BRING IT: GRESHAM RECYCLES TONS AT POPULAR EARTH DAY EVENT (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Gresham
Posted on FlashAlert: April 9th, 2015 10:08 AM
Downloadable file: Gresham and Wood Village residents can take part in the collection event - one car limit per household.
Downloadable file: Gresham employees and volunteers sort tons of recylcables each year at the annual Earth Day collection event
GRESHAM, Or e. - If history speaks volumes, then Gresham and Wood Village residents will bring tons of items to the City of Gresham's 17th annual Earth Day Recycling Collection event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, in the City Hall parking lots, located at 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway.
Last year, area residents dropped off:
3,364 pounds of batteries
2,080 pounds of hard plastics
1,085 pounds of hard Styrofoam
16,448 feet of fluorescent tubes and lights.
New in 2015, the City will collect non-working small appliances and electronics such as toasters, blenders, microwaves, radios, DVD players and remote controls.
"We try to always collect materials that are hard to recycle, and small, broken appliances and electronics are hard to find a home for," Gresham Recycling and Solid Waste Manager Dan Blue said. "You can't put them in your recycling roll cart, yet many contain precious metals that are great to recycle and don't belong in the landfill.
"We're hoping to keep tons of material from being thrown away this year," Blue added.
Rain or shine, volunteers and staff will collect these non-curbside items: large, rigid plastics; block Styrofoam; fluorescent tubes and lights; batteries; non-working small appliances and electronics; cell phones; plastic sacks; and paper for shredding on site.
Not accepted: computers, televisions, hazardous waste, soft plastics, fast-food containers, squishy foam, packing peanuts, and curbside recyclables.
The Earth Day Recycling Collection event is free, and open to Gresham and Wood Village residents only. Limit one car per household.
Complete collection information including limits and guidelines, recycling item descriptions and photos - as well as information about where to take these items year-round for recycling - is available online at GreshamOregon.gov/EarthDay.
Get year-round recycling tips and garbage service reminders with the City's GoCart! tool for smartphone or computer. Sign up at GreshamOregon.gov/GoCart for a chance to win six months of free garbage and recycling service.
For questions about the recycling event, the public may call Administrative Specialist Cherie Ludwig in the Recycling and Solid Waste Division at 503-618-2518.
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Last year, area residents dropped off:
3,364 pounds of batteries
2,080 pounds of hard plastics
1,085 pounds of hard Styrofoam
16,448 feet of fluorescent tubes and lights.
New in 2015, the City will collect non-working small appliances and electronics such as toasters, blenders, microwaves, radios, DVD players and remote controls.
"We try to always collect materials that are hard to recycle, and small, broken appliances and electronics are hard to find a home for," Gresham Recycling and Solid Waste Manager Dan Blue said. "You can't put them in your recycling roll cart, yet many contain precious metals that are great to recycle and don't belong in the landfill.
"We're hoping to keep tons of material from being thrown away this year," Blue added.
Rain or shine, volunteers and staff will collect these non-curbside items: large, rigid plastics; block Styrofoam; fluorescent tubes and lights; batteries; non-working small appliances and electronics; cell phones; plastic sacks; and paper for shredding on site.
Not accepted: computers, televisions, hazardous waste, soft plastics, fast-food containers, squishy foam, packing peanuts, and curbside recyclables.
The Earth Day Recycling Collection event is free, and open to Gresham and Wood Village residents only. Limit one car per household.
Complete collection information including limits and guidelines, recycling item descriptions and photos - as well as information about where to take these items year-round for recycling - is available online at GreshamOregon.gov/EarthDay.
Get year-round recycling tips and garbage service reminders with the City's GoCart! tool for smartphone or computer. Sign up at GreshamOregon.gov/GoCart for a chance to win six months of free garbage and recycling service.
For questions about the recycling event, the public may call Administrative Specialist Cherie Ludwig in the Recycling and Solid Waste Division at 503-618-2518.
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