Volunteers with SOLVE help clean up trash in North Portland So far in 2021, volunteers with the Portland nonprofit have collected 68,347 pounds of trash in Oregon. Author: Devon Haskins Updated: 6:14 PM PDT March 31, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Volunteers spent the last day of March picking up trash in the North Portland's Boise-Eliot neighborhood as part of SOLVE's weekly "Detrash Portland" events. "I've just been seeing a lot of garbage and wanted to pick up some trash. Give back a little bit," said volunteer Kathleen Meyer. Detrash Portland volunteers help pick up litter throughout Portland each week. SOLVE provides them with trash bags and cleanup supplies during the couple hours they spend walking the sidewalks collecting garbage.