FAQ - Recycle at Home
General Recycling
Q.Why can't glass be placed in the mixed recycling?
A. When glass breaks, glass shards damage expensive equipment at paper mills and can also pose a danger to employees who hand-sort recyclables. Keep glass separate!
Recycling at Home
Q.What if I forget to set my recycling cart out on the day of my collection?
A. Cart contents will be collected on the next regularly scheduled collection day. You can place extra recycling out in a cardboard box or paper bag on your next recycling collection date or take extra recycling to a local recycling center.
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Q.What materials can be recycled at my apartment/multifamily community?
A. Washington County’s recycling program includes the collection of paper, cardboard, metal, rigid plastic tubs, buckets, and bottles. These materials can all be mixed together in the same container.
Glass needs to be placed in a container separate from the other recyclables.
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Q.What should I do with recycling, such as cardboard, that won’t fit inside the cart?
A. Attempt to fit all recycling into the cart while keeping it in mind that materials must freely fall out when tipped for collection. If your extra recyclables will not fit into the cart, collect these in a paper bag or cardboard box and set them next to the cart for collection.
Please take large quantities of extra recycling to a recycling depot. Depots also accept many materials that your curbside collection company will not accept
Fold or cut cardboard to fit inside the cart.
Q.What time does my cart need to be out at the curb?
A. Collection times vary. Recycling cart must be curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.
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Q.Why can't plastic bags go in the recycling cart?
A. Plastic bags are not collected curbside. Do not use plastic bags to collect materials for your cart, instead use paper bags.
Bags mixed with recyclables tangle in sorting machinery, reducing the likelihood that materials will be sent to the right markets to be recycled. Example: Plastic bottles are inadvertently sent to a paper mills with piles of papers because the sorting machinery was clogged with plastic bags.
