Curbside Recycling
Please have your recycling roll cart & bin curbside by 6 am on your service day.
| Mixed Recycling Cart |
Place the following items together in your mixed recycling container
Paper
- Newspaper
- Cardboard (flatend)
- Magazines and junk mail
- Paper bags
- Milk, juice and soup cartons (rinsed)
- Shredded Paper (in a paper bag)
Plastic
- Bottles, round plastic containers, jugs and jars
- Nursery pots (larger than four inches)
- Buckets (five gallons or less)
- Empty and rinse
- Six ounces or larger in size
- Ignore numbers on containers;
they indicate plastic resin type, not
recyclability
No caps or lids
Metal
- Aluminum, tin and steel food cans
- Metal paint cans
- Aerosol cans and aluminum foil
- Scrap metal (smaller than 30 inches and less
than 30 pounds)
- Empty and rinse
- Do not flatten cans
- Can tops are OK if crimped inside can
| Recycling on the side |
Glass
- Empty and rinse
- Remove lids
- All colors together
Place non-container glass items
in a garbage container, such as:
- Dishware, cookware or Pyrex
- Broken glass
- Windows and mirrors
- Light bulbs
Batteries
Include alkaline, button cell and rechargeable batteries. Tape ends of all batteries, except alkaline. Put in a one-quart zip-sealed bag and place on top of glass bin.
Motor Oil
Set used motor oil next to your glass bin
In a one gallon, see-through, unbreakable
container with a screw-top cap
Single-family customers only; not at
apartments or businesses
Recycle+ is now available to residents residing in the City of Beaverton!
In addition to current curbside recycling, you will be able to participate in Recycle+:
1. Plastic film/bags
- Produce bags
- Plastic bags
- Dry cleaning bags
- Plastic padded envelopes (no padded manila envelopes)
- Plastic overwrap for paper towels, paper plates, napkins, etc.
2. Clear plastic #1 clamshell containers
- Fruit containers
- Bakery containers
- Take-out containers
3. Textiles
- Clothing
- Bed linens
- Towels/rags
4. Compact fluorescent light bulbs
- Compact fluorescent bulbs must be contained in a zip-sealed bag prior to placing in your WM provided bag. This protects workers from mercury exposure should bulbs get broken during handling.
- Long fluorescent tubes used in commercial lighting are not accepted
5. Seasonal collection: Gently used kitchen items
April 1 - 30, 2024 donate clean and ready-to-use kitchen items.
Accepted:
- Silverware (forks, spoons, butter knives, serving utensils)
- Manual can openers
- Cheese graters
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Whisks, tongs, mixing spoons, spatulas, ladles
- Cutting boards (plastic or wood)
- Potholders and oven mitts
- Sauce and soup pots
- Sauté and fry pans
- Baking sheets
- Pyrex®
- Ceramic baking dishes
How to participate
- Subscribe to Recycle+
- WM will deliver a lidded 18 gallon purple bin and four clear plastic bags on your upcoming comingle service day.
- Put acceptable materials in the plastic bags provided by WM, and place them in your lidded 18-gallon purple bin. Note: Each material must be in its own plastic bag, please do not place different materials in the same bag
- Schedule an on-call pick-up with WM. Note: Customers must schedule their pick-up at least two days in advance.
- Place lidded 18 gallon purple bin out to be serviced on your scheduled day.
- WM will collect the bagged materials and replace the clear plastic bags for future collection.
Rates
Recycle+ charges include a monthly base charge of $2.50 per month,
and a pick-up charge every time it is emptied.
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Description of Service |
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Recycle+ on-call curbside pick-up less than 5ft |
$ 9.25 per pick-up
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Recycle+ on-call curbside pick-up 5ft - 150ft |
$ 11.70 per pick-up
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Recycle+ on-call curbside pick-up over 150ft |
$ 13.02 per pick-up
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