WHERE TO RECYCLE OR DONATE ITEMS

Local organizations seeking new and gently used donations to help keep them out of the landfill

RECYCLING:  Here are some places that accept materials for recycling.

• Valley Community Presbyterian Church
  • Styrofoam - You can drop off every other Thursday. Check their website.

• Oregon Metro Recycling:
  • What you can bring (including hazardous materials);
  • Charitable Organizations Accepting Donations

• BatteriesPlus+:
  • Batteries; Lighting, including fluorescent tubes.
• Ridwell:  
  • They collect many items that cannot be recycled through your curbside pickup.
• FreeGeek: 
  • Electronics, computers

• Scrap Creative Reuse:
  • Art and craft supplies, school supplies, yarn, fabric, paint brushes, beads, jewelry, glue, frames, tape.

• Habitat ReStore:
  • Building materials, some home goods

• The Rebuilding Center:
  • Reuseable building materials

• James Recycling:
  • Styrofoam, plastics

DONATIONS:  Your fond memory may be someone else’s new luxury! Please consider donating your gently used items before placing them in the dumpster.

• Charitable Organizations Accepting Donations

• 211.org:
  • partner organizations taking clean, functional, and gently used clothing, hygiene items, warm and waterproof adult items for outdoor sleeping around metro area

• Albertina Kerr:
  • New mattresses, bedding, and linens; gently used, functional, and clean furniture, small appliances, wheelchairs, bikes, scooters, skateboards, helmets, and weighted vests & sensory toys

• Cat Adoption Thrift Store:
  • Housewares, art, books, collectibles, fine china, housewares, and more

• Community Warehouse:
  • clean, functional, and gently used furniture, linens, small appliances, kitchen items, and more.

• IRCO (Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization):
  • See “ongoing supply needs list”.  Clean, functional, gently used and new furniture, kitchen items, queen & twin linens & blankets, clothing, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, baby items, and more.

• Neighborhood House:
  • clean, functional, gently used and new clothing, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, food, cars, and more.

• Oregon Humane Society:
  • Most brand new or gently used pet items, such as new and open pet food (in original packaging only), leashes and collars, bowls, toys, clean litter boxes, and more.

• Portland Adventist Community Services:
  • clean, functional, gently used and new clothing, linens, furniture, small appliances, electronics, musical instruments, and more.

• Rose Haven:
  • Seasonally appropriate, clean, and gently used clothing, outerwear, and gear; pet supplies; pots, pans, plates, cutlery; batteries; personal hygiene.

• Share:
  • (Vancouver) non-perishable as well as fresh food, outdoor supplies, personal hygiene items, household items, seasonal clothing.

• The Giving Closet:
  • Urgent and seasonal items listed on their website.

• Union Gospel Mission:
  • clean, functional, gently used, and re-sellable furniture, appliances, clothing, and more. They can pick up your items for free.