*Provides a fire-resistant ground cover

Deschutes Recycling compost is locally produced with local organic yard trimmings. The compost is independtly tested every 3 months by a US Composting Council approved lab to ensure quality and reliability.

Deschutes Recycling can provide convenient delivery or you can self–haul the compost. Deliveries are available Monday - Saturday.

Deschutes Recycling is conveniently located at Knott Landfill - 61050 SE 27th Street in Bend. Open Monday – Saturday 7:00am - 4:30pm, closed Sundays. Visit: www.deschutesrecycling.com for more information regarding products and services that Deschutes Recycling has to offer.