Waste Management

Zero Waste Tips

Waste management services are provided by Sweet Home Sanitation, not the City of Sweet Home. Please contact them for questions or concerns.

The City of Sweet Home does offer informational resources regarding waste management through a variety of formats. Check back here for updates and periodic tips!

Waste prevention is an upstream activity that involves reducing waste through changes in the design, purchase, and use of materials. In its simplest form, waste prevention means using less "stuff." Waste prevention has the potential for large environmental benefits because it typically reduces environmental impacts over all stages of the life cycle of materials: resource extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and end-of-life management (such as recycling or disposal). For households and businesses alike, waste prevention can also typically save much more money than recycling or composting.

Visit the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality website for more information and tips on waste prevention and recycling.

Did you know that Sweet Home has plenty of businesses that buy and sell used items, keeping them out of the landfill? Check out:

  • Uptown Closet (1206 Main St.)
  • MoneyMan (755 Main St.)
  • Friends of the Library (1200 Long St.)
  • Oldies but Goodies (1225 12th Ave.)
  • Simple Seasons (4438 US-20)
  • Sugar City Gleaners (3031 Santiam Highway)

Thank you to these business for supporting waste prevention efforts in Sweet Home! To be added to this list, please contact cpretty@sweethomeor.gov with your business details.