Community Cleanup Day

The Annual Community Clean Up will be held Saturday, May 6th at the Department of Public Works compound. This year’s Clean Up will again be a joint effort between the City of Portland, Portland Township and Danby Township! Hours will be from 7 a.m. to Noon.

  1. Accepted Items
  2. Recyclables
  3. Eligibility
  4. Questions
  5. Hazardous Waste Disposal

What We Accept

Any type of junk or trash that can legally be placed in a landfill will be accepted.

We can not accept the following items

  • Tires
  • Lead acid batteries
  • Sewage
  • Yard trimmings
  • Hazardous waste
  • Liquids
  • Radioactive materials
  • Barrels or drums which are not empty and crushed
  • Compressed gas cylinders which are not empty and disabled
  • Appliances containing Freon (unless a valid reclamation sticker is attached). To keep our environment clean do not cut the Freon lines on appliances, they will not be accepted without a sticker. 
  • Any container with a hazardous waste label, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or toxic materials, medical wastes (unless sterilized and labeled), and asbestos wastes unless double wrapped, labeled and manifested will not be accepted.