Clean Up, Recycle and Provide on April 17th
by Kathy Fuerstenau
The Cully Association of Neighbors will be having their Earth Day Spring Clean Up on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church and School located at 5520 NE Killingsworth. Last year's clean up was a tremendous success due in part to the many wonderful neighborhood volunteers, support from SOLV, Trinity Lutheran Church and School, local businesses, Portland Office of Sustainable Development and Metro. We appreciate everyone's continued support!
The CAN will again have an express lane for those bringing two or three items.The NE Emergency Food Program will be on hand to collect cases and cans of food especially fruit and toiletries or other personal items including toilet paper. Community Appliances will be accepting reusable appliances. There will
be a “You Price It” area for those other miscellaneous goodies; where you can donate useable items, find something you like, price it, pay and it's yours. The Salvation Army will be collecting remaining items at 3 pm
This event is strictly for residential households/vehicles only. No commercial vehicles will be allowed. Also not accepted will be refrigerators or air conditioners. FEES: Car $7.00, SUV or Van $15.00, Pickup Truck $20.00 and up. Additional fees for all vehicles with oversize loads or trailers – fee based on size of load. Computers, monitors and TV's less than 36" has an $8.00 transportion fee. Any other electrical or electronic item is $2.00. Tires on rim $3.00 and tires off rim $2.00 each.
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS: Limited Yard debris (not compost), branches, wood, pallets, bulky items, furniture, appliances, (no refrigerators or cooling units), metal, glass, rubber, carpets, mattresses. cell phones, clothes and tires.
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS: Hazardous Waste: gasoline, chemicals, oil, paint, tar, batteries, animal waste or liquids of any kind. These building & landscape materials: Concrete, asphalt, dirt, sod, brick, cement, sand, gravel or composition roofing, asbestos material and under the sink kitchen garbage.
Dispose of hazardous waste for free at the Metro Central Waste Transfer Station at 6161 NE 61st. Plastics, TV's, electronics, computers and styrofoam are accepted at Total Reclaim located at 5805 NE Columbia Blvd, call 503-281-1899 for details.
CAN is thankful for the Metro Voucher program and the Office of Sustainable Development who compensate the hauling and disposal costs. Funds received defray the cost of this event and help sustain the Cully Association of Neighbors to flourish and grow.
Anyone who would like to volunteer for a two-hour shift will be provided lunch and is welcome to dump one car load for free. For information or to sign-up to volunteer contact Dayle at 503-335-0151.
Sponsored by: Cully Association of Neighbors, Metro and Portland Office of Sustainable Development with support from SOLV, Trinity Lutheran Church and School, AGG Enterprises, Central NE Neighbors, Community Appliances, Witham and Dickey,Total Reclaim, Fire Station 28, Safeway, and Albertsons.
