Clark County residents can recycle block foam for free from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Fishers Landing Transit Center parking lot, 3510 S.E. 164th Ave.
Residents also can drop off computers and other electronic devices for free. No televisions, computer monitors or microwaves will be accepted.
For a list of free e-waste disposal sites that will accept old TVs, go to RecyclingA-Z.com. E-waste will be collected by Empower Up, a nonprofit organization that recycles electronics and offers free computer training.
Empower Up prefers working electronic equipment that is no more than five years old. Nonfunctioning and obsolete equipment will be accepted.
Block foam can be any color, but it must be clean and bagged or boxed. The following will not be accepted: plastic-wrapped yellow urethane foam or spongy polypropylene foam, hot tub covers, packing peanuts, and foam with cardboard, tape or metal attached. Only Washington-licensed cars may participate.
All participants must remain on site until staff has examined and accepted the material. Unacceptable foam will be returned.
Businesses can bring in small loads of foam — no bigger than what will fit into a passenger or cargo van — at no charge. Larger business loads can be taken to Total Reclaim’s site at 5805 N.E. Columbia Blvd. in Portland.
For more information, call the City of Vancouver Solid Waste Services at 619-4120 or Clark County Environmental Services at 397-2121, ext. 4352.
