Bringing back the blog!

After almost exactly 10 years, we are bringing back our Methow Recycles blog! As you can see, we last posted in 2011, and my how things have changed since then!

Moving forward, we are excited to use this blog in a variety of ways. First, it will be a great way to share new information with you in a longer format than is possible on our social media channels. For example, during plastic-free February, we will highlight one Methow Recycles employee per week on the blog. We'll interview them about how things are going during plastic-free February, include some photos of their home and family, and then publish it all here. 

We also plan to use this blog as a "parking spot" for many of the articles we've written over the years that have been sent out in our e-news, perhaps never to be seen again. We want this to be a searchable resource that allows you to revisit all of the informative pieces that we've already shared with you, as well as those we plan to write in the future.

Check back tomorrow for all the details about plastic-free February and how you can join us! 

Street-side recycling is coming to Winthrop!

Street-side recycling is coming to Winthrop!

Earth Day 2011 is day one for recycling on the boardwalk in Winthrop. Methow Recycles is excited to support Methow Recycling Roundup's successful launch of this project. A festive kick-off event is planned for 10:30 on Friday, April 22 in front of Farmers State Bank.

Check out the Winthrop Barrel Project.

Last Day for the Metal Drive is Soon!

Sunday, June 6th, 8am - 3pm is the last day to drop off your your scrap metal & appliances.

No battery or tire collection on this day.

Details may be found at: http://www.methowrecycles.org/whatsnew.html.

As you load your vehicle keep in mind that we have separate piles for each of the following categories of metal:

- appliances
- miscellaneous scrap steel
- cast iron
- barbed wire & light gauge fencing
- cable
- chain
- aluminum
- copper

It's running out fast, but there is still time to recycle vehicles with titles. If you have one & haven't already contacted me, please do so ASAP at 996-2696.

Cash for Appliances!

The Methow Recycles Metal Drive has just been accepted as a Cash for Appliances recycling site!

Check out their website for details, but the short version is that if you buy a new highly efficient refrigerator or clothes washer and recycle the old one, you'll get mail in receipts worth $75 per appliance. The limit is one fridge or washer per customer. That's $150! So don't put that old fridge in the garage, bring it to the metal drive!

Remember, we will need to charge $15 for removal of the coolant.

Metal Drive 2010 Dates & Details

Drop-off dates for the metal drive are Saturday, May 22 and Sunday Jun 6. Hours are 8am-3pm each day. Memorial Day weekend is in between so you will have lots of time for those property cleanup work parties!

The drop-off location is NOT at Methow Recycles, but about 3/4 of a mile further south on Airport Road in Twisp. Please enter from the NORTH only.

Volunteers are still needed. It's a kick in the pants, and the shifts are short. Please contact Gina at 996-3398 if you'd like to help.

Below is a partial list of what you can bring, but the bottom line is that if it's metal, you can bring it. Please limit length to 18'.

Everything is free except for refrigerators and freezers, which cost $15 to properly remove the refrigerants if present.

Appliances - washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, pressure tanks

Pipe, wire, & cable- barbed wire, irrigation pipe, electrical wire, galvanized or copper pipe, logging chain or cable

Things with engines - lawnmowers, snowmobiles, etc. - ALL FLUIDS REMOVED, any plastic, rubber, or wooden parts removed.

All other metal - scrap steel, rusty metal what-is-it, cast iron, old roofing, old farm stuff, bed springs, aluminum doors/windows (please remove glass), satellite dishes, stainless steel, bike frames, obviously empty tanks (a big hole makes it obvious).

What you CANNOT bring:
Electronics, closed containers (fuel, paint, or pesticide especially) things with a lot of plastic, rubber, or wood. We reserve the right to reject any items. If you're not sure, call Betsy at 996-2696.

Hope to see you there!

Yes, Virginia, there will be a metal drive in 2010!

We're on for a Metal Drive this spring!!

We'll be accepting vehicles, scrap metal, appliances, barbed wire, cable, you name it!

If you have a vehicle to get rid of we can help with paperwork, fluid removal and towing. Please get in touch with Betsy at recycle@methowrecycles.org if you have a vehicle in need of recycling!

To anyone who has too much to get to the site in Twisp - please contact me, I'd love to help! We might even be able to bring the equipment to your place if there's enough.

Exact dates in May still to be determined. Please refer to our website for details & updates.

Horizon Flats Drop-off is open!

Our Winthrop Drop-off area open for the season!

This site is at the top of Horizon Flats Road, directly across from North Valley Lumber.

Flattened corrugated cardboard goes in the green bin. In the pretty red & blue "sled" we are currently accepting Aluminum Cans, Newspaper, and Magazines & Catalogs. As we gain experience with how this is used we will carefully add, and hopefully never take away, other commodities.

Many thanks to partners Methow Valley Sanitation Service and GK Industrial helping to expand recycling opportunities with these sleds. Thanks also to the Town of Winthrop for the location.