Self-Haul Recycling
Bring your recycling to Methow Recycles.
Our goal has always been to get our glass recycled however, with our convenient local arrangement for reuse with Cascade Concrete for well over a decade, we have not needed to find an alternate option. That arrangement will be changing in the new year and while we are thrilled that our glass will now be hauled to Seattle for recycling, there is an increase in processing costs to do this.
When you come to the recycling center, glass will have a separate fee from other recyclables.
It will cost 12 cents per pound to recycle glass which equates to approximately:
$2 for a five-gallon bucket full
$5 for a 17.5-gallon plastic tote full
$10 for a standard trash can full
We would love your continued to participation in our glass recycling program. At Methow Recycles we say, if you are going to recycle anything it should be glass and metal. Glass is such an environmentally friendly material because it can be recycled over and over again with very little loss of material AND there are enormous carbon savings from recycling glass versus making glass out of raw material.
We understand this will be cost prohibitive for some and we will work to find subsidies and financial resources to help offset the cost for burdened families.
THANK YOU for continuing to recycle and conserve our valuable resources!
A Change In Our Glass Recycling
Self-haul from your residence to Methow Recycles
Sort your recyclables using our Low Waste Living Guide. Please make sure they are EMPTY, CLEAN and DRY.
See below for a list of what we accept. (Good news, we now take scrap metal year-round - you no longer have to wait for a metal drive!)
Bring your recyclables to Methow Recycles.
Pay your recycling fee at the gate OR buy an annual recycling pass! More info below.
If you are a business, click here or email info@methowrecycles.org to learn more about the benefits of a business account.
Materials we accept for recycling:
*indicates additional charges may apply
If you don’t see your item listed here, please reach out to us at info@methowrecycles.org
Pay As You Go
Pay as you go for self-hauled household recycling: $7/carload, $12/truckload. Special pricing for electronics, batteries, and BlueBag items.
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Carload - $7
Truckload - $12 -
BlueBag - $5
13 gallons of BlueBag items (“virtual BlueBag) - $5
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Misc electronics - $1 per pound
Printers - $20 each
Microwaves - $35 each
Computers and TV monitors - FREE
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$2 per pound
Buy an annual pass
Pay for your recycling in advance based on the amount of people in your household.
Annual pass benefits include:
No need for payment when you drop off materials
Come as often as you want, no “per trip” charge
Special pass holder-only hours on Tuesdays from 10 am to 4 pm
Receive a pass holder-only newsletter with tips and insider information
We’ll also throw in one free BlueBag each year!
Know that you’re doing your part to ensure that the programs you use and value are supported
Here’s how the annual recycling pass works:
Passes are for one calendar year. When you join mid-year, we'll prorate the price of the pass.
Choose the pass level that’s right for you.
Show us your annual pass card or car sticker when you visit Methow Recycles. Come on in and do your thing!
Renew your pass annually. We’ll remind you!
BlueBag items, electronics, and batteries are not included with the annual recycling pass.
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$100/year
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$150/year
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$275/year
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$2000 one-time fee
