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How You Can Reduce Your Trash Bill

The Lake Oswego garbage, recycling and yard debris with food waste rates have increased as of February 2025. There are several ways you can lower your monthly cost and take advantage of free survices. Read tips from our Materials Management team of volunteers.

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April 5, 2025
  • Lake Oswego Repair Fair April 5, 2025  10:00 am - 1:00 pm Lake Oswego Adult Community Center, 505 G Ave, Lake Oswego, OR 97034, USA    See more details
April 6, 2025
  • Lake Oswego Sustainability Resource Fair April 6, 2025  11:00 am - 2:00 pm River Grove Elementary School, 5850 SW McEwan Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, USA    See more details
April 10, 2025
  • Year of the Oak: Arborist Talk and Film Screening April 10, 2025  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 106 N State St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034, USA    See more details
April 23, 2025
  • Rebates and Incentives - Lowering the costs of electrification April 23, 2025  12:00 pm - 12:45 pm     See more details
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Healthy Yard Care

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The Lake Oswego Sustainability Network’s (LOSN) Electrify Your Landscaping & Healthy Yard Care team has put together helpful tools and resources to reduce pollution and promote a healthy yard. Take a look at our recent newsletter, direct mailer and links to resources.

Help Support a Sustainable Future in Lake Oswego

LOSN wants your help in sustaining a prosperous, equitable and environmentally healthy Lake Oswego for future generations.

LOSN has had an impactful decade. Yet there are many challenges ahead, and it takes the entire Lake Oswego community to achieve our shared goals.

or send a check to:

Lake Oswego Sustainability Network
PO Box 775
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by the law. The Lake Oswego Sustainability Network is a 501(c)(3) organization with Tax ID# 47-3672319

How and When to Begin your Electrification Journey

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Where Should You Start?

To start your electrification journey, consider hiring a home performance contractor for an assessment that will help you develop a holistic, integrated plan. They can help you smoothly, efficiently and economically organize your project in stages, while maximizing discounts and tax credits. A guide from Rewiring America provides informative case studies that will help you plan your project.

To see how this works check out the Rewiring America calculator to determine if you are eligible for upfront discounts or you’ll need to spread your project over several years to maximize tax credits.

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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 Resident Survey returned by 401 randomly selected city residents. City staff and elected officials are using this survey to determine resident priorities and areas of concern, and to get feedback on key policy issues. This information helped inform the city council’s January goal-setting session.

The overall take away? Many of you and your neighbors agree that addressing the climate crisis must be a priority for our city government. Let the mayor and city council know you support their efforts to fulfill the city’s Sustainability and Climate Action at CouncilDistribution@lakeoswego.city

READ THE FULL REPORT …