Join us for a New Seasons Fall Recycling Event with local partners James Recycling, Waste Free Advocates, Community Warehouse, and Green Century Electronics Recycling (e-waste).

Clean and sort your hard-to-recycle materials (not accepted in curbside bins), then drop them off for recycling—just $3 to $10 per grocery-sized bag. Volunteers will be on hand to help sort!

Accepted Materials & Fees: 

Plastics ($3 per grocery-sized bag): 

• Unnumbered straws & utensils 

• Unnumbered screw-on caps & contact lens blister packs 

• #1 PET plastic 

• #2 HDPE plastic 

• #4 LDPE plastic 

• #5 PP plastic 

• #6 PS including bread clips, CD containers, tape containers & cassette containers 

Styrofoam ($10 per 45-gallon bag): 

• Cups 

• Packing peanuts 

• Takeout containers, meat trays & egg cartons 

• Blocks (must be clean, dry, and free of tape, labels, glue, ink, paint & food residue) 

Payments Accepted: 
Cash or card. No checks accepted.

We’ll also be on hand to accept the following hard-to-recycle materials at no charge: 

• Stretchy plastic film 

• Grocery bags 

• Produce bags 

• Ice bags 

• Ziploc bags 

• Dry cleaning bags 

• Newspaper bags 

• Cereal bags 

• Case overwraps 

• Plastic shipping sleeves (including Amazon envelopes) 

• Bubble wrap 

E-waste:

• Computers, laptops, TVs & monitors (all types) 

• Hard drives (secure data destruction provided) 

• Misc. computer components such as floppy drives, Printed Circuit Boards (PCB, etc.) 

• Cords, wires, chargers, power strips 

• Servers, switches, routers, hubs, modems, networking devices, communications equipment 

• POS (Point of Sale equip) 

• Printers, scanner, fax, copiers, keyboards, mice 

• Misc. office machines, misc. electronics 

• VCRs, DVD players, cable or satellite equipment, stereo or audio components 

• Testing equipment 

• Telephones, cell phones (with or without batteries), PDAs, handheld games, gaming consoles or systems, cameras 

• Returned or unwanted products 

• UPS (uninterruptible power supply) and other lead acid batteries, laptop batteries, cell phone batteries, Li-On batteries 

• Small or large appliances (including microwaves, toasters, blenders, etc.) 

• Electric power tools 

• Ferrous & non-ferrous metals 

• Air conditioners 

• Bare tube CRT 

Small household items: 

Our partners at Community Warehouse will be on-site to collect SMALL household items. Larger items should be taken directly to the donation center.

All accepted donations must meet our quality standards:

• Ready to go out to households the same day they arrive
• Gently-used or like-new, without excessive wear and tear
• Safe, sound, and fully functional
• Assembled and complete
• Durable, without fragile parts
• Free of odors, smoke, and pet hair
• Not excessively bulky or oversized, able to be safely carried by 2 adults
• Without the need for cleaning or repairs

There are a few items we’re NOT able to accept: 

• Cork
• Squishy foam 

• #5 bags and cellophane-type bags 

• Pet food bags 

• Household batteries 

Save your recyclables and give them a second life. We hope to see you soon!

Event Information: 

Saturday, September 13th, 2025 
10am – 12:30pm 
Revolution Hall parking lot (1300 SE Stark St., Portland)