Taking Care of Oregon Together
2025 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.
Running Totals from Previous Events
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171Volunteers over ten cleanups (and counting)
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2,506Pounds of litter collected
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47Beverage containers found (and recycled)
2025 Events
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Beaverton
Friday, January 10
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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9307 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
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Concluded
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NE Salem
Thursday, February 13
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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1880 Commercial Street NE
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Canceled
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Eugene
Thursday, March 13
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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2105 W Broadway
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Concluded
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North Bend/Coos Bay
Thursday, April 10
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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1701 Newmark St, North Bend
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Concluded
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SE Salem
Thursday, May 22
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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4815 Commercial St SE
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Concluded
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Bend
Tuesday, June 24
12:00 to 2:00 pm
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755 NE 2nd St
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Concluded
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Hermiston
Thursday, July 31
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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740 W Hermiston Ave
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Concluded
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Milwaukie
Thursday, August 14
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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6100 SE King Rd
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Concluded
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Medford
Wednesday, September 17
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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1179 Stowe Ave
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Concluded
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Corvallis
Thursday, October 23
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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1111 NW 9th St
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Concluded
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Portland
Sign Up for Portland EventThursday, November 13
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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555 NE 122nd Ave
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Albany
Sign Up for Albany EventThursday, December 11
1:00 to 3:00 pm
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2141 Santiam Hwy SE
Previous Cleanups
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Corvallis—October 23, 2025
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Medford—September 18, 2025
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Medford—September 18, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Milwaukie—August 14, 2025
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Hermiston—July 31, 2025
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Hermiston—July 31, 2025
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Bend—June 24, 2025
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Bend—June 24, 2025
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Salem—May 22, 2025
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Salem—May 22, 2025
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Salem—May 22, 2025
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North Bend/Coos Bay—April 10, 2025
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North Bend/Coos Bay—April 10, 2025
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Eugene—March 13, 2025
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Eugene—March 13, 2025
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Eugene—March 13, 2025
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Beaverton—January 10, 2025
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Beaverton—January 10, 2025
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Beaverton—January 10, 2025
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Portland—December 6, 2024
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Portland—December 6, 2024
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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.