![]() This page and website is a part of the Wastebits Locator, providing a comprehensive resource of contact information for waste handlers. Have a question about a service or fee you don’t see here? Contact us for assistance or look in the full residential garbage and recycling rules.Mon-Sat 8am-5pm Frequently Asked Questions Is this the official Newberg Transfer Station & Recycling Center website? This covers the cost to oversee and regulate the waste collection system to implement recycling, waste reduction, and sustainability programs in accordance with state and regional requirements and City goals and to help pay for collection of garbage from public trash cans. Individual companies are not guaranteed a profit unless they continue to provide service for a competitive cost.Ĩ% pays for City of Portland administrative costs. The rate is set so that the system-wide fees allow for an overall targeted profit margin. This includes salary and benefits for administrative staff, plus billing, office space, utilities, and other overhead costs.ĩ% pays for Garbage and Recycling Companies’ profit. ![]() This includes fees paid to transfer and dump garbage at the landfill (these fees are set in part by our regional government, Metro), to process yard waste and food scraps at a commercial compost facility, and to sort your recycling at a Material Recovery Facility.ġ9% pays for Garbage and Recycling Companies’ administrative costs. This includes the costs to pick up garbage, recycling, and compost, including salary and benefits for truck drivers, vehicles, fuel, carts, and other collection equipment.Ģ3% pays for garbage disposal and processing of recycling and compost. To determine the cost of providing service, the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability evaluates multiple factors, including labor, equipment and fuel costs, the average weight of garbage in each can size, disposal charges for solid waste and compostables, and the market value and cost to sort recyclables. The City’s franchise agreement ordinance for garbage and recycling service requires rates to recover actual costs plus the City’s franchise fee and the targeted operating (profit) margin.Ĥ1% pays for collection of garbage, recycling, and compost. The rate review is required by City ordinance and includes analysis by an economist and an independent Certified Professional Accountant (CPA). The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability conducts a rate review to establish fair and equitable rates for franchised garbage and recycling companies to charge for collection of residential garbage, recycling, and compost. ![]() To determine if a property is within the Westside Terrain Area, look up the address in In the Garbage & Recycling section (under “Utilities”), you’ll see “Westside Terrain Area?” followed by “Yes” or “No.” How rates are setĮvery year the City of Portland sets residential garbage, recycling, and compost collection rates based on a thorough evaluation of what it costs to provide these services. Westside Terrain Area: A Westside Terrain Charge applies to properties in this area, which includes Portland’s hillier westside where low street connectivity, larger lots, and narrow, windy roads increase the costs to collect garbage, recycling, and compost. Download PDF file Portland Residential Garbage Recycling and Compost Rates J256.43 KB
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