Each year Americans generate millions of tons of waste in the form of packaging, furniture, grass clippings, yard trimmings, glass, plastic, metal, paper products, clothing, and much, much more. We have been throwing things “away” for years; but now, many of us realize that there is no such place as “away”. Since our trash problems won’t go away, we each have to take some responsibility for our own waste. The best way to do that is to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Educate.
Recycling A–Z is your guide for the local reuse, recycling, and safe disposal options for hundreds of products and household items.
Acids
Adhesives/Glues
Aerosol Spray Cans — Empty
Aerosol Spray Cans — Full or Partially Full
Aftershave
Air Conditioning Units
Alkalies
Alkaline Batteries
Alkalines
Aluminum (see Aluminum Cans)
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum Cleaners
Amplifiers
Ammonia
Ammunition
Answering Machines
Antifreeze
Appliances — Large
Arsenic
Asbestos
Asphalt
Automobiles (Driveable)
Automobile Fluids
Automobile Hulks
Automobile Batteries — Lead Acid
Ballasts — from fluorescent lamps
Barometer
Bases
Bathroom Fixtures
Bathroom Tile
Bathtub (useable)
Batteries, Alkaline (AAA, AA, C, D)
Batteries, Automotive (Lead Acid)
Batteries, Household (AAA, AA, C, D, Lithium, Mercury, Ni-Cad)
Batteries, Lithium
Batteries, Ni-Cad
Batteries, Rechargeable
Batteries, Zinc
Battery Charger
Bedding
Bed frames
Bicycles, Tricycles and Unicycles
Bicycle Tires and Tubes
Black Powder
Blankets
Bleach
Bleach Solution — Photographic
Block Foam
Boats, Useable
Books
Boots
Bottles & Jars, Glass
Bottle, Plastic
Brake Fluid
Brake Pads/Shoes
Brass
Bricks
Bubble Wrap
Bug Killer (Insecticides)
Bullets
Butane Cartridges
Calculators
Camcorders
Cameras — including Digital/Video
Can, Aluminum
Can, Tin
Cane
Carbon Tetrachloride
Carburetor Cleaner
Cardboard, Corrugated
Carpet
Carpet pads
Cash Registers
Cassette Tapes
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
CDs
CD Player
Ceiling Fans
Ceiling Vents
Cell Phones
CFCs
CFLs (compact fluorescents)
Chairs (useable)
Chlorine Bleach
Chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs)
Christmas Lights
Christmas Trees
Cleaners
Clothing
Clothes Dryers
Clothes Washers
CO2 Cartridges
Coal Oil
Coats
Cologne
Compact Fluorescent Bulb/Fluorescent Tube
Composting
Computer
Computer books, manuals, and software
Computer Monitor
Computer Parts and Components
Concrete
Construction and Demolition Debris
Contact Cement
Controlled Substances
Cooking Oil
Cookware (useable)
Copier
Copper
Cork
Counter Tops
CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
Crutches
Curling Irons, Cordless
Cyanides
Fax Machines
Fertilizers
Firearms
Fireworks
Fixer — Photographic
Flame Retardants
Flat Screen — Monitor (Computer)
Flat Screen — TVs
Floor Vents
Flooring
Floor Tile
Floppy Disks
Flower Pots
Fluorescent Light Ballasts
Fluorescent Tube/Compact Fluorescent Bulb
Fluids (brake fluid, motor oil, transmission fluid, and windshield washer solution)
Foam, Block
Foam Peanuts
Foam Sheets (Packing material)
Food
Formaldehyde
Freezers
Freon
Fuel Filter
Fuels and Fuel Oils
Fungicides
Furnaces
Furniture
Handguns
Hand Tools
Hard Drives
Hardware — Building
Hazardous Waste — Household
Hearing Aid
Hedge Trimmers
Herbicides
Home Heating Oil
Home Theater Projectors
Hot Tub and/or Swimming Pool Chemicals
Hot Water Tanks
Household Batteries
Household Hazardous Waste
Humdifiers
Hydraulic Oil
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrofluoric Acid
Hypodermic Needles
Land Clearing Debris
Laptops
Latex Paint
Latex Paint (Recycled)
Lawn Mower
LCD Projectors
Lead (non-ferrous metal)
Lead Containers
Lead Contaminated Soil
Lead in Drinking Water
Lead in Toys and Jewelry
Lead Shot (non-ferrous metals)
Lead Weights (non-ferrous metals)
Lead Weights (wheels)
Lead Paint
Leaf Blower
Lighting Fixture
Linens
Lithium Household Batteries
Lumber
Magazines
Mattresses and Box Springs
Medications
Mercury
Mercury Switch
Mercury Thermometer
Mercury Thermostat
Metal (Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Iron, Lead, Steel and Tin)
Metro Paint
Mice (Computer)
Microphones
Microwave Oven
Microfiche
Microfilm
Milk Cartons
Mineral Spirits
Mixed Paper
Model Glue (Cement)
Modems
Mold
Molding — Lumber
Monitor (Computer)
Moth Flakes
Mothballs
Motor Oil
Motor Oil Bottles, Empty
Motor Oil, Re-Refined
Movies — DVDs
Movies — Video (VHS) Tapes
Muriatic Acid
Musical Instruments
Packing Supplies
Paint (Latex and Oil Base Paint, and Paint Related Products)
Paint Cans-Empty
Paint Thinner
Paper — Cardboard
Paper — Drink Boxes
Paper — Juice Boxes
Paper — Magazine
Paper — Milk Cartons
Paper — Mixed
Paper — Newspaper
Paper — Phone Books
Paper — Shredded
Paper Shredders
Paradichlorobenze
PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers)
PBT (Persistent, Bioaccumulative Toxins)
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Pepper Spray/Mace
Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloride/PERC)
Persistent, Bioaccumulative Toxins
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Phones, cell
Phonebooks
Photographic Chemicals (Bleach Solutions, Developer, Fixer)
Picric Acid
Pills
Pizza Boxes
Plastic Bags
Plastic — Block Foam (Styrofoams)
Plastic Bottle Caps
Plastic Bottles
Plastic Buckets and Tubs
Plastic Containers (not accepted with Curbside Recycling Program)
Plastic — Packing Peanuts
Plumbing Fixtures
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
Poisons
Power Tools
Printers
Printer Cartridges
Projectors (Home Theater, LCD, Overhead, and Slide)
Propane Bottle, Cylinder and Tank
Radiators
Radio
Radon
Range, Cooking
Rodent Killer (Rodenticides)
Reading Glasses
Rechargeable Appliances/Tools
Rechargeable Batteries
Recycled Latex Paint
Refrigerator
Re-Refined Motor Oil
Return Air Vents
Rifles
Rock
Rodenticides
Roofing
Rubber Cement
Rubble
Rust Removers
Scanners
School Supplies
Scouring Powder
Scrap Metal
Sharps
Sheetrock
Shells
Shock Absorbers
Shock Sensitive Materials
Shoe Polish
Shoes
Shotguns
Shotgun Shells
Shredded Paper
Shredders — Paper
Siding
Sinks
Sink (Porcelain) Cleaners
Slide Projectors
Smoke Detectors/Alarms
Sod
Software
Soil
Solvents
Speakers, audio
Sports Equipment (Useable)
Steel
Stereos
Stoves, Cooking
Sulfuric Acid
Stumps
Strychnine
Styrofoam
Sunglasses
Swimming Pool/Hot Tub Chemicals
Syringes
Tapes — Video (VHS)
Telephones (Rotary and Touchtone)
Televisions
Textiles
Thermometer, Mercury
Thermostat, Mercury
Thinner, Paint
Tile — Bathroom, Floor, Kitchen, Wall
Tin
Tin Cans
Tires
Toaster
Toilet Bowl Cleaners
Toilet Bowl Deodorizers
Toilets
Toner Cartridges
Tools
Toys
Transmission Fluid
Transparencies
Tricycles, Bicycles and Unicycles
Trucks — Drivable
Truck Hulks
Tubs — Bath
Turpentine
Typewriter
TVs
Read a disclaimer about the A—Z list
Add your business
If your business reuses, recycles or safely disposes of an item that is on the A to Z list, or an item you feel should be on the A to Z list, complete the attached Vendor Application Form and e-mail it to: solidwaste@clark.wa.gov.
Add a new material
If there is an item that you would like to see added to the A to Z list, e-mail the name of the item to: solidwaste@clark.wa.gov. We will do the research to see what local disposal options are available.
Help a neighbor and the environment too:
Combine loads when you go
Heading to the transfer station with recycling or household hazardous waste? Good job! That is a great way to help the environment; but it could even be better if you saved someone else a trip. Check with your neighbors (especially those who may be elderly or have a disability) to see if they also have some recycling or household hazardous waste that you could take. For information about recycling at the County’s transfer stations visit Transfer Station Recycling and for information about FREE household hazardous waste disposal visit Household Hazardous Waste.
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