Recycling
Help beat global warming, create jobs, save energy, money and landfill space, and make a cleaner world for current and future Oregonians. Portland Metro's regional recycling goal: 64% by 2009!
Where can I recycle?
Outdoors & Hallways |
Vending Areas |
Cafeteria |
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What goes where?
RECYCLING MIX: 3 materials in 1 container
Paper: office paper (staples OK), envelopes (windows OK), magazines, newspaper, cardboard
Plastic: empty beverage bottles, yogurt containers. No mug lids.
Cans: empty aluminum and steel cans
- Cascade Waste Audit - November 2007
- Sylvania Waste Audit - March 2007
- Rock Creek Waste Audit - January 2006
- "Why Recycle at PCC?" a presentation by Portland Blue Works & Community Environmental Services.
- PCC Recycling Poster
- Portland Recycle at Work Program
- Washington County Recycle at Work Program
- Far West Fibers receives most of PCC's recyclable materials
- Master Recycler Program
- Plastic Gardening Pots
- Portland Composts!
- Community Environmental Services
- PCC recycles all of its fluorescent light ballasts, batteries, and landscaping
waste. Recycling containers are available in all offices and some classrooms
and public spaces. There is a great deal of food contamination at present.
As education increases, more containers will come on line.
"I think, therefore I recycle" (Cogito Ergo Recyclo).
GLASS: Empty bottles are collected separately to protect workers from broken shards.
TRASH: Please help keep these items OUT of recycling containers:
Kleenex & paper towels
Foil & wrappers
Food and food residue (cheesy pizza boxes, half-full bottles or cans) cause pest problems for workers at the processing plant.
Coffee/Pepsi cups. Ream wrappers for copier paper. Paper products with a waxy or plastic coating don’t break apart during processing.
Microwavable lunch containers.
OTHER ITEMS? Cell phones can be recycled at the Women's Resource Centers. Visit Metro's Find a Recycler site Or call Metro's Recycling Hotline 503-234-3000