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Taking Care of Oregon Together

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Community Cleanup and Recycling Event Series

Hosted by SOLVE in partnership with the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, each event in the statewide series is a chance to help make Oregon a little cleaner and greener!

Join us for a litter cleanup event where we’ll beautify the neighborhood by removing trash and recycling bottles and cans found during the effort (to benefit SOLVE!). Volunteers are encouraged to take home one (or more!) of SOLVE’s specially tagged Blue Bags to fill with their redeemable beverage containers. Once the bag is full, it can be returned to any BottleDrop bag drop location. We’ll recycle the containers inside the bag and SOLVE will receive the refund value to help further their mission.

Learn more about the events.

Running Totals from 2026 Events

  • 57
    Volunteers over three cleanups
    (and counting)
  • 1,100
    Pounds of litter collected
  • 46
    Beverage containers found
    (and recycled)

2026 Events

  • Gresham

    Wednesday, January 15

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

    —

    1313 E Powell Blvd

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    Concluded

     

  • Salem

    Thursday, February 19

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

    —

    1880 Commercial Street NE

    —

    Concluded

     

  • Portland

    Thursday, March 19

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

    —

    735 SE 12th Ave.

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    Concluded

     

  • Forest Grove

    Tuesday, April 14

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

    —

    2933 Pacific Avenue

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    Concluded

     

  • Portland

    Tuesday, May 12

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

    —

    Location TBD

     

    Sign Up for Portland Event

  • Klamath Falls

    Thursday, June 25

    10:00 am to 12:00 pm

    —

    2702 Eberlein Avenue

     

    Sign Up for Klamath Falls Event

  • Grants Pass

    Thursday, July 30

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

    —

    1040 Rogue River Highway

     

    Sign Up for Grants Pass Event

  • Portland

    Thursday, August 27

    10:00 am to 12:00 pm

    —

    555 NE 122nd Avenue

     

    Sign Up for Portland Event

  • Sandy

    Thursday, September 24

    10:00 am to 12:00 pm

    —

    16625 362nd Avenue

     

    Sign Up for Sandy Event

  • Hillsboro

    Thursday, October 22

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

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    7355 Northeast Imbrie Drive

     

    Sign Up for Hillsboro Event

  • Warrenton

    Thursday, November 19

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

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    695 U.S. 101

     

    Sign Up for Warrenton Event

  • Springfield

    Thursday, December 17

    1:00 to 3:00 pm

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    2289 Olympic Street

     

    Sign Up for Springfield Event

Previous Cleanups

  • SE Portland–March 19, 2026

  • SE Portland–March 19, 2026

  • SE Portland–March 19, 2026

  • SE Portland–March 19, 2026

  • SE Portland–March 19, 2026

  • SE Portland–March 19, 2026

  • Salem–February 19, 2026

  • Salem–February 19, 2026

  • Salem–February 19, 2026

  • Gresham–January 15, 2026

  • Albany—December 11, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Portland—November 13, 2025

  • Corvallis—October 23, 2025

  • Medford—September 18, 2025

  • Medford—September 18, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Milwaukie—August 14, 2025

  • Hermiston—July 31, 2025

  • Hermiston—July 31, 2025

  • Bend—June 24, 2025

  • Bend—June 24, 2025

  • Salem—May 22, 2025

  • Salem—May 22, 2025

  • Salem—May 22, 2025

  • North Bend/Coos Bay—April 10, 2025

  • North Bend/Coos Bay—April 10, 2025

  • Eugene—March 13, 2025

  • Eugene—March 13, 2025

  • Eugene—March 13, 2025

  • Beaverton—January 10, 2025

  • Beaverton—January 10, 2025

  • Beaverton—January 10, 2025

  • Portland—December 6, 2024

  • Portland—December 6, 2024

  • Portland—December 6, 2024

SOLVE and BottleDrop Give

SOLVE’s partnership with BottleDrop Give highlights a shared commitment to sustainability and community well-being. Through BottleDrop’s Blue Bag program, SOLVE ensures that all beverage containers collected during their community cleanup events are redeemed for their refund value. These funds directly benefit SOLVE, supporting their mission to protect and preserve Oregon’s natural spaces. By turning redeemable waste into impactful funding, this collaboration exemplifies how small actions—like recycling beverage containers—can drive big changes for environmental stewardship and community engagement.

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Totals from 2025 Events

  • 216
    Volunteers over twelve cleanups
  • 3,156
    Pounds of litter collected
  • 55
    Beverage containers found
    (and recycled)

Learn more about SOLVE

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