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          With a little effort on your part, all of those items that aren’t recyclable curbside can be taken to convenient locations for recycling. These materials will be given a new, reusable life.

Rechargable Batteries and Cell Phones

Washington County 
Call2Recycle, the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) recycles used portable rechargeable batteries and old cell phones at these participating drop off sites: 
Lowe’s 
Office Depot 
Radio Shack 
Verizon Wireless 
 
Aloha 
Aloha Garbage and Recycling 
20525 SW Blanton Street Suite A 
Aloha, OR 97007 
503.649.6727
Batteries 

Beaverton
Quantum Resource Recovery
7 days a week
7:30am to 5:00pm
10750 SW Denney Road
Beaverton, OR 97075
503.646.2427
www.quantumresource.com/
Accepts cardboard, carpet pad, glass, metal, paper, plastic 1-7, Styrofoam (fee), tennis shoes.

Hillsboro
Far West Fibers
7 days a week
7:30am to 5:00pm
6440 SE Alexander Street
Hillsboro, OR 97123
503.643.9944
http://www.farwestfibers.com/
Accepts cardboard, carpet pad, glass, metal, paper, plastic 1-7,
tennis shoes.

Portland
NE Portland Recycling Center
Monday-Friday
8:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday
8:00am to 4:00pm
12820 NE Marx Street
Portland, OR 97230
503.255.2299
http://www.farwestfibers.com/public_depots.htm
Accepts cardboard, carpet pad, glass, metal, paper, plastic 1-7,
tennis shoes.

Sherwood 
Pride Disposal 
13980 Sherwood-Tualatin Road 
Sherwood, OR 
503.625.6177
Batteries 
 
Tigard 
Earth Protection Services, Inc. 
7272 SW Durham Road Suite 100 
Tigard, OR 
503.620.2466
Batteries, light bulbs, mercury thermostats 

Plastic Loosefill Council
1.800.828.2214 for drop-off centers accepting plastic peanuts.
FYI- on average, 50% of collection sites loose fill needs are met with loose fill donated by consumers.

UPS Store
Accepts Styrofoam, packing materials. packing peanuts
For nearest location visit:
.UPS

Note: All Washington County recycling drop-off centers work in connection with Cans for Habitat. Cans for Habitat is a partnership between The Aluminum Association and Habitat for Humanity International. Cans for Habitat earns money from recycled aluminum cans and uses it to build decent, affordable housing for families in need.


       
               
                 
               
                 
                 
                 
               
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                 
               
                 
               
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                             
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