Web Page

Reducing food waste is good for Milwaukie's environment and saves you money.

The Milwaukie community cares about the environment and creating sustainable waste management. Food waste reduction is also a strategy to meet our goals in the Milwaukie Community Climate Action Plan.

Families and individuals across the income spectrum want to call Milwaukie home. Financing, construction costs, building codes, and land use regulation requirements can make it costlier to build housing of all types and can limit the supply.

From recycling to food scraps, workplace waste systems can cover many waste types while remaining simple and understandable. 

There are many resources to help you streamline your garbage, recycling, and food waste systems to reduce your organization's contributions to the waste stream.

Requirements for Local Business Recycling

Businesses within Clackamas County have access to recycling as part of their dumpster or cart-based garbage services. Milwaukie has a local ordinance regarding business recycling including:

Sorting recycling and waste at home doesn’t have to be confusing.

It can be a challenge to figure out what to toss, compost, or recycle at home. Clackamas County and Metro have resources to make it simple!

What goes where for home recycling and disposal?

Learn more about home waste sorting with this Clackamas County handout:

This application has been appealed to the Milwaukie City Council. The webpage for that appeal is: 
https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/planning/ap-2019-003

---

The applicant is seeking approval for a Natural Resources Cluster Development with a total of 12 single family detached homes (10 new and 2 existing homes to be remodeled) on a site located between 19th St and the Willamette slough adjacent to Elk Rock park.

WG-2019-001

The applicant is seeking approval to demolish the existing house and construct a new single-family residence. The entire property is within the Willamette Greenway Overlay Zone. 

File Number
WG-2019-001

Application Type
Willamette Greenway

Location
10577 SE Riverway Ln

Current Status
Approved with Conditions

Community Vision adopted by City Council!

The Milwaukie City Council unanimously approved the Community Vision on September 5, 2017. Several members of the Vision Advisory Committee (VAC) provided testimony on the importance and value of the visioning process, after which they were presented with Certificates of Appreciation by the City Council. The adopted Community Vision and its appendices can be found in the Files section below.

R-2019-002

The applicant is seeking to replat 2 lots to adjust their common boundary, and create a new third lot from the western half of 9147 SE 29th Ave.

Files Number(s)
R-2019-002

Application Type(s)
Replat

Location
9147 and 9129 SE 29th Ave

Current Status
Approved 

NDA
Ardenwald-Johnson Creek

ADU-2019-002

The applicant is seeking approval to convert an existing structure on the property into an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). 

File Number
ADU-2019-002

Application Type
Accessory Dwelling Unit Type II 

Location
10190 SE 37th Ave

Current Status
Approved with Conditions

NDA(s)
Ardenwald

Planning for a sustainable future can provide potential cost savings as a homeowner, renter, or landlord!

Adopted in October of 2018, Milwaukie’s Climate Action Plan is the roadmap to preparing for and reducing the impacts of climate change. The plan includes opportunities for local government, households, businesses and organizations to join together to address this challenge.