Mt. Hood Town Hall Recycling Manager John Ashby helps community members properly recycle materials. The town hall has hit a major milestone: 1,000 tons diverted from the landfill since the program's inception in 2006.
Recycled materials must be separated three ways. The mixed recycling container takes wastepaper, cardboard, metal, and plastic bottles/containers with a neck. A second container just for glass bottles and jars, and a third serves as a donation center for drink containers that carry a 10-cent refund.
The recycling depot is a team approach between the Mt. Hood Town Hall and Hood River Garbage, which hauls and markets the materials collected at the site.
Mt. Hood Town Hall Recycling Manager John Ashby helps community members properly recycle materials. The town hall has hit a major milestone: 1,000 tons diverted from the landfill since the program's inception in 2006.
Photo courtesy Mt. Hood Town Hall
Recycled materials must be separated three ways. The mixed recycling container takes wastepaper, cardboard, metal, and plastic bottles/containers with a neck. A second container just for glass bottles and jars, and a third serves as a donation center for drink containers that carry a 10-cent refund.
Photo courtesy Mt. Hood Town Hall
Signs at the Mt. Hood Town Hall direct recyclers to the correct bins.
Photo courtesy Mt. Hood Town Hall
The recycling depot is a team approach between the Mt. Hood Town Hall and Hood River Garbage, which hauls and markets the materials collected at the site.
MT. HOOD-PARKDALE —The recycling depot at the Mt. Hood Town Hall in the Upper Hood River Valley recently passed a major milestone. Residents have now recycled 1,000 tons — two million pounds — at the depot since its opening in 2006.
The recycling depot is a team approach between the Mt. Hood Town Hall and Hood River Garbage, which hauls and markets the materials collected at the site.
“Hood River Garbage continues to be impressed with the recycling depot at the Mt. Hood Town Hall and both the quality and quantity of materials being collected,” said Jim Winterbottom, manager of Hood River Garbage (HRG). “We appreciate the efforts of town hall volunteers to oversee the depot, to educate the public on what can be recycled there, and the flexibility the volunteers and community members have always extended to HRG as we service the depot.”
Recyclers often are greeted by John Ashby, who oversees the depot for the town hall.
Photo courtesy Mt. Hood Town Hall
The depot is open from 8 a.m. to dusk each day. Recyclers often are greeted by John Ashby, who oversees the depot for the town hall. Recycled materials must be separated three ways. The mixed recycling container takes waste paper, cardboard, metal, and plastic bottles/containers with a neck. There is a second container just for glass bottles and jars. And, the third container serves as a donation center for drink containers that carry a 10 cent refund.
A thousand tons is an amazing amount of material to recycle at the Upper Valley depot. It shows that there are a lot of people in our area who want to do the right thing when managing waste. There are few “always open” rural recycling depots remaining because users are not careful enough to separate and deposit only those materials that are accepted for recycling. We are thankful that Upper Valley residents have been so careful with their sorting.
Signs at the Mt. Hood Town Hall direct recyclers to the correct bins.
Photo courtesy Mt. Hood Town Hall
Since 2006, the key to successful recycling at the Town Hall has always been to follow directions on what can be recycled. A prominent sign listing what is accepted at the depot greets users. Please do not recycle plastic bags, Styrofoam, clamshell food containers, or waxed or foil-lined juice and milk cartons. These are considered contaminants and cannot be recycled at the depot. And of course, please do not leave any litter at the site or any materials outside of the boxes.
Bottle and can donations at the depot raise money for the continued restoration, repair and maintenance of the 110-year-old Mt. Hood Town Hall. The building served as a rural community school for its first 50 years, and now serves as the primary community center for Upper Valley residents.
The Mt. Hood Town Hall and its grounds are managed by a small non-profit organization with a volunteer board of local residents. For more information, please see mthoodtownhall.org, or call 541-402-4448. Volunteers are always needed, and donations are appreciated and can be made on the website or mailed to P.O. Box 247, Parkdale, OR 97041.
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