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How to recycle at home and more
www.WashingtonCountyRecycles.com503-846-3605
Reduce Reuse Recycle
Recycling Guide and Collection Calendar
2016
* Check your hauler’s website or call your hauler to confirm holiday collection schedules.
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Never miss another garbage or recycling day
Washington County residents will have access to new online and mobile tools for keeping track of garbage and recycling pick-up schedules. Starting in early 2016, you will be able to:
• Look up your garbage and recycling schedule.
• Print your customized calendar.
• Sign up reminders by phone, email or text.
• Get notified about winter weather and holiday schedule changes.
• Find nearby drop-off recycling centers for items that aren’t recyclable in your curbside cart.
• Get information on your mobile device through an app.
Learn more by calling 503-846-3605 or by visiting www.WashingtonCountyRecycles.com.
2016 curbside collection calendarMy hauler is:
Phone number:
Collected on non-shaded weeks: Garbage Mixed recyclables Glass bottles and jars Yard debris
Collected on shaded weeks: Garbage Mixed recyclables Glass bottles and jars Yard debris
My collection day is:
Website:
Visit www.OregonMetro.gov/Hauler if you don’t know who your hauler is or call 503-846-3605.
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• Batteries**
• Clear deli containers
• Electronics
• Medications
• Printers
• Paint
• Plastic bags and thin film
• Rigid plastics
• Shoes and clothing
• And more
**Some fees may apply
Household hazardous waste, medical syringes, lancets and needles can be disposed of at a Metro drop-off hazardous waste facility or a free neighborhood collection event. Look for products labeled danger, warning or caution. Visit www.OregonMetro.gov/HHW or call 503-234-3000 for more information.
Recycling and garbage collection guide
Paper and cardboard
• Boxes, magazines, newspaper, junk mail and rinsed cartons
• Shredded and scrap paper in a paper bag
Metal
• Rinsed metal cans — lids and smaller scrap metal contained in crimped cans
• Empty aerosol cans — nozzles still on can
• Metal paint cans — less than 1 inch of dry paint
• Scrap metal — under 30 pounds and pieces smaller than 30 inches long
• No household appliances
Plastic bottles, buckets and tubs
• Rinsed containers
• Clean, plastic paint containers
• Sizes between 6 ounces and 5 gallons
Mixed recycling
Yard debris
Garbage
Set out roll carts and bins:
• At the curb by 6 a.m.
• At least 3 feet from cars, trees and each other
• Without blocking sidewalks, bike paths or driveways
Recycle and dispose of other items
You can recycle many items that don’t go into your recycling container by taking them to a drop-off recycling center. To find a drop-off recycling center near you, visit www.OregonMetro.gov/FindARecycler or call Metro at 503-234-3000. Before you go, call the drop-off recycling center to confirm accepted items and hours.
Items recycled at some drop-off recycling centers:
Glass bottles and jars
• Separated in the red glass recycling bin
• Placed next to roll carts
• Rinsed containers with no caps, lids or corks
• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Plants
• Pruned branches — less than 4 inches in diameter and less than 36 inches long
• Weeds
• Bowls, plates and drinking glasses
• Clear deli containers*
• Food scraps
• Frozen food boxes
• Lids and straws
• Paper or plastic plates and cups
• Pet waste
• Plastic bags and thin film*
• Pizza boxes, napkins and other food soiled paper
• Soiled diapers
• Styrofoam*
• Window glass, vases and mirrors
• All other garbage
*Look for drop-off recycling options.
• Contained in a 1-gallon see-through plastic container with a screw-top lid
• Placed next to roll carts
• Only motor oil — no other liquids accepted
Motor oil
Email the Solid Waste & Recycling Program at [email protected] or call 503-846-3605 for more information.
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