How Do I Get Rid Of.... |
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Helpful Hints or A Conscious Person's Guide to Getting Rid of Stuff in the Methow Valley
Somehow it has happened that people think that folks involved with Methow Recycles have the inside scoop on how to best get rid of just about anything. So this is an attempt to document the answers to the questions that come up regularly. What do you wonder about? If you have something you'd like to see added - either a question or an answer - please contact us.
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Sensitive documents | Methow Recycles Shredding service. Place your documents into the locked bin at the center. They will be shredded by DB Secure Shred, the same folks who serve the banks, clinics, and attorneys in the area. |
$2 per paper grocery sack $3 per small box |
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Old TVs, computer monitors, desktop computers, laptop computers, printer cartridges, eReaders & tablets | Methow Recycles! | $0 |
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Other electronics such as printers, VCRs, speakers, stereos, etc. | Twisp Transfer Station | Same as general garbage. |
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Prescription drugs PLEASE DON'T FLUSH THEM!!! |
1. Remove drugs from original container. 2. Mix drugs with some undesirable substance like kitty litter or used coffee grounds. 3. Seal this into a container such as a coffee can or yogurt tub. 4. Discard with your garbage. |
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Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs)
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Methow Recycles, Methow Valley Community Center (Twisp), Okanogan County Electric Coop (Winthrop) |
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Clothing in good condition | Methow Valley Senior Center Rummage Room (at the community center in Twisp) Red Hen Trading Company, Winthrop Room One (please call first) |
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Used motor oil | Twisp Transfer Station Methow Valley Community Center - they use it for their recycled oil furnace. Please call 997-2926 to arrange drop off |
$0 $0 |
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Ferrous scrap metal - farm equipment, rusty metal what'sit | Twisp Transfer Station
Metal Recycles |
Same as general garbage, but it will go into a metals bin that gets it recycled.
Can take small, heavy steel & iron. Size limited to what will fit on a pallet. No roofing or appliances. |
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Barbed wire |
Twisp Transfer Station
Methow Recycles Methownet Bulletin Board - some people do reuse it if it's in decent shape! |
Same as general garbage, but it will go into a metals bin that gets it recycled. If coiled tightly & neatly. |
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Steel Roofing | Methow Resource Recovery if usable Methownet Bulletin Board if usable Twisp Transfer Station if not usable |
$0 $0 Same as general garbage, but it will go into a metals bin that gets it recycled. |
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Functional Applicances - microwaves, phones, washers, dryers or usable furniture | The Cove - 997-0227 - call, don't drop off! Methownet Bulletin Board |
$0 $0 |
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Non-functional applicances - same as above | Twisp Transfer Station | $19.68 for refrigerants, $12.43 for all other appliances |
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Styrofoam packing peanuts | Methow Recycles. We collect them for artists and shops around the valley who reuse them. |
These get reused directly, so please make sure they look like something you would like to receive something nice packaged with - ie clean, no tape, packing slips, etc. |
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Yard waste | Compost if you can Twisp Transfer Station |
Same as general garbage |
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Tree trimmings - small quantities Tree trimmings - large quantities |
Twisp Transfer Station Anyone know chippers who'd want to be here? |
Same as general garbage |
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Household Batteries - regular or rechargable | Methow Recycles - bucket outside Hank's - bucket outside |
$0 |
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Automotive batteries | Les Schwab Napa in Twisp |
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Old motor homes and campers | Central landfill in Okanogan. Try calling Randy's Towing or Shull's. |
Same as general garbage |
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Usable Building materials | Methow Resource Recovery Methownet Bulletin Board |
$0 |
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Household hazardous chemicals (old paint, anfifreeze, fertilizer, etc.) | Twisp Transfer Station, Details & Hours (they are not regular transfer station hours) |
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Books | Donate to the library for their annual book sale. They take ALL kinds of books! |
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Nursery pots - not broken | Wild Hearts Nursery Methow Natives Twisp Transfer or your trash can |
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Unwanted catalogs | www.catalogchoice.org Call the 800# on the catalog & ask them to remove your name. |
It can take a little while, but it helps for most catalogs |
