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Curbside Recycling
Set your recycling containers out at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your regular recycling day.
Recycling Guidelines and How to Sort Materials
ALL TOGETHER IN YOUR CONTAINER
PLASTIC
• Rinse containers.
• Include bottles, tubs, nursery pots, and buckets.
• No plastic bags, films, lids, spray pump tops, or
bottles that contained chemical products.
PAPER
• Contain scrap and shredded paper in a paper bag.
• Include paperboard, magazines, newspaper, junk
mail, milk cartons, drink boxes, soy milk, etc.
• No tissues, napkins, waxed paper or frozen food
boxes, food-soiled paper, or hard cover books.
CARDBOARD
• Flatten boxes—size limited to 3'x3'.
• No wax-coated cardboard.
METAL AND AEROSOL CANS (NO LIDS)
• Empty and rinse cans. Labels OK.
• Rinse metal caps, lids, aluminum foil, and foil
baking trays.
• Empty aerosol cans completely and remove
plastic caps (keep nozzle in tact).
• Metal paint cans accepted with 1" dry paint.
SCRAP METAL
• 40 lbs. limit. Pieces 30".
• Remove plastic, rubber, or foreign material.
• No household appliances.
ON THE SIDE
GLASS KEEP IT ON THE SIDE
• Use a bucket or rigid container to separate
glass from other recyclables. Set two feet from
your recycling container.
• Rinse containers and remove lids.
• No broken glass, cookware, window glass,
mirrors, light bulbs, or drinking glasses.
MOTOR OIL
• Place motor oil in a see-through plastic
container with a screw-top lid.
• Motor oil only—no other liquids accepted.
NO PLASTIC BAGS IN RECYCLING
NOTE: : Please do not contaminate your recyclables by including items not recyclable at the curb. For more information on where to recycle items not acceptable at the curbside, call Metro Recycling Information at 503 234-3000.
If you have any questions, please contact Waste Management at 1 800 808-5901 or e-mail us at pnwrsservices@wm.com.
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