Let the fall cleaning begin! Residents of Clark County and its cities can clean out block foam and recycle it for free from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, in the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center parking lot, 3510 SE 164th Ave.
Residents can also drop off computers and many other electronic devices for free recycling at Saturday's free collection event. No televisions, computer monitors or microwave ovens can be accepted, however.
E-waste will be collected by Empower Up, a nonprofit organization that recycles electronics and offers free computer training. Empower Up prefers your working electronic equipment that is no more than five years old. However, nonfunctioning and obsolete equipment will also be accepted. More information about what electronic devices are accepted and other details are available atwww.empowerupnow.org.
For a list of free e-waste disposal sites that will accept old TVs, please visit RecyclingA-Z.com on the Internet.
Recycling block foam packaging, or Styrofoam®, from electronics and other purchases also reduces the amount of waste sent to landfills and saves space in your garbage cart.
Total Reclaim, a Portland recycling business, grinds and melts Styrofoam® into ingots, reducing the foam's volume by roughly 98 percent. The ingots are shipped to other processors and turned into pellets. The pellets, which have the same quality as new plastic, are used to manufacture picture frames, office products and other items.
Block foam can be any color, but it must be clean and bagged or boxed. No plastic-wrapped yellow urethane foam or spongy polypropylene foam, no hot tub covers, no packing peanuts, and no foam with cardboard, tape or metal attached will be accepted. Only Washington-licensed cars may participate. All participants must remain on site until staff has examined and accepted the material. Unacceptable foam will be returned.
Also, businesses can bring in small loads of foam ─ no bigger than what will fit into a passenger or cargo van ─ at no charge. Larger business loads should be taken to Total Reclaim’s site at 5805 N.E. Columbia Blvd., Portland, during the company’s regular weekday business hours.
For more information, contact the City of Vancouver Solid Waste Services at (360) 619-4120 or Clark County Environmental Services at (360) 397-2121 ext. 4352.
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