Plastic
Soda Bottles
Yeah! Soda bottles are recyclable, and can be redeemed for a bottle deposit.
Your School Planner
Yes! But you probably want to wait until you're done using it, first
Light Bulbs
Nah. Some places recycle light bulbs, but most don't.
Glass Bottles
Yes! They can be turned in for deposits at most bottle drops.
Milk Jugs
YES! Milk jugs are made out of HDPE, and are definitely recyclable!
Paper Cups
Nope! Paper cups are coated in wax or plastic, and aren't recyclable.
Old cellphones
Yeah! Your phone contains a lot of valuable stuff, including gold!
A Drinking Glass
NOPE! Only jars and bottles can be recycled in Oregon. Other types of glass melt at different temperatures and mess things up.
Styrofoam
Usually no. Only a few places in Oregon recycle styrofoam
Cereal Boxes
Yes! Some countries even have deposits for turning in cereal boxes and paper bags to recycling centers!
Your School Computer
YES!
...but please don't.
Glass Jars
Yes! They aren't accepted in bottle drops, but glass mason jars can go in your curbside recycling bin
Bottle Caps
YES! Kinda...
Bottle caps are absolutely recyclable, even more so than the bottles themselves, but few places actually accept them.Frozen Food Boxes
Nah. Multi-material packaging is not generally recyclable.
Batteries
Yes! Batteries are not only able to be recycled, but many types of batteries MUST be recycled under Oregon law.
Window Glass
Nope! If window glass ends up in your recycling, it can cause new jars and bottles made out of it to EXPLODE!
Plastic Pipes
YES! PVC and ABS pipes are definitely recyclable, but in many cases they can just be reused instead!
Pizza Boxes
Nope! They're covered in grease and oil, and if recycled can actually ruin a whole recycling batch! The city of Portland does accept them as "food scrap" recycling, though.
Old TVs
Yes! Many tvs contain toxic materials that NEED to be recycled and are not allowed to be put in a landfill.
Car Glass
Nope! Car glass is called "shatter proof," and breaks in a very different way to normal glass. If recycled, it won't melt and will get stuck in recycling machines.