Mixed Recycling in Blue or Green Bins
- Newspaper, magazines, mail, plain paper, stationery, and envelopes (window envelopes also OK)
- Plastic milk jugs
- Plastic non-refundable bottles, 6 ounces or larger emptied and dried, put caps in trash
- Plastic tubs, round 6 ounces or more, but no square or clamshell containers
- Paperboard containers for milk and other liquids
- Metal cans, lid still attached or lid in trash
Glass Containers in Separate Bin
- Empty and clean all items, put lids & caps in trash
- Broken glass & incandescent bulbs in trash, wrapped well for safety
- Bottles, jars and jugs ONLY
Refundable Cans, Plastic and Glass Bottles in Gray Bin
- Must say OR 10ยข on label or top of can
- Rinse containers, drain well, put caps in trash
- Do not crush cans
Empty Plastic Bags go only in the Yellow bin
- Only the stretchy kind
- Mailers from Amazon are OK but stickers and labels must be removed
Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
- Flatten and put in designated area, different in each building
Styrofoam
Recycling is available in labeled bins in the Manor loading dock, Terrace loading dock, Court loading dock and North Pointe garbage and recycling room. Please follow posted guidelines for accepted types of Styrofoam.
Food Scraps
- Compost bins are located at the loading dock areas of the Riverview Kitchen and the White Oak Grill
- For complete information visit the Willamette View food Composting Guide.
These Items Cannot be Recycled
- All food and drink to-go containers and their lids
- Plastic containers that are square or rectangular
- Boxes from frozen and refrigerated foods
- Facial tissues/paper towels/paper napkins/diapers
- Bags from inside cereal, cracker or other boxes
- Any lid from jars, plastic tubs, bottles, milk jugs
- Anything with food residue in or on it
- Food of any kind
- Plastic forks, spoons and knives
- Paper plates and coffee cups
- Pizza boxes: even if they are unused, they cannot be repurposed
- Plastic package wrap or plastic bags that are not stretchy
- Bubble wrap mailers that have paper attached
- Wrapping paper, tissue paper or greeting cards with glitter on them
- Molded plastic from packaging
- Plastic bottles that hold less than 6 oz.
- All cash register receipts
- Shredded paper- place in the secure bin in your building OR put in stapled closed bag in garbage
- Paper wrapper from paper reams (these are treated with flame retardant)
- LED & compact fluorescent light bulbs go in the marked container on the shelf
Long fluorescent bulbs on the shelf by the LED container
Be a responsible recycler. It's better to have something recyclable in the trash than trash in recycling.
When in doubt, throw it out!
2/28/2024