Curbside Recycling
Please have your recycling roll cart & bin curbside by 6 am on your service day.Garbage and recycling are picked up weekly. We recommend that you wait until the cart is full to bring it to the curb.
| Mixed Recycling Cart |
Place the following items together in your mixed recycling container
Clean paper and cardboard, including
- Newspapers
- Magazines & Catalogs
- Telephone Books
- Paper Bags
- Cereal, cracker & shoe boxes
- Paper egg cartons
- Notebook paper, computer paper, file folders, stationery
- Wrapping paper (No foil, plastic coating or tape)
- Milk and juice cartons
- Soup and broth cartons
- Yogurt-type containers (6 oz. or larger)
- Rigid plant pots (4 in. or larger)
- Buckets (5 gal. or smaller)
- Plastic bottles (6oz. or larger)
- Plastic jugs
- Metal cans. Place the lid inside the can and crimp shut to hold the lid inside.
- Aluminum foil and trays
- Empty aerosol cans
- Small Scrap Metal Pieces (No larger than 30 inches. Weight limit 30 pounds.)
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| Recycling on the Side |
Glass
Mix all colors. Labels OK.
Do not include light bulbs, window glass, vases or drinking glasses.
Motor Oil
Put your used motor oil in a one-gallon or smaller see-through container with a screw cap lid. Empty milk jugs make good oil containers.
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| Beyond Curbside Recycling |
Find a Recycler Near You
For recycling options for materials not collected curbside, visit www.oregonmetro.gov/findarecycler.
Drug Take Back
Unused and unwanted medications can be taken to the Troutdale Police Station (234 SW Kendall Court) for safe disposal during business hours (M-F, 8am - 5pm). Sharps, thermometers, medical waste and equipment are not accepted at this facility.
If you have any questions, please contact WM Customer Service at 800-808-5901 or e-mail us at WM Customer Service.
