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Get help with move-ins and move-outs, bulky items, remodeling, toxics and e-waste.
When people move in, they don't just bring their furniture; they also bring boxes and packing peanuts. Cardboard boxes can be recycled on-site, and there are many mailing houses that will happily reuse those packing peanuts. Use the find a recycler tool for help with move-in or left-behind material... Find a recycler
Recycle at Home can also help you by providing move-in and move-out information sheets for residents, so they know what should and should not be left behind. For more information, call Metro Recycling Information at 503-234-3000.
There are always large items (furniture, appliances) that get left behind. Many are in perfectly good shape, are reusable and should not be put into the garbage. Many nonprofits will happily take these items for reuse... Find charitable organizations that accept used items
Your garbage collector can haul away any bulky items that cannot be reused. Call your hauler for information... Find your garbage hauler
Recycle at Home partners can help you find a place to recycle or safely dispose of that old carpet, paint and drywall. Believe it or not, some of it can be used again. You can quickly find out where to take these items by using the construction and remodeling toolkit... Use the toolkit
Paint. Batteries. Fluorescent light bulbs. All pose a risk to human health when they are thrown in with garbage, because they contain dangerous chemicals. There are local facilities that will take toxics, free of charge, for safe disposal or recycling...Find where to take hazardous waste
Computers, monitors and televisions all have a lifespan, and more of them are ending up in landfills. Because they leach toxic chemicals into the ground, it's important to handle them appropriately. As of 2009, computers, monitors and televisions can be recycled for free.
Find out more from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality site
Find electronics recycling options
For ideas and information about where and how to recycle, call the Metro Recycling Information hotline, 503-234-3000 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.Metro Recycling Information hotline
