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Waste Management to pilot curbside textile collection in Troutdale with Goodwill partnership
Summary
Waste Management and Goodwill will run a free curbside textile collection pilot beginning April 24 in Troutdale and the city’s revised franchise contract adds quarterly reporting, transfer‑station events and new spill reporting to give the city more oversight.
Waste Management representatives briefed the Troutdale City Council on March 11 about the company’s updated franchise agreement, new reporting requirements, and a one‑year pilot to collect curbside textiles in partnership with Goodwill.
The city’s environmental specialist, Ryan Largura, summarized changes in the franchise agreement adopted last year and said the new terms include quarterly customer‑service reports to the city, annual spill reporting from collection trucks, and the option for twice‑yearly transfer‑station events where residents may dispose of bulky waste at a county transfer station. Largura also warned that regional system fees and Metro tipping‑fee changes are likely to…
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