Mandatory Business Recycling

We alerted you this past May that the City adopted Ordinance No. 664 to require all businesses operating the city to recycle. This ordinance went into effect June 17, 2009.

Please note there are two important aspects of this Ordinance not commented upon in the Chamber’s May alert.

First, a business unable to meet the requirements of the city’s mandate may seek exemption from the ordinance. To do so, call Julane Potter, Clackamas County’s Recycle at Work Program, 503-353-4456.

Second, the City’s requirements are assistance-based, emphasizing education. Ordinance No. 664 provides an 18-month period where there will be no compliance or enforcement activities carrying a fine.