Hi Neighbors, I’m signed up as a Santa Clara area Community Collector for the Plastics Roundup happening on April 7th. You can bring your clean, de-labeled, sorted plastics to me ANYTIME between now and April 3rd. You will need to make an appointment with me to curate your materials (so you can bring home and discard anything that won’t be accepted). Plus, I’ll educate you about the process (and encourage you to educate others). It’ll be fun and informative, I promise. My number is 541-689-8897. Please leave a voicemail and I’ll get right back to you. Or, you can email me at plastics@protechworks.com.
For information direct from Lane County: Visit https://www.lanecounty.org/plasticsroundup
or email: plasticsroundup@co.lane.or.us
Here are the rules:
Lane County will ONLY accept #2, #4 and #5 tubs, jugs, bottles, lids and beverage handles that are CLEAN and free of debris (adhesive labels must be removed). Materials must be sorted into the following five material categories:
#2 bottles & jugs;
#2 tubs & lids;
#2 beverage handles;
#4 bottles, tubs & lids;
#5 bottles, tubs & lids.
Dirty plastic, plastics other than #2, #4 and #5, and items that aren’t stamped with a resin identification code will not be accepted. Glued on labels must be removed. See the FAQ document for tips on removing labels.
Tim Foelker
541-689-8897
Professional Techworks, LLC
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P.S. The last roundup was a great success. Portland had one, too, and their material quality was less than stellar. The plastics processor was so impressed with Lane County’s quality that hopefully we will become a model for other communities.
The plastics are processed in Oregon by Denton Plastics, http://www.dentonplastics.com, and recycled into feedstock for other manufacturers so we’re keeping it local.
Refuse; Reduce; Reuse; Repurpose; Recycle. Let’s do this!
Tim, We want recycle our plastic. When is the next roundup?
I don’t believe one is scheduled, Joe. I am saving clean, sorted plastic myself in anticipation of another event, eventually. We’ll post here, and you can also monitor the Lane County Recycling page.
https://lanecounty.org/government/county_departments/public_works/waste_management/recycling