Clark County, the cities of Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver and Washougal and the town of Yacolt are hosting Recycling Day Events in 2015. These events will give Clark County, Washington, residents an opportunity to manage a variety of special wastes* through reuse, recycling or safe disposal.
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April 18th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Camas Public Works Operations
1620 SE 8th Street
Camas, WA
April 25th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
5901 South 11th Street
Ridgefield, WA
(No shredding at this location)
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Empower Up Shredding Event
Parking lot
3206 NE 52nd Street
Vancouver, WA
May 2nd
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Holley Park
1000 East 4th Street
La Center, WA
May 16th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Washougal Transfer Station
4020 S. Grant Street
Washougal, WA
May 30th
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Columbia River High School parking lot
800 NW 99th Street
Vancouver, WA
Description of Materials
- Batteries
ACCEPTED: Vehicle batteries – car, truck, motorcycle and marine lead acid batteries. Household batteries – alkaline, mercury, ni-cad, lithium, rechargeable and button batteries.
NOT ACCEPTED: Forklift, locomotive and hybrid car batteries. - Block Foam
ACCEPTED: Clean, dry polystyrene, white #6 block foam (Styrofoam®)
NOT ACCEPTED: Plastic-wrapped, yellow urethane foam; spongy polypropylene foam, food trays, foam film, hot tub covers, packing peanuts and foam with cardboard with tape or metal attached. - E-Waste
ACCEPTED: Computers, monitors, TVs, printers, VCRs, typewriters, cell phones and other electronics.
NOT ACCEPTED: Microwaves. - Freon Containing Items
ACCEPTED: Residential freezers, refrigerators; A/C units only; limit three Freon containing units per participant/per day.
NOT ACCEPTED: Commercial equipment, or RV and automotive air conditioning units. - Household Hazardous Waste
ACCEPTED: Automotive products – oil, antifreeze, gasoline, brake and transmission fluid. Household cleaners – oven cleaners, drain cleaners, disinfectants, laundry products. Paints and solvents – latex and oil base paint, thinners, varnishers, wood preservers. Poisons/pesticides – fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and rodenticides: all wastes must be from households.
NOT ACCEPTED: Explosives, ammunition, biological material or business generated wastes. - Scrap Metal
ACCEPTED: Large appliances (ovens, stoves, hot water heaters, clothes washers/dryers and dishwashers), barbecues, metal sinks and other metal items. Accepted items must be mostly metal.
NOT ACCEPTED: Propane tanks, car bodies, trailers or metals with grease. - Shredding
ACCEPTED: Limit of two banker boxes per visit.
NOTE: Please remain in your vehicle unless directed by staff. Please note that shredding will only be available at Camas, La Center, Washougal, Hazel Dell, Vancouver, East Vancouver and Battle Ground events. - Tires
ACCEPTED: Regular size automobile, SUV, pickup truck and motorcycle tires, limit five tires per participant/per day. Rims (by themselves) are accepted for the scrap metal box.
NOT ACCEPTED: Tractor-trailer size or larger; tires with rims; tires from service station owners, repair garages or any type of tire dealer or re-treader.
