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What is Recycling?  

"Recycling" means separating, collecting, processing, marketing, and ultimately using a material that would have been thrown away.  This morning's newspaper can be recycled for another morning's news or other paper products.  Cans and bottles can be crafted for other uses.  Quality products and packaging are being made from recovered materials.  We can all help create markets for recyclables by buying and using these products.

 

Why should I Recycle?

Recycling reduces our reliance on landfills and incinerators.

Recycling protects our health and environment when harmful substances are removed from the waste stream.

Recycling conserves our natural resources because it reduces the need for raw materials.

For more information you may visit 1800recycle.wa.gov or call 1-800-recycle. (With the budget cuts, staffing at the phone is limited, so they are requesting that people use the website whenever possible.)

PREPARING TO RECYCLE

Aluminum Cans	Rinse and Dry
Cardboard	Flatten (waxed cardboard is not accepted)
Glass	Bottles and jars only.  Rinse and remove caps. Do not break.  There is no need to remove labels.
HDPE Plastic	Bottles and jars only.  Look for #2 on the bottom of the container.  Remove lid, rinse, and flatten. NO MOTOR OIL CONTAINERS.
PET Plastic	Bottles and jars only.  Look for #1 on the bottom of the container.  Remove lid, rinse, and flatten
Newspaper	Place loosely into paper sacks.  May include newspaper inserts.
Magazines	Magazines and catalogs less than one inch thick (slicked or glossy page only).  No phone books or ground wood magazines.
Motor Oil	Clean used oil only. No solvents, water, antifreeze, or other  fluids. Other oils should be brought to Pacific County's Household Hazardous Waste Facility.

Drop boxes are available 24 hours a day in Pacific County at the following locations:

• South Bend - Intersection of HWY 101 & Summit Street
• Menlo - Willapa Valley High School Parking Lot near County Fairgrounds
• Bay Center - United Methodist Church
• Naselle - Corner of SR 4 & SR 401 (sign near the hwy.)
• Chinook - Port of Chinook
• Long Beach - 318 N. 2nd Street
• Ocean Park - NE corner of Bay & Sandridge Rd.

Also, the Port of Ilwaco, City Ilwaco, and City of Long Beach maintain their own recycle bins within their jurisdictions. Please contact them for exact locations. Remember, you can always take recyclables directly to Peninsula Sanitation or Royal Heights during their regular business hours.

Items accepted: 

• Brown, Clear, and Green Glass
• Newspaper
• Aluminum Cans
• PET and HDPE Plastic
• Magazines
• Cardboard

South Bend City of South Bend Dept. of Public Works 304 Willapa Ave.	Naselle Near Recycle Bins *location listed above
Bay Center Near Recycle Bins *location listed above	Long Beach Near Recycle Bins *location listed above
Raymond Intersection of Hwy 101 & Summit Street

For information on all other recyclables, call your local recycler,visit earth911.org or 1800recycle.wa.gov, or you may contact the Pacific County coordinator listed above.

 

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