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BULKY WASTE DISPOSAL

Number of pounds of bulky waste appropriately disposed of during community collection events

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Community members, particularly those in underserved communities, can struggle with disposal of bulky items.

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197,592

FY 2025 - 26

First shown

365,364

FY 2022 - 23

Change shown

-167,772

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095,346.8190,693.5286,040.3381,387FY 23365,364FY 24FY 25FY 26197,592X-axis: reporting period. Y-axis: official actual value on the ClearImpact scale.

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PeriodActualTargetTrend
FY 2025 - 26197,592—-1
FY 2024 - 25381,387—1
FY 2023 - 24326,910—-1
FY 2022 - 23365,364—0

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Why Is This Important?

Community members, particularly those in underserved communities, can struggle with disposal of bulky items. Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) supports community collection events and bulky disposal vouchers that make it easier to dispose of these items including furniture, mattresses, and other large items that cannot fit in curbside containers. In 25-26 there were 42 community collection projects led in partnership with eleven non-profit organizations serving priority multifamily and low-income communities. Pounds of material collected is a metric for success for these projects designed to make bulky waste disposal more accessible.

What Do The Numbers Show?

The numbers show that there is a continued need for easy and affordable access to bulky waste removal for community members. BPS has this year improved bulky waste collection services for both single-family and multifamily households by focusing efforts on households most likely to be struggling with existing disposal services. BPS improved bulky collection services by pivoting away from general public events to instead increase the number of targeted events for underserved residential communities in partnership with Portland nonprofits. BPS also piloted a curbside bulky voucher available to all residential households enrolled in the BPS Garbage Bill Financial Assistance Program . This highly focused approach served more underserved households, but resulted in the collection of fewer pounds of material. Pounds of material continues to be a good indicator of the need for additional bulky waste removal opportunities.

Garbage Bill Financial Assistance Program

How Did We Arrive at These Numbers?

For each collection event a final report is submitted, which includes the pounds of material. The reports are compiled and used to create a program report. These amounts are taken mainly from the weights reported by the trash hauler after they have delivered the materials to a disposal facility. Some data, such as mattresses, are based on estimates of how much an average mattress weighs.