A free community recycling event will offer Lewis County residents an opportunity to recycle several materials and offer proper disposal for others on Sept. 12 at the Lewis County Public Works Department Road Shop at 111 Pleasant Valley Road.
Computer and television recycling, appliance and scrap metal recycling, yard waste drop-off, and household hazardous waste collection will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the event, which is being sponsored by the Lewis County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Utility.
Participants should be prepared to provide proof of residency as the event is limited to Lewis County customers only, according to a news release from the Lewis County Department of Public Works. They should also be prepared to unload their own vehicles.
The event is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Certain recycling opportunities may end early if containers fill up. No garbage or other materials will be accepted.
All flatscreen televisions, other TVs that are 42 inches or smaller, computer monitors and CPUs will be recycled. Each household is limited to two such items.
Unwanted pesticides, lawn chemicals and cleaners can be dropped off for free so they can be recycled or disposed of properly.
Limits:
• 15 CFL lights
• All automotive fluids: 5 gallons each
• 5 gallons of cooking oil
• No containers larger than 5 gallons
• No PaintCare items. Check PaintCare.org for locations and items.
• No pour off available. Containers must be left at the event.
Any item that is more than 75 percent metal will be accepted. Drain fluids from motors before recycling. Appliances, such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, hot water heaters and dishwashers, are accepted, but there is a limit of two large appliances per household.
Residents may bring grass clippings, leaves and branches and unload them into the container. No plastic bags will be accepted. Residents must empty the contents of yard waste bags into the containers and dispose of bags in curbside garbage containers. No noxious weeds.
Customers may bring in up to five grocery bags of sensitive documents they would like to have shredded for free from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shredded paper will be taken to a paper recycling facility to be made into new paper.
The event is funded in part by a Local Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Grant from the Washington Department of Ecology. Anyone with questions can call 360-740-1451 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov.
