Saturday, October 12, 2024 9am – 12 noon

Styrofoam & Stretch Film

and

Metro Batteries + CFL + Meds + Sharps Collection

Central Christian Church, 1844 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.

free

Donations accepted (tax-deductible) (All $ will be used to put on May 17, 2025 annual Richmond Spring CleanUp)

Made possible through a sponsorship from Metro’s Regional Refresh Program

STYROFOAM & STRETCH FILM: Green Century Recycling will collecting the material. All material must be SORTED, CLEAN, and DRY, or it will not be accepted, and it MUST BE WITHOUT tape, labels, cardboard, laminate, staples, glue, ink, paint or food residue, or it will be rejected. Mixed foam/film will NOT be accepted:

• Block Styrofoam (#6 Polystyrene Grade A)

• EPS (#6 Expanded Polystyrene) - GRADE B, e.g., styrofoam cups, takeout containers and egg cartons

• Styrofoam packing peanuts

• LDPE Foam #4 (Polyethylene Foam)

• HDPE/LDPE - stretchy plastic film, e.g., bubble wrap, plastic & ziploc bags, packaging air-pillows, plastic over-wrapping

• NOT ACCEPTED items list

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METRO COllection: Small BATTERIES / MEDS / CFL / sHARPS

items collected (until bins are full):

• Household batteries: alkaline, rechargeable and lithium ion but NO cordless-tool batteries

• Prescription meds (pet meds too). Take meds out of bottle and put in zipper plastic bags

• CFL (compact fluorescent bulbs) but NO broken bulbs or fluorescent tubes

• Sharps and epi-pens. Free sharps containers while supplies last

  NO cleaning supplies, paint, chemicals, automotive fluids

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  C3 Food Pantry Bottle Drop Fundraiser

  Bring your clean Oregon refundable cans and bottles to help support C3 Food Pantry, 6120 NE 57th Ave., C3foodpantry.com.