We Are Open When We Are Closed
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“This brochure was funded in part through a grant from the Washington State Dept. of Ecology. While these materials were reviewed for grant consistency, this does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the Department.” A guide for understanding the WE ARE OPEN types of metal, plastic, paper, Seven days a week from 7:30am to 5:00pm and glass items you can recycle WHEN WE ARE CLOSED at the Spokane Valley New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, University Road Transfer Station. Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day City of Spokane Valley 11707 E. Sprague Avenue, Suite 106 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 www.spokanevalley.org Please recycle this brochure. 509-921-1000 MIXED PAPER AND Recycling benefits you, CARDBOARD our community, and our environment in a Cereal boxes number of ways: Uncoated fiberboard Uncoated paper 1. Reduces the need for more landfills cartons 2. Conserves natural resources Phone books 3. Saves you money by reducing the METAL Newspapers amount of refuse for which you pay Aluminum cans Magazines/catalogs disposal fees Foil and aluminum Office paper/envelopes/junk mail 4. Saves energy trays, pie plates Paper grocery bags 5. Keeps the natural environment healthy Steel and tin cans for future generations (labels okay, no need to flatten) 6. Helps create jobs Clean household metals such as pots, pans, GLASS bicycles, washers, dryers, steel and copper For more information please visit pipe, etc. Clear, green, www.spokanevalley.org/solidwaste brown and blue Power equipment such as lawn mowers, weed trimmers, chainsaws, etc. (remove bottles and jars fuel prior to recycling) Did you know? Recycling one ton of aluminum cans (See separate Plastics conserves the equivalent of 1,665 PLASTIC Recycling Brochure) All items must be clean and empty. Please do not smash or flatten any bottles or cans. gallons of gasoline. Plastic bottles Labels are okay. Each ton of mixed paper that is and milk jugs (remove caps) recycled can save the energy equivalent to 185 gallons of gasoline. Plastic cups/ solo cups (Source: http//recyclingfacts.org) Plastic food containers and lids/ round dairy containers Plastic potting containers Shampoo/soap bottles Separated plastic bags NO bottles that contained motor oil or 2405 N. University Rd. Spokane Valley, WA hazardous waste - See separate Household www.spokanevalley.org/solidwaste Hazardous Waste brochure. 509-924-5678 .