top of page

People's Depot

1unnamed.jpeg

The People’s Depot (TPD) is a community-led, independent bottle redemption service for informal can and bottle collectors (canners) born out of the COVID-19 pandemic when access to bottle redemption became limited and people were in critical need of income. The People’s Depot currently collects and sorts cans and bottles at three locations around Portland. Operations are run by canners, as a project of Ground Score, a local association of canners, dumpster divers and others who rely on the informal recovery of discarded materials.

circles-2.png
00ground-score-association-logo-1024x760.png

Over

10,000

pounds of trash collected each week

Over

$12,000

distributed to the most vulnerable members of our community each week

Over

50%

of the cans and bottles that comes through The People’s Depot are diverted from the landfill

Over

70

jobs are provided to members of the houseless community each week

Asset 4_2000x copy 2.png

Our Impact 

Asset 1_2000x copy.png
turquoise-cross.png

We can always use socks and clean rain gear for our workers. In addition, $20 pays one Ground Score worker for an hour of work.

Contribute today

donate.png
Stroke_Spray_Shapes_14.png
01unnamed.jpeg
turquoise-cross.png

Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit

Got Cans?

tfp-STYLEGUIDE-cans.png
graffitti-1.png
tfp-logo-2021.png
bottom of page