[Grovenet] Recycling and Bicycling!

[Cecelia Warner]

Two topics I am passionate about!

First, I've been wanting to post a flyer I helped to create about  
recycling in Forest Grove. I have it in a PDF file, which I'm not  
sure Grovenet will accept as an attachment. But I also have it in a  
MS Word file. So I'm going to cut and paste it here. And if it comes  
out looking wacky, people can contact me privately looking for the  
attachment in pdf or Word, I can take care of that. I'm  
warner at aracnet.com. Or someone can tell me that it's OK to attach  
files to a Grovenet posting, then I'll do that.

The idea was to have everything on ONE page so it could be printed  
out and posted. Good luck!



Forest Grove Recycling Options Clarified

Curbside: Waste Management, Forest Grove’s hauler, recently replaced  
the red recycling bins with yellow-topped rolling carts. The  
directions on the lid say you can recycle the following plastics:
v    Small necked bottles (#1-7), no lids

v    Prescription bottles (#5), no lids

v    Plastic tubs like margarine, yogurt and cottage cheese  
containers (often #2 or #5), lids OK

However they do not accept these items (even though the plastics may  
be numbered 1-7):
v    Plastic bags

v    Frozen food and take-out containers

v    Cups, plates, utensils

v    Plastic packaging material

v    Hazardous household waste and toxic materials - and their empty  
containers - including paint, antifreeze, corrosives, solvents,  
pesticides, etc. For drop off events contact Metro at 503-234-3000 or  
http://www.metro-region.org/pssp.cfm?progservID=24

Place these items in the red bins formerly used for curbside recycling:
v    Glass, must be clean. No light bulbs, window glass, mirrors, or  
cookware

v    Motor oil, must be in a container like a one-gallon milk jug  
with screw top lid

Deliver to the Forest Grove United Church of Christ by 11 a.m. the  
first Sunday of each month to be managed by the BEST (Be Earth  
Stewards Today) volunteers:
v    Fluorescent bulbs of all shapes, no regular incandescent light  
bulbs

v    Batteries, in a closed Ziploc baggie

v    Styrofoam food containers and blocks. Cash contributions  
accepted to defray expenses

v    Plastic garden pots and nursery trays, clean

v    Plastic bags, film, shrink wrap, bubble wrap, lumber wrap and  
pallet wrap, clean

v    Hardcover books

v    Media plastic, including CD’s, DVD’s, VHS tapes, cassette tapes,  
tape cases and jewel cases; hardboard sleeves on CD’s

v    Tennis shoes, place in a plastic bag

v    Other plastics without numbers that can’t go in the curbside  
bin. Items must be clean

Recycling on your own:
v    Styrofoam peanuts can be donated to any Office Depot or UPS Store

v    Carpet padding, dry and free of carpet, tack strips, or other  
carpeting waste can be taken to Far West Fibers in Hillsboro

v    Electronics and wiring can be taken to Computer Drive Connection  
in Cornelius or Far West Fibers in Hillsboro. There may be a charge  
for some items.

More recycling resources:
v    Waste Management, located at the B Street Transfer Station,  
503-992-1212

v    Metro Hotline, 503-234-300 for household hazardous waste and  
recycling questions

v    GEAR3 (Great Efforts At Reducing, Reusing & Recycling),  
503-846-8609 www.recyclewise.org, www.recycleatwork.com

v    Far West Fibers, 6440 SE Alexander St in Hillsboro, 503-643-9944  
www.farwestfibers.com. They accept carpet padding, electronics and  
other recyclables

v    Computer Drive Connection, Cornelius, 503-992-0180  
www.computerdriveconnection.com. Electronics

v    View a poster at www.wmnorthwest.com/beaverton/gif/recycling.gif  
for informative details about curbside recycling from city of Beaverton