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Category: Sustainability Resources
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Repair Fair – Lake Oswego
Visit this free community event bringing skilled volunteers and people with broken items together.April 6, 202410 a.m. to 1 p.m.Adult Community Center505 G Ave, Lake OswegoItems to repair:BicyclesClean clothes and textilesKnife sharpeningSmall electronicsSmall home appliancesIf you bring multiple items, volunteers can work on one at a time. Some repairs may not be available at every …
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Help Build A Clean Energy Future
As a PGE customer, you’re already getting a portion of your energy from renewable sources with your Basic Service. From there, it’s easy to add more renewable energy to your mix (and way more affordable than you might think).
In your PGE account, you’ll find renewable options under Renewable Power. Here you can learn about …
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Five Steps to Take Now to Begin Your 2024 Electrification Journey
You want to begin switching over to an all-electric, more sustainable, and ultimately less expensive way of life, but you aren’t sure where to begin? One good first step would be to sign up for Canary Media’s Electrified Life/Demystifying Home Electrification. For example, this month Alison Takemura outlines how to start 2024 with some low …
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Lake Oswego City Survey Results—Lake Oswego Residents Say the City Should Do More to Address Climate Change
The City of Lake Oswego released the results of the 2023 City of Lake Oswego Resident Survey returned from 401 randomly selected Lake Oswego residents. This survey is used to determine resident priorities and areas of concern and to get feedback on key policy issues.
Among 13 general areas that the city should focus on, …
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Power out? Consider an EV to keep things going
Recently a front-page story about Peyton Chapman, Lincoln High School’s principal, and her family enduring eight days without heat, electricity and Wi-Fi in a Portland home with six adults, four dogs, 13 sheep and 50 chickens appeared in The Oregonian. Quite an adventure.
The paper reported how Chapman retreated to a gas-powered car where she …
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Recycle Your Computer/TV
GET A NEW COMPUTER OR TV?WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR OLD ONE?
In Oregon, it’s free and easy to safely recycle TVs, computers, laptops, printers, monitors, keyboards, mice and tablets. The Oregon E-Cycles program ensures harmful materials like lead and mercury that are often found in older electronics are kept out of our air, …
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Tree Recycling
Wondering how to dispose or recycle your Christmas tree?
A lot of it comes down to the preparation. Most trees are recycled into wood chips or compost, so it’s important to remove all lights, tinsel, ornaments, nails, stands and other non-organic materials. Flocked trees may not be accepted at all locations and over-sized trees should …
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Hello LO Recycling Guide
Please see the most recent issue (October) of the Hello LO for a detailed guide to recycling, yard waste disposal (including composting all kitchen food scraps), hazardous waste, electronics, and more.
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Ridwell in Lake Oswego
Lots of questions have been coming in about what gets recycled and what does not through the city of Lake Oswego’s recycling service. The city and county’s mantra is “When in doubt, through it out” because trash can contaminate the entire load of recycling. Ridwell provides a solution for these in between or hard to …
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