Vancouver, WA – Clark County will hold a Green Neighbors Recycling Day Event in Yacolt from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, in the Yacolt Primary School parking lot, 406 W. Yacolt Road.

Clark County residents can drop off block foam, electronic equipment, old tires without rims, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units and scrap metal. Participants are limited to five tires per person. No business waste will be accepted.

Household hazardous waste such as paints, pesticides, poisons, automotive fluids and chemicals will NOT be accepted at this event. Household hazardous waste can be disposed of at these three transfer stations:

West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center, 6601 N.W. Old River Road,
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Central Transfer and Recycling Center, 11034 N.E. 117th Ave.,
8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (Open 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday beginning April 15)
Washougal Transfer Station, 4020 S. Grant Street,
8 a.m.–4 p.m., third Saturday of the month

Residents who take household hazardous waste to the transfer stations between April 1 and Oct. 31 can enter to win a $20 gift card.

The town of Yacolt also will hold its annual Spring Clean-Up on April 9. The 8 a.m.–2 p.m. event will take place at the corner of Yacolt Road and Railroad Avenue. Residents can drop off garbage, woody debris and scrap metal. Cost is $20 per truck load, $15 for a car with a trailer and $7 per car load.

Visit www.townofyacolt.com for more information.

“Spring cleaning? Don’t miss this opportunity to take your scrap metal, block foam and old electronics to Yacolt Recycling Day,” said Don Benton, Environmental Services director.

Green Neighbors, an Environmental Services program, will sponsor the event in partnership with the town of Yacolt. A Washington State Department of Ecology grant provides funding.

Recycling Day Events are free and open to all Clark County residents. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or other identification with an address, may be required.

Visit www.clarkgreenneighbors.org/recyclingday.html for more information.

Information on year-round disposal of household hazardous waste and other materials is available on the county website at RecyclingA-Z.com. For more information, call Environmental Services at (360) 397-2121 ext. 4352.

CONTACT
Don Benton
Director
Environmental Services
(360) 397-2121 ext. 5358
don.benton@clark.wa.gov