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Recycling and Sustainability

Recycling & Sustainability

Recycling

Recyclables can be placed in the tan recycling 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 extract raw 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 – Pizza boxes are ok if free of food and debris
    • Wrapping paper (without foil or plastic)
  • Plastics
    • Bottles (lids ok screwed on empty bottles)
    • Jugs (lids ok screwed on empty jugs)
    • #5 Plastic Tubs (yogurt containers) – No lids
  • Metal

Please contact Republic Services 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 recycling issue and lowers the value of the materials. When in doubt, it’s best to “check it out” by asking whether the material can be recycled or “chuck it out” (in the garbage) so as not to contaminate the other recyclables. Be sure to place only acceptable items in the tan cart. Please leave out glass, bags, and anything with food waste. Remember to keep your recyclables clean, dry and empty before adding them to the mixed recycling. 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, rounded plastic tubs (yogurt, deli, cottage cheese, etc.), plastic bottles and jugs (laundry detergent, juice, milk, etc.) – Caps are ok if screwed on and the bottle is clean, dry and empty. Do not include caps that do not screw on.
  • Cardboard – Pizza boxes are ok too if they do not have food
  • Glass (bottles & jars only, no glass canning jars) – Collected separately.
  • Lead Acid Batteries
  • Tires (for a fee)
  • Electronics (computers, monitors, laptops, TVs, printers, mice, keyboards)
  • Appliances – With and Without Freon (for a fee)
  • Motor oil (1 gallon container/tight fitting screw on lid)
  • Scrap metal (metal only, no plastic components, all fluids must be drained)
  • Wood / Lumber (for a fee)
  • Yard Debris (for a fee)

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, rounded plastic tubs (yogurt, deli, cottage cheese, etc.), plastic bottles and jugs (laundry detergent, juice, milk, etc.) – Caps are ok if screwed on and the bottle is clean, dry and empty. Do not include caps that do not screw on.
  • Cardboard – Pizza boxes are ok too if they do not have food
  • Glass (bottles & jars only, no glass canning jars) – Collected separately.
  • 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)
  • 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, rounded plastic tubs (yogurt, deli, cottage cheese, etc.), plastic bottles and jugs (laundry detergent, juice, milk, etc.) – Caps are ok if screwed on and the bottle is clean, dry and empty. Do not include caps that do not screw on.
  • Cardboard – Pizza boxes are ok too if they do not have food
  • Glass (bottles & jars only, no glass canning jars) – Collected separately.
  • Metal
  • Styrofoam (for a fee)
  • Corks
  • Eyeglasses (for reuse)
  • Cell Phones (for reuse)
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