Recycling

Please have your recycling roll cart & bins curbside by 6 am on your service day.

Recycling is collected every other week in urban and rural county.

Mixed Recycling Cart / Bins

Place the following items together in your mixed recycling container. All materials must fall freely from the recycling container when tipped.

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)
Cardboard (flatten large boxes, cut into sections less than 3ft x 3ft)

Clean drink cartons

Milk and juice cartons
Soup and broth cartons

Clean Plastic Bottles and Tubs

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

Clean Metal

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.)

Recycling on the side

Glass

Bottles & jars only, empty & dry
Do not include light bulbs, window glass, vases or drinking glasses.

Batteries

Accepted

AAA to D size alkaline and heavy duty
9-volt
6-volt and 9-volt lantern type
Button batteries
Rechargeable batteries
Battery packs (NiCad, NiMh and Lithium Ion)

Not Accepted

Car batteries
Lead-acid batteries

Batteries should be placed in a quart-sized zip sealed bag and placed in your glass bin. If your bin is full of glass, please place the bag of batteries on top.

Motor Oil

Put your used motor oil in a one-gallon or smaller plastic see-through container with a screw cap lid. Empty milk jugs make good oil containers.

Click here for more information on the Washington County web site

Recycle+ is now available for an additional charge to residents residing in urban unincorporated Washington County! See rates for costs of service pick-up, which materials are collected, and directions for how to participate below.

In addition to current curbside recycling, you may now participate in Recycle+ to recycle a range of materials and products:

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

All items must be clean and in ready-to-use condition.

Do not include sharp knives that could injure collection workers (steak knives, bread knives, dishes, small appliances or any broken or rusty items.

These items will benefit the Community Warehouse.

Learn more: visit Washington County's Recycle+ website for more information about the program and end markets of Recycle+ materials.

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. Compact fluorescent bulbs must be contained in a zip-sealed bag prior to placing in your WM provided bag.
Schedule an on-call pick-up with WM. Note: Customers must schedule their pick-up at least two days in advance. Visit Washington County's Garbage and Recycle Day website to see your pick-up dates and create reminders for your pick-up.
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.

Description of Service	Rate
Recycle+ on-call curbside pick-up less than 5ft	$ 9.25 per pick-up
Recycle+ on-call curbside pick-up 5ft - 150ft	$ 11.70 per pick-up
Recycle+ on-call curbside pick-up over 150ft	$ 13.02 per pick-up

Beyond Curbside Recycling

For recycling options for materials not collected curbside, visit www.oregonmetro.gov/findarecycler or call 503-234-3000 to find a recycler near you.

Learn More

Recycle at home

How to recycle glass at home

How to recycle metal at home

Plastic bags don't go
in your recycling

Recicular en casa

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If you have any questions, please contact WM Customer Service at 800-808-5901 or e-mail us at WM Customer Service