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Recycling and Sustainability

Recycling & Sustainability

Recycling

Recyclables can be placed in your tan cart for collection. When an item’s useful life is completed, it is important to recycle. Recycling turns the materials from that item into something new, and reduces the need to generate new materials. Recycling helps conserve valuable resources and reduces the greenhouse gas footprint and climate change impacts of materials.

Recycle Right! Use this guide to choose which items to recycle. All items must be empty, clean, and dry! 

Accepted Materials in Curbside Co-Mingled Recycling Cart

  • Paper & Cardboard
    • Junk mail, Greeting cards (no foil or glitter)
    • Magazines
    • Newspaper
    • Phone books
    • Paperback books (donate books that can be reused)
    • Paper bags
    • Cereal and dry food boxes (remove liners)
    • Cardboard, Paperboard (3’x3’x3’ or smaller, flattened)
    • Wrapping paper (without foil or plastic)
  • Plastics
    • Bottles (no lids)
    • Jugs (no lids)
    • #5 Plastic Tubs (yogurt containers)
    • Pill Bottles (non-prescription tubes)
  • Metal

Republic Services has a solid waste collection franchise agreement with Benton County to provide collection services. Please contact them with any service questions:

Republic Services of Corvallis, OR

  • Address: 110 NE Walnut Blvd., Corvallis, OR 97330
  • Customer Service: 541-754-0444
  • Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Contamination

Contamination is a major issue and prevents some items from being recycled properly. Be sure to place only acceptable items in the tan cart. Please leave out glass, bags and film, and anything with food waste. Learn about recycling basics and preventing recycling contamination with items that do not belong in the cart.

REPUBLIC SERVICES COFFIN BUTTE LANDFILL 28972 Coffin Butte Rd, Corvallis, Oregon 97330 541.745.5792
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Hours Mon-Sat 8am to 5pm

Recyclable Materials Accepted:

  • Commingled recycling (paper, metal cans, #5 plastic tubs, plastic bottles and jugs)
  • Cardboard
  • Glass (bottles & jars only, no glass canning jars)
  • Lead Acid Batteries
  • Tires
  • Electronics (computers, monitors, laptops, TVs, printers, mice, keyboards)
  • Appliances (With and Without Freon)
  • Motor oil (1 gallon container/tight fitting screw on lid)
  • Scrap metal (metal only, no plastic components, all fluids must be drained)
  • Wood / Lumber
  • Yard Debris

REPUBLIC SERVICES RECYCLING CENTER
110 NE Walnut, Corvallis, Oregon 97330
541.754.0444
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Hours: 7am to 7pm

Recyclable Materials Accepted:

  • Commingled recycling (paper, metal cans, plastic bottles and jugs)
  • Cardboard
  • Glass (bottles & jars only)
  • Electronics (computers, monitors, laptops, TVs, printers, mice, keyboards)
  • Cell phones (bring to office)
  • Household batteries (excluding alkaline, which should come to a hazardous waste event)
  • Ink cartridges
  • Compact fluorescent bulbs (fluorescent tubes must come to a hazardous waste event)
  • Scrap metal (metal only, no plastic components, all fluids must be drained)
  • Motor oil (1 gallon container/tight fitting screw on lid)
  • Cooking oil (1 gallon container/tight fitting screw on lid) 

FIRST ALTERNATIVE NATURAL FOODS CO-OP RECYCLING CENTER
1007 SE 3rd St., Corvallis, OR 97333
541.745.5792
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Hours: 9am to 5pm

Recyclable Materials Accepted:

  • Commingled recycling (paper, metal cans, plastic bottles and jugs)​
  • Glass (bottles & jars only)
  • Metal
  • Cardboard 
  • Styrofoam (for a fee)
  • Corks
  • Eyeglasses (for reuse)
  • Cell Phones (for reuse)
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