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Community meeting about the can/bottle redemption center coming to HAND/Brooklyn

Oct 1, 2025

Hello,
The Oregon House and Senate passed a law enabling “alternative” can/bottle redemption centers to be set up in Portland (but nowhere else in the state), and the first one will be in HAND.  These centers allow folks to redeem up to 350 (or more) individual cans and bottles (as opposed to the green bags that many of us use), will pay cash, and will relieve retail outlets in a 3.5 mile radius from having to accept them for redemption.
The redemption center will be a relocation and expansion of the People’s Depot, which has been operating for a couple of years off MLK, under the Morrison Bridge, and is being funded by the Oregon Grocers Association.  The facility will be located at 1041 SE Brooklyn St.
If you’d like to learn more, there will be a community meeting on October 7th at 7PM at the Sacred Heart Fellowship Hall at 3850 SE 11th Ave.
See the attached message for the meeting agenda and a little more background.
Best,
Chris Eykamp
HAND Chair
PS HAND has not taken a position on this matter, but we will discuss it at our next meeting, on October 14

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Next HAND Neighborhood Meeting, Tuesday, July 20

Jul 20, 2010

Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND) Community Meeting Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 7:00 PM St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center, St Paul Room 2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division) Agenda Introductions Crime Prevention Announcements (1) Roots of Our...

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Meeting Minutes, June 2010

Jun 15, 2010

HOSFORD ABERNETHY NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 BOARD MEETING NOTES Meeting called to order at shortly after 7:00PM. Introductions followed. No Crime Prevention or PPB Neighborhood Response Team present. DDA Amber Mosier arrived...

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Next HAND Neighborhood Meeting, Tuesday, June 15

Jun 9, 2010

Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association (HAND) Community Meeting Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 7:00 PM (no Land Use meeting scheduled this month) St. Philip Neri Church Paulist Center, St Paul Room 2408 SE 16th Avenue (and Division) Agenda Introductions Crime...

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DRAFT – HAND Meeting Minutes, May 2010

May 18, 2010

HAND Neighborhood Meeting - 5/18/2010 St. Phillip Neri, Paulist Center Board members present: Chair Alex Bassos, Vice Chair Amy Lewin, Secretary Carolyn Brock, Treasurer Matthew Masini, Publicity Chair Amy Lewin, Dave Kaplan, Wendy Kunkel, Lindsey McBride, Sue Pearce,...

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