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
Currently, Styrofoam is no longer able to be recycled. Please dispose Styrofoam in trash bins.
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
- Styrofoam of any kind
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