Let the Spring Cleaning Begin!......
After a few days of sunshine we start thinking of all those spring cleaning projects we want to accomplish.
We can help... Join us at our Spring Cleanup on Saturday, May 9th, 9 am - 1 pm, at Portland Christian Center, 5700 SW Dosch Road.
Bring your wood & yard debris, scrap metal and appliances, computers and components to be recycled and any bulky waste (old furniture, etc.) for diposal. We will also have Community Warehouse on hand to collect reusable household items for charity.
Are you a senior or disabled and need help getting your stuff to the site? Contact Ginny at 503-823-4592 or ginny@swni.org before 5 pm, Wednesday, May 6th to arrange a for one of our volunteers to pick up your items.
Volunteers needed!
Do you have a couple of hours? We need volunteers to direct traffic; unload yard debris from cars and trucks into dumpsters; and assist drivers to pick up debris from seniors and disabled.
Do you have a truck? We need volunteers with trucks to help with our senior and/or disabled citizens pickup. If you are interested in helping, contact the Southwest Neighborhoods office at 503-823-4592.
Acceptable items
Computers and components: Computers and components only will be accepted at the cleanup. Please see the article on page 8 for addresses of donations sites for other electronics.
Donations: Community Warehouse will be accepting items to be used to help low-income individuals and families improve their quality of life by providing the basic items needed to set up a home. Acceptable items include: furniture — mattresses & box springs (especially twin and double), bunk beds, dressers, night stands, kitchen tables & chairs, recliners, coffee & end tables, shelves and lamps. Kitchenware — dishes, glasses, pots & pans, silverware, cooking utensils, baking pans & casserole dishes, dish racks, toasters, coffee makers, mixers, blenders and microwave ovens. Basic household items — linens (sheets, blankets, towels), sleeping pillows, area rugs, mirrors, artwork, fans, space heaters, mops, brooms & vacuum cleaners, TVs, radios, alarm clocks, irons, telephones and garbage cans. See article page 8. No clothing, shoes, etc., please.
Scrap metal: Containers need to be empty – no liquids. Acceptable items include appliances, toasters, ladders, empty buckets, etc. Call SWNI at 503-823-4592 to make arrangements in advance to pick up large appliances at your home.
Yard debris and wood items: For yard debris, include basically anything that grows in your yard, such as weeds (knock off as much dirt as possible), leaves, vines (including morning glory and berry vines), grass clippings, prunings (no bigger than 12” in diameter and 8’ long), fallen fruit from your fruit trees, vegetation from your garden. It is OK to include diseased plants/leaves. Wood items can include solid wood, furniture, fencing (no brackets or hinges; nails are OK), and yard debris.
Bulky items: Oversized items for disposal (furniture, including couches, chairs, mattresses, baby furniture, exercise equipment, glass, etc.)
Unacceptable items
No kitchen garbage, stumps, oversized branches, rocks, ashes, asbestos, animal waste, explosives, radioactive or commercial waste. NO hazardous waste For locations to take hazardous waste call Metro Recycling, 503-234-3000.
This event is sponsored by Metro, City of Portland Office of Planning and Sustainability, PCC-Sylvania, Free Geek and Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.