COLLECTION EVENTS
Phone Book Collection 
Recycle your old or unused phonebooks.
Phonebooks are considered mixed waste paper, just like newspapers, junk mail, computer paper, magazines, etc. As such, phonebooks can be recycled with any 'Mixed Paper' at any Community Recycling Center within Douglas County (in Bridgeport, Mansfield, Rock Island and Waterville), or at any of the collection bins located in the Greater East Wenatchee area. Collection bins for mixed paper are located at Bi-Mart, behind East Wenatchee City Hall, at the Douglas County Public Services Building, 140 19th Street. N.W., East Wenatchee, and at the middle and south end of the Pangborn Memorial Airport hangar areas.
Below is a list of items that can be recycled in with 'Mixed Waste Paper':
Ledger Paper, copy paper, junk mail, paperback books, packing paper (not peanuts or styrofoam), glossy paper, paper egg cartons, shoe boxes, shredded paper, magazines, fax paper, paper bags, file folders, stationary, envelopes, beverage cartons, phonebooks, cereal boxes, newspaper and catalogs. If it's made of paper, and it's not corrugated, then you can recycle it in a Mixed Waste Paper recycling bin anywhere in Douglas County.
Small Quantity Generator Collection Event
The next SQG Collection Event will be held (date yet to be determined) for 2010.
Does your business generate hazardous waste? If you are a Douglas County Business that generates less than 220 pounds of dangerous waste, or 2.2 pounds of extremely hazardous waste per month, then you could qualify to take part in the Douglas County Small Quantity Generator Collection Event, and professional disposal of that hazardous waste at a low cost!
WASTE ACCEPTED: Dry cell batteries, paints & thinners, inks & toners, certain solvents, photographic chemicals, cleaning supplies, paint removers, tanning bed tubes.
WASTE NOT ACCEPTED: Explosives, pesticides in bulk, radioactive waste, reative waste (picric acid & ethyl ether), pentachlorophenol, infectious waste.
However, you MUST pre-register prior to September, (actual date yet to be determined) 2010 to take part in this event. When registering, have ready the amount and type of waste your business will be turning in for collection. For more specific information, and to pre-register, contact our Countywide Solid Waste office at 509-886-0899.
Appliances & Scrap Metal Collection Event
The Appliance & Scrap Metal Collection Event will be held (actual date to be determined) for 2010.
Douglas County is sponsoring a Community Appliance and Scrap Metal event for all Douglas County residents on (actual date to be determined) for 2010. Residents of Douglas County can dispose of household appliances and scrap metal at the Douglas County Law & Justice Center, 110 N.E. Second Street, East Wenatchee, from 9:00 a.m.. to 3:00 p.m. There will be a $20 purging fee collected at the time of disposal for any appliances that contain, or once contained, coolants. All other appliances and scrap metal will be collected at no charge. Residents are encouraged to bring any and all used and unwanted metal appliances, air conditioners, water heaters, barbecuers, lawnmowers and snow blowers, aluminum gutters and siding, metal pipes, metal furniture and toys, cast iron, metal playground equipment and storage sheds, etc., to this event. All parts containing rubber, plastic, tubing, hoses, wood and concrete must be removed, except bicycles, which have their tires and parts left on. All motorcycles, lawnmowers, etc., must have their tires removed and must be drained of fluids. Whole automobiles will not be accepted at this event, however, automotive engine parts will be taken, but must also be drained of fluids. Fencing, including chain-link and chicken wire, will not be accepted at this event. Closed drums and metal canisters, such as propane and helium tanks, also cannot be collected.
UPDATE - March, 2010:
Due to the uncertainty of state funding, this collection event has been suspended. HOWEVER, did you know that you don't have to wait until a 'collection event' to recycle your unwanted scrap metal and appliances in Douglas County?
These local recycling centers and businesses collect scrap metal (and/or appliances) year-round!
Bridgeport Community Recycling Center: 1007 Fairview Avenue, Bridgeport. Call (509) 686-4041 for inforamtion
Mansfield Community Recycling Center: Railroad Avenue, Mansfield. Call (509) 683-1112 for information
Waterville Community Recycling Center: 720 North Chelan Avenue, Waterville. Call (509) 745-8871
All three of the above centers collect the items listed above year-round. Some minor charges may apply, so call before dropping off your items.
In the Greater East Wenatchee Area:
E-Z Auto Yard #2: 1420 Highway 28 (at the entrance to Rock Island, on the south side of the highway). Collect metal appliances, freon-containing appliances, aluminum, brass, copper, iron, stainless steel, steel, automobiles and automobile parts. Call (509) 886-3624.
Greater Wenatchee Recycling: 3741 Airport Way, East Wenatchee. Collect metal appliances, aluminum, brass, copper, iron, stainless steel, steel, radiators and other metals. Will pay for most metals collected. Call (509) 884-2275.
Collins Recycling: 1631 South Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee. Collect aluminum, brass, copper, iron, lead, stainless steel, steel and die-cast metals. Will pay for most metals collected. Call (509) 662-6520.
So, there's no need to hang onto that scrap metal lying around your yard any longer. You now have many convenient, local options.
For more information, please contact the Countywide Solid Waste Programs office at (509) 886-0899. For information regarding similar disposal opportunities in Chelan County, please call (509) 667-6415.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
The City of Rock Island will be holding its Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in the fall of 2010. (date will be posted in the future)
Location: The Community Recycling Center, 23 S. Garden Ave. Rock Island, WA
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
If you have any questions, you can send and e-mail to rockisland@nwi.net or call 509-884-1261.
Click here for what is and isn't collected.
The Town of Waterville will be holding its Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in the fall of 2010. (date will be posted in the future)
Location: Waterville Town Hall (materials collected behind Town Hall)
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (or when dumpsters are full)
If you have any questions, you can send and e-mail to waterville@nwi.net or call 509-745-8871.
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The City of Bridgeport will be holding its Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in the fall of 2010. (date will be posted in the future)
Location: The Community Recycling Center, 1007 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport, WA
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 noon.
If you have any questions, you can send and e-mail to bportcty@nwi.netor call 509-686-4041.
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The City of East Wenatchee will be holding its Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in the fall of 2010. (date will be posted in the future)
Location: East Wenatchee CityHall, 271 Ninth Street N.E., East Wenatchee, WA
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, you can send and e-mail to dbarnard@east-wenatchee.com call 509-884-9515.
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Waste Pesticide Collection Event
Click: Waste Pesticide Annual Report for the 2009 report.
The next collection event will be held in the fall of 2010 (date will be posted in the future).
For information on the 2010 Wste Pesticide Collection Event contact the Washington State Department of Agriculture at 360-902-2056 or 1-877-301-4555.
2010 Christmas Tree Event
Due to budget cuts, the annual Christmas Tree Collection Event was suspended after the 2009 event. At this time, there are no further plans to collect and recycle live Christmas Trees in Douglas County. If you use a live Christmas Tree in the future, please consider the following options:
1. Buy a live, potted tree, that can be used for many years and then planted.
2. Contact the Wenatchee Boy Scouts Troop #182 for information regarding Christmas Tree collection & recycling.
3. Contact Resource Conservation to see if there are any useful events that are utilizing live Christmas Trees, such as bank stabilization along the rivers, or for fish habitat.
4. Purchase a synthetic Christmas Tree that can be used each year, thereby cutting down on the number of live trees being destroyed.
5. As a last resort, contact your local waste hauler to find out what their Christmas Tree disposal options are.
2010 Electronics Collection Event
There will not be an Electronics Collection Event for 2010.
Instead, you can take your items to the Electronics Recycling Centers listed below, year-around:
1. City of Chelan Recycling Center 23233 Hwy 97, Chelan, WA /Contact: Scott Beaton /Tues - Sat 9 am - 4pm
2. Salvation Army 1501A N. Miller, Wenatchee, WA /Contact: Seth Merriel /Mon -Sat 9am - 6pm
3. Goodwill Store 620 Grant Rd. East WEnatchee, WA /Contact: Kristin Johnson-Ray /Mon-Sat 9am - 5pm & Sun 9am - 4pm
There is no fee associated with recycling your electronic waste at these locations. These locations will take computer monitors, towers, laptop computers and televisions of any size. If they still work, the location may try to re-sell the item. If they don't work, or if you specify that you don't want it re-sold, the item will be taken to a larger collection center (associated with each of those agencies), dismantled, and nearly all (99%) of its components will be recycled, rather than destroyed. This is done due to the content of hazardous metals in these items (lead, cadmium, mercury). All other electronic waste (keyboards, mice, stereos, printers, copiers, etc.) are considered to be non-hazardous, and are not currently collected for recycling. These items can be thrown away in your regular garbage, or self-hauled to your local transfer station.
2010 Latex Paint Collection Event
In 2010, the City of East Wenatchee and Douglas County will co-sponsor a Latex Paint Collection Event. This event will be free of charge, and will be held:
Saturday, September 25th
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
East Wenatchee City Hall parking lot
271 Ninth Street
East Wenatchee