Pride Recycling Depot
What You Can Recycle
Residential Recycling
Apartment Recycling
Commercial Recycling

The more we recycle, the less garbage we put into landfills! Pride customers have a great reputation for a high ratio of recycling to garbage. Recycling is a fine craft — and we’re always ready to help.

• Go to the Pride Recycling Depot page for a list of additional items that can be recycled at our on-site facility.

Roll carts, bins, and sizes: Those in participating areas will receive a lidded recycling roll cart and up to two red bins (tubs). If you find that your recycling container is too small (good for you!), call for additional containers at no extra charge.

Container usage:

• If you have a recycling roll cart, use your red bin(s) for glass only.
• If you are in an area that has not yet adopted roll cart recycling, use one bin for co-mingled recycling, one for glass only.
• Place motor oil in a plastic jug with a screw-on lid and place beside recycling bins. Motor oil is picked up on your glass recycle day.

Easy co-mingling: Pride Disposal was the first company in this area to initiate co-mingling of recyclables. This innovative process means you no longer need to separate your recyclable materials. If it’s recyclable — paper, rigid plastic, metal — just toss it into your bin. (No plastic bags; they clog the machinery during processing.)

Other recycling opportunities: Certain items — such as electronics, appliances, fluorescent lights, plastic bags, bubblewrap, etc. — cannot be recycled curbside, but can be recycled at our own Recycling Depot (M-F) in Sherwood.

Yard Debris Service...

Ordering service: If you would like to add yard debris service, contact our Office. 

Acceptable items include: leaves, weeds, grass clippings, and small prunings no greater than 4” in diameter, 36” in length.

Extra yard debris: If you anticipate having large quantities of yard debris, additional Pride roll carts are available (there is a one-year commitment). You may also use heavy-duty paper bags (from your yard & garden store) or personal cans, no heavier than 60 lbs. when full, and no larger than 32 gallons. There is an additional fee for extra yard debris pick-up beyond your service level.

Do not use plastic bags: Plastic does not compost. If yard debris is placed in plastic bags, it may be picked up and charged as garbage.

SPECIAL ALERTS

Contamination: Recycling and yard debris carts may not be picked up if the driver can see they are contaminated with unacceptable material. If the driver notes contamination only after emptying your cart, you may be charged a contamination fee.

Safety first! If you have ANY doubt, please call us before placing questionable items into your containers. Some materials offer extreme safety concerns for our drivers, sorters, and the environment.

Hazardous Waste Disposal

• Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events are held throughout our area on a regular basis.  Contact METRO for the next event near you (503-234-3000). 
• There are two facilities for year-round drop-off: the Metro Central Station, 6161 NW 61st Ave., Portland; and the Metro South Station, 2001 Washington St., Oregon City.