Recycling Household Materials in Chelan County
Wenatchee, City:
Wenatchee Recycles the following: |
City Curbside |
Michelsen's in Wenatchee * |
Other Options or Notes
Multi-family housing, does not have the ability to do curbside recycling |
| Aluminum Cans |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Beer Bottles |
Yes |
No |
|
| Cans-Tin |
Yes |
Yes |
Remove labels and rinse clean |
| Cardboard Corrugated |
Yes |
Yes |
No waxy cardboard |
| Chipboard (food boxes) |
Yes |
Yes |
Interior must be gray/brown, NO WHITE; Michelsen's include with mixed paper |
| Clear Glass |
Yes |
No |
|
| Colored Glass |
Yes |
No |
|
| Magazines/Glossy Paper |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Motor Oil |
No |
No |
See "Recycling Automotive Products" |
| Mixed Paper |
Yes |
Yes |
Includes chipboard at Michelsen's |
| Newspaper |
Yes |
Yes |
See Note below chart |
| Office Paper |
Yes |
Yes |
Combine with mixed paper |
| Pop Liter Bottles (Plastic #1 PETE) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Plastic Milk Jugs (Plastic #2 HDPF) |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Plastic Grocery Bags |
No |
No |
At most large grocery stores |
| Clean & Dry Carry-out food boxes; meat trays; mushroom tills (blue foam boxes); and apple or pear polystyrene trays |
No |
No |
Dolco Packaging, 1029 S. Columbia Street, Wenatchee; recycle in the "Big Blue Wooden Box," 24 hours a day |
| Rigid Polystyrene #6-PS (i.e. egg cartons) |
No |
No |
Dolco Packaging |
| Styrofoam Packaging Peanuts |
No |
No |
The UPS Store
Wenatchee |
*Michelsen's is located behind Sav-Mart in Wenatchee at 1105 Hawley, (509) 663-6671.
Note: Waste Management and Michelsen's have numerous Newspaper Collection Sites around Wenatchee that are available for public use.
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