Curbside Recycling

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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

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.

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