Recycling Resources

The following is a list of recycling resources we have found invaluable:


Batteries (car)

United Battery

109 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97211
website: www.unitedbattery.net
phone: (503) 289-0597

Battery X-Change

For locations visit: www.batteryxchange.com

Building Materials

Habitat for Humanities ReStore

Portland Metro ReStore
66 SE Morrison St
Portland, OR 97214
website: www.pdxrestore.org
phone: 503.283.6247
description: Items they accept: Variety of building materials and hardware both new and used. Also, furniture, appliances and household goods.

Typical donations that they receive are:
· Windows and doors
· Flooring and tile
· Plumbing fixtures and hardware
· Lighting and electrical hardware
· Sheets goods, roofing, HVAC
· Cabinets and cabinet hardware
· Furniture, appliances and household goods (no soft goods)
· Tools and equipment

The ReBuilding Center

3625 N. Mississippi Ave.
Portland, OR
website: www.rebuildingcenter.org
phone: 503-331-1877
description: The ReBuilding Center carries the region’s largest volume of used building and remodeling materials. It provides resources that make home repairs affordable to everyone, with the goal of promoting the reuse of salvaged and reclaimed materials. Inventory includes sinks, tubs, tile, lumber, doors, windows, trim and much more.

Items they accept: Lumber, Trim and Siding , Doors, Windows, Hand tools, Power tools, Kitchen and Bathroom cabinets, Sinks, Toilets, Appliances, Furnaces, Woodstoves, Tubs, Fencing, carpet and floor coverings and lighting.

Cannot accept: Items with peeling or chalking paint, mold, dry rot, asbestos, creosote or with insect, rodent or other pest infestations

Cell Phones

CALL TO PROTECT®

website: www.wirelessfoundation.org/CallToProtect
description: CALL to PROTECT® is a national philanthropic program aimed at combating domestic violence. All donated phones are sent to our logistical partner, ReCellular, Inc., where they are either refurbished and sold, or recycled. One hundred percent of the net proceeds generated by the sale of the refurbished phones are used to make grants to national organizations working to end family violence. All phones donated that are obsolete or damaged are recycled according to strict environmental standards.

Dumpster Rentals

Allied Waste

PO Box 405
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
website: http://www.lakeoswego.disposal.com/services.aspx
phone: 503-636-3011
description: Temporary container rentals for big jobs.

Electronic

City Recycle LLC

6510-B NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, OR 97218
website: www.cityrecycle.net
phone: (503) 254-1927
description: Materials accepted:
Computers, misc. electronics - most all electronic equipment accepted: Monitors (all types), computer systems, hard drives, cd rom’s, modems, networking equipment, circuit boards and any computer related components, printers, scanners, copiers, mainframes, telephone equipment, VCR’s, stereo equipment, televisions, NO microwaves.

Oregon E-Cycles

website: http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecycle/
phone: 1-888-5-ECYCLE (532-9253)
description: As of January 1, 2010, computers, monitors and TVs CANNOT be disposed of in the garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills, transfer stations and incinerators.
Oregon E-Cycles is a free, easy and environmentally responsible recycling program for computers, monitors and TVs. The program is financed by electronics manufacturers and jointly implemented with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Hazardous Waste

Portland Metro Central Station

6161 NW 61st Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
website: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=570
phone: 503-234-3000
description: Metro Recycling accepts a wide variety of materials at both of their transfer stations - including aluminum, electronics, appliances and various types of hazardous waste. See their website for a full list and instructions for proper packaging and disposal.

Regular Recycling is open 8-5 Daily
Hazardous Waste Accepted 9-4 M-Sat

Oregon City Metro South Station

Location 2001 Washington St.
Oregon City, OR 97045
phone: 503-234-3000
description: Metro Recycling accepts a wide variety of materials at both of their transfer stations - including aluminum, electronics, appliances and various types of hazardous waste. See their website for a full list and instructions for proper packaging and disposal.

Regular Recycling is open 8-5 Daily
Hazardous Waste Accepted 9-4 M-Sat

Light bulbs (fluorescent)

Portland Metro Central Station

6161 NW 61st Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
website: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=570
phone: 503-234-3000
description: Metro Recycling accepts a wide variety of materials at both of their transfer stations - including aluminum, electronics, appliances and various types of hazardous waste. See their website for a full list and instructions for proper packaging and disposal.

Regular Recycling is open 8-5 Daily
Hazardous Waste Accepted 9-4 M-Sat

Oregon City Metro South Station

Location 2001 Washington St.
Oregon City, OR 97045
phone: 503-234-3000
description: Metro Recycling accepts a wide variety of materials at both of their transfer stations - including aluminum, electronics, appliances and various types of hazardous waste. See their website for a full list and instructions for proper packaging and disposal.

Regular Recycling is open 8-5 Daily
Hazardous Waste Accepted 9-4 M-Sat

Paint

Portland Metro Central Station

6161 NW 61st Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
website: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=570
phone: 503-234-3000
description: Metro Recycling accepts a wide variety of materials at both of their transfer stations - including aluminum, electronics, appliances and various types of hazardous waste. See their website for a full list and instructions for proper packaging and disposal.

Regular Recycling is open 8-5 Daily
Hazardous Waste Accepted 9-4 M-Sat

Oregon City Metro South Station

Location 2001 Washington St.
Oregon City, OR 97045
phone: 503-234-3000
description: Metro Recycling accepts a wide variety of materials at both of their transfer stations - including aluminum, electronics, appliances and various types of hazardous waste. See their website for a full list and instructions for proper packaging and disposal.

Regular Recycling is open 8-5 Daily
Hazardous Waste Accepted 9-4 M-Sat

Shredding

Paper Chase

7911 N.E. 33rd Drive Suite 280
Portland, OR 97211
website: http://www.paperchaserecycling.com
phone: (503) 282-7415
description: Letter-sized banker's box $10 each

MQI Inc.

14523 SW Millikan Way, Suite 100
Beaverton, OR 97005
website: http://www.mqiinc.com
phone: (503)230-9491
description: 50 cents per pound

Portland Shredding Service

309 SW 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
website: www.portlandshreddingservice.com
phone: (503) 334-0686
description: Mobile only - $150 to come to your home

EFI Recycling

4325 N. Commerce St. (Swan Island)
Portland, OR 97217
website: www.envirofiber.com
phone: 503.737.2100
description: 20 cents per pound - $25 minimum

AccuShred NW

2131 NW Birdsdale
Gresham, OR 97030
website: www.shrednw.com
phone: 503.669.0460
description: $10 per standard file size box

Styrofoam

Recycling Center III

4044 N. SUTTLE RD.
Portland, OR 97217
phone: 503-285-8777
description: www.plcrecycling.com
Our goal at PLC Recycling is to reduce the amount of waste entering Oregon’s landfills. In achieving this goal we are striving to seek out new ways, types, and procedures to recycle waste which would otherwise be sent to the landfill instead of reusing it. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle are the key factors we exhibit in maintaining environmental integrity

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