RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING MADE EASY!
COLUMBIA COUNTY
COLLECTION CALENDAR
COLUMBIA COUNTY
RECYCLING GUIDE
Garbage is serviced weekly.
Recycling is picked up on light green weeks.
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Reduce, Reuse,
then Recycle.
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34240 Johnson Landing Rd.
Scappoose, OR 97056
JUNE 2015
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1-800-808-5901
wmnorthwest.com/columbiacounty
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Columbia County residents can mix all paper, cardboard,
metal, plastic bottles and tubs in their mixed recycling carts.
Look inside for detailed recycling service information.
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Reduce: Can I get this item used or with less packaging?
Reuse: Can I, or someone else, use this item again?
Recycle: Can I recycle this item after I use it?
Buy Recycled: Can I buy this item with recycled content?
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Before you buy, use or discard an item, ask yourself:
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(If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers,
we could save about 25 million trees each year.)
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www.wmnorthwest.com/columbiacounty
BEYOND CURBSIDE RECYCLING
COLLECTION GUIDELINES
Columbia County residents receive weekly garbage
and every other week recycling service.
Electronics Recycling
Please follow these guidelines to ensure collection.
Please place containers at the curb by 6:00 a.m.
• Three (3) feet apart with lids opening toward street
• At least three (3) feet from cars, trees, mailboxes
• Wheels as close to the curb as possible
• Please remove containers as soon as possible after collection
Computers, monitors and TVs CANNOT be
disposed of in the garbage or at disposal sites such
as landfills, transfer stations and incinerators.
Call 1.888.5.ECYLE or visit oregonecycles.org
to find a FREE recycling location near you.
Do not overstuff your carts
Glass Recycling
All materials must fall freely into the truck
CURBSIDE RECYCLING
GUIDE
Recycling is picked up every other week.
We recommend that you wait until the cart is full to bring it to the curb.
Mix these items together in your recycling cart.
INCLUDE
KEEP OUT
Newspapers,
Magazines,
Catalogs
Includes ads, inserts, phone
books, and paperbacks.
No rubber bands or
plastic bags.
Scrap and
shredded
paper
Junk mail, envelopes, oe
paper, greeting cards, paper
egg cartons, paper tubes,
wrapping paper, and cereal
boxes. Put shredded paper
in paper bags.
No bath tissue, paper towels,
freezer boxes, coffee cups or
paper coated with food, wax,
foil or plastic.
Cardboard
Flatten cardboard boxes.
No wax-coated cardboard
or food residue.
Milk cartons
Drink boxes
Rinse clean.
No plastic straws.
Plastic bottles
All plastic bottles.
No plastic lids, trays, bags,
take-out boxes, or motor
oil, pesticide or herbicide
containers.
Plastic tubs
Yogurt-type containers
(6 oz. or larger), rigid plant
pots (4 in. or larger), and
buckets (5 gal. or smaller).
No plastic lids, trays, bags,
take-out boxes, or motor oil,
pesticide or herbicide
containers.
Bring glass bottles and jars to a Columbia County transfer station for
recycling. Visit the County's website for a complete list of transfer stations:
www.co.columbia.or.us/departments/land-development-services/solid-waste-program
Maximum
allowable weights:
• 20-gallon cart –35 lbs
• 35-gallon cart – 60 lbs
• 60-gallon cart – 120 lbs
• 90-gallon cart – 145 lbs
GARBAGE
RECYCLING
3 feet
Set Out Every Week
Set Out Every Other Week
Free Hazardous Waste Disposal
The Columbia County Houshold Hazardous Waste Program helps
residents properly dispose or recycle of household hazardous waste. The
Household Hazardous Waste Program accepts nearly all household items
that contain one or more of the following key words on the label:
BACKYARD COMPOSTING TIPS
• Warning • Caution • Poison • Dangerous • Toxic
• Flammable • Combustible • Ignitable • Corrosive • Oxidizer
Aluminum foil
Crumple into loosely
packed balls.
No food residue.
By setting up a backyard compost pile, you can turn your food and yard waste
into a nutrient rich soil amendment to help grow a healthy garden. Finished
compost helps to prevent erosion, retain water and adds nutrients to the soil.
Visit Columbia County's website to learn more:
www.co.columbia.or.us/departments/land-development-services/solid-waste-program
Metal cans
Aerosol cans
Aluminum, tin, empty and
non-toxic aerosol cans and
steel food and beverage cans.
Rinse food cans. Put metal lids
inside cans and crimp closed.
No plastic caps. Do not
or remove nozzles.
Scrap metal
Smaller than 30 inches
in any direction and less
than 30 lbs.
No plastic,wood, or other
non-metal attachments.
Glass bottles
and jars
Glass is not collected at the curb. Bring to a
Columbia County transfer station for recycling.
• Select compost bin or area to create a compost pile. Compost bins can be
purchased or built using scrap wood.
• Add fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, leaves, sticks, brush and yard
trimmings to your compost bin or pile, making sure larger pieces are chopped or
shredded.
• Stir the contents occasionally, ensuring proper airflow.
• Your food scraps and plant trimmings will become nutrient rich compost in three to
six weeks.
For more tips and ideas visit www.wmnorthwest.com.
Mail in Recycling Programs
Waste Management offers affordable mail-in collection
programs for batteries, electronics, sharps, toner cartridges
and compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Visit www.thinkgreenfromhome.com for more information.