Saving the Planet

Recycling
&
Proper Waste Disposal
by
Terry Sue Fischer & Lynne Smouse
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>> Attention Mews Neighbors <<
Not everything can go in our blue recycling bins in the garage.

Please look at the signs above the bins that explain what can be recycled curbside and what cannot. There is a sign the lists garbage items that cannot go in them.
Plastic clams and other plastic packaging is not acceptable.
https://www.portland.gov/bps/garbage-recycling/recycling

A few highlights:
Wine Corks – are trash and not recyclable. 
Empty aerosol spray bottles - can be recycled.
Shredded Paper –
Must be placed in the trash, but can be placed in the recycle bins,
if your shredded paper is in a brown paper bag.

Options for recycling: 
At all New Seasons stores: There are bins outside that take clean plastic film (which is stretchy plastic bags, plastic wrapping for toilet paper, etc.)   They also have bins for clear plastic take out containers and other things with #1 in the recycle triangle.

Lithium batteries are collected in buckets in our trash rooms on each floor for hazardous waste recycling.

If you have other hazardous waste like paint, medicines, fluorescent lights.
You can deliver those and lithium batteries to
Oregon Metro Central, 6161 NW 61st Ave., Portland.
For more information: https://www.oregonmetro.gov/tools-living/garbage-and-recycling/garbage-recycling-hazardous-waste-disposal-portland .

Periodically James Recycling has pop-up events to recycle a variety of plastics and other items. They change what they can receive, but they collect a great variety of plastic that are not curbside recyclable. They charge $4/bag and are very helpful if you have difficulty sorting.
Please see their website to learn more about this special company that was begun by James a young adult on the autism spectrum.
He works really hard to provide legitimate recycling opportunities:  https://jshrecycling.com/

Styrofoam and other plastics - Green Century Recycling:
Per their website:
DROP-OFF IS LOCATED; 2950 NW 29th Ave. Portland Oregon 97210.
The fee is $10 per 45-gallon bag of EPS and $3 per grocery bag of plastics. 
We ask that you sort your plastics by type. We can not accept dirty styrofoam.
Please, no after-hours dumping.

Styrofoam Recycling is available.
https://greencenturyonline.net/residential/styrofoam-recycling/