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Cloudburst Goes Solar

cloudburst — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:18:24 +0000

Cloudburst’s new 23.9 kW Solar Photovoltaic system went live June 11, 2010. We expect to generate nearly two thirds of the electrical power consumed at our facility each year. Generating Clean Power we will reduce our carbon output. Any power we generate in excess of what we use on site will flow back onto the electrical grid for public use.
This is a major step in our Energy Self-Sufficiency Plan. We also collect enough waste vegetable oil from our restaurant customers to produce biodiesel equivalent to two thirds of the fuel consumed by our collection fleet.
We are proud of these accomplishments.

Click here to see a photo

Residential Services Overview

cloudburst — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:19:06 +0000

RESIDENTIAL SERVICE:

Cloudburst serves parts of Irvington, Laurelhurst, Buckman, Kerns, and Sunnyside neighborhoods.

There are many service levels for residential service.

ROLLCARTS FOR GARBAGE: Cloudburst provides rollcarts for garbage in 3 sizes: 35 gallon, 60 gallon, or 90 gallon on request.

These convenient rollcarts have large wheels and durable attached lids. If the cart breaks or wears out due to normal wear and tear, we will replace it at no charge.

GARBAGE CANS: There are two garbage can sizes that the customer may provide: 20 gallon “minican” or 32 gallon. Larger cans are not allowed. There are weight limits for each can size. Overweight cans may not be collected.

RECYCLING AND YARD DEBRIS ROLLCARTS: Cloudburst also provides a 60 gallon rollcart for co-mingled recycling (except for glass which must be kept separate), and a 60 gallon rollcart for yard debris.

See Recycling Preparation requirements.

See Yard Debris Preparation requirements.

“Recycling Only” service is available, but does not include yard debris collection.

RESIDENTIAL RATES:

The City of Portland sets rates for all residential services. These rates are determined by an exhaustive examination of the costs of providing the services, which is conducted each year.

The value of recyclable materials collected and sold is used to partially offset the cost of providing the service. So, in effect, everyone gets credit for the value of all the recycling they sort out.

Rates are adjusted each July 1. All Portland haulers must provide the designated services at the City rates. (See attached Rate schedule for details.)

BILL PAYMENTS:

Please mail your payment to:

Cloudburst Recycling
PO Box 12106
Portland OR 97212-0106

You can arrange on-line payments through your financial institution. We do not accept payments over the phone.

COLLECTION HOURS:

Residential Routes start at 6:00 am. Route sequence can vary for many reasons, so be sure your can is out by 6:00. If you forget to put your can out on time, give us a call and we can collect double your regular amount on your next regular collection day.

Neighborhood Cleanups

cloudburst — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:15:07 +0000

Cloudburst began doing Neighborhood Cleanup events in about 1980. We have probably done close to 300 Neighborhood Cleanups at this point. We can give you the benefit of our experience to help make your cleanup a success. Many Neighborhood Associations will only use Cloudburst as their Cleanup partner. We love your community minded volunteers! They help make Portland a vibrant, caring community.

SCHEDULING: We can usually only properly handle one Cleanup Event per weekend. If you would like to work with Cloudburst on you project, please contact us early and BEFORE you have fixed your date. We want to work with your group, but we may have already made commitments for certain dates .

Commercial Services Overview

cloudburst — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:39:33 +0000

Hundreds of Portland businesses use Cloudburst for their waste collection and recycling services. Cloudburst serves restaurants and coffee shops, retail businesses and warehouses, apartment buildings of all sizes, multi-use buildings, industrial operations, office buildings. We can serve just about any type of business, large or small.

Cloudburst will be sure you get the best service package for the particular needs of your business. We will discuss your options and help you evaluate them according to your goals and preferences. If your needs change as your business grows, we can change your service levels accordingly.

We can provide many sizes of containers, from small rollcarts, to dumpsters, to large drop boxes. We can provide collection frequency up to 6 days per week. We still take Sundays off.

The City of Portland now requires that all businesses recycle 75% of their waste, including 100% of all paper. Cloudburst can help you meet these requirements.

Restaurants:

Restaurants need a very high level of waste collection service, having many different types of recyclable waste. Larger restaurants will need several pickups per week. In addition to our standard list of recyclables (see sort button for listing), Cloudburst provides extra recycling options you may want to consider, including food waste collection for composting and used cooking oil collection for local biodiesel production.

Apartment Buildings:

We can help with your efforts to educate tenants on proper recycling preparation. We can provide information kits and brochures, posters, etc. All recycling equipment will be labeled with decals showing what recyclable materials can go in that container.

Businesses:

We can serve all types of businesses, large or small.

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superadmin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:16:50 +0000

Important notices and information for Portland-area Recycling and Solid Waste customers!

Cloudburst Goes Solar !! Click here for photo…
Rex Burkholder was NOT a co-founder of Cloudburst Recycling. Click here for more…
City of Portland Increased Rates July 2010. Click here for more…
In July 2009 there were changes to the Yard Debris pick up schedule. Click here for more…

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superadmin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:16:04 +0000

Drop Box Services

…for commercial, industrial, contractors, neighborhood clean-ups, public events, businesses and residences located in the City of Portland, Oregon and within Multnomah County. Yard Debris, concrete, dirt, construction waste and more…

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superadmin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:15:22 +0000

Recycling, Garbage and Waste-hauling services

…for commercial, industrial, contractors, restaurants and businesses located in the City of Portland, Oregon and within Multnomah County. Click here for more…

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superadmin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:54:30 +0000

Cloudburst Recycling provides Residential and Commercial Garbage and Recycling collection, and Drop Box service in the city of Portland. Maximum Recycling is our goal.

Established in 1975 to develop recycling collection when there was none, Cloudburst is the oldest full service recycling collection operation in the Portland area, and was one of the first in the nation to provide this type of service. We are proud of our history of environmental innovation.

We continue to advance the goal of environmental health for our community. From our early use of biodiesel and support of local small scale biodiesel production from waste cooking oil we collect, to our long time leadership in food waste collection for composting, we look for opportunities to create sustainable options.

We are a family owned and operated business. We are dedicated to quality service and honest business practices. Good business relationships are based on mutual respect, trust, and good communication. We invite you to explore a relationship with Cloudburst.

Residential Xmas Tree post

superadmin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:38:44 +0000

Christmas trees can be collected on yard debris day. (It is against City regulations for us to collect them as garbage.)

Please remove all ornaments, tinsel, stands, etc prior to collection. There is an extra charge of $4 for trees up to 8 ft tall, or $6 for taller trees. Trees may be cut up and placed in your yard debris rollcart for no additional charge, provided you can close the lid. Do NOT jam the tree into the cart: it must fall loosely from the cart when we dump it into the truck!

THANKS, and HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Seasonal News Post

superadmin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:38:00 +0000

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