Sound off: comment on the draft Portland Recycles! Plan May 1 to June 15

Time for a little democracy in action as pertains to curbside pickup. The City of Portland is seeking public comment on the draft Portland Recycles! Plan from May 1 to June 15, 2007. If you did not see the plan outlined in the Oregonian this week, big changes are in store including:

• Trading up our yellow bins for big ol' blue rollcarts to increase the quantity of recyclables the city can collect from us each week
• Changing from sorted recyclables to commingled (mixed)
• Curbside pickup of kitchen scraps -- stuff you're hopefully feeding your worms right now
• Weekly pickup of yard debris (instead of every other week)

Comment online or make your voice heard at a public meeting:

Proposed commercial waste system changes:

• Monday, May 21, 2007, 1-2 pm,  Portland Building, Room B, 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Second Floor
• Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 7-8pm, DoubleTree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, Holladay Room, 1000 NE Multnomah

Proposed residential waste system changes:

• Wednesday May 23, 2007 from 7-8pm, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 3131 NE Glisan

You may also submit written comments to: Portland Recycles! Plan, 721 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 350, Portland, OR 97209.