City and Intel Collaborate on Food Waste Reduction Pilot

Food service staff at two Intel business dining facilities in Hillsboro tracked all pre-consumer food waste on a daily basis for one year, with a goal to prevent and minimize food waste. In one year, the facilities reduced their food waste by nearly 50%, amounting to an estimated reduction of 61,932 pounds of food and 11.36 pounds of MTCO2e in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as over $60,000! Download the report.

The project was also covered in the Fall/Winter 2010 edition of the Washington County Cooperative Recycling Program's Recycle at Work Business Bulletin.

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Recycling & Solid Waste Haulers

Recycling and solid waste services in the City of Hillsboro are provided by six private haulers . City Ordinance #5763 contains details of the franchise system. Each hauler provides services to a specific geographic area of the city, as defined in Attachment D of the Ordinance. The purpose of the franchise system is to ensure that all City residents and businesses are charged the same rates for services, regardless of where they live or work. Also, clear boundaries make services more efficient with fewer trucks on city streets.

See a map of city hauler boundaries. The six franchised waste haulers are:

• Aloha Garbage Company: phone 503-649-6727
• Cornelius Disposal Service: phone 503-357-3510
• Garbarino Disposal and Recycling: phone 503-647-2335
• Hillsboro Garbage Disposal: phone 503-648-4219
• Valley West Refuse and Recycling: phone 503-649-5252
• Washington County Drop Box Service: phone 503-531-8843

The City's system is "pay as you throw", which allows customers to reduce their garbage fee as they increase their recycling.

Inclement Weather

Click here for information related to inclement weather garbage/recycling service interruptions.

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