Saturday, july 19, 2025 9am – 12 noon
Styrofoam & Stretch Film
Metro Batteries + CFL + Sharps Collection
Bottle-Drop Fundraiser for Love Our City Community Food Pantry
Central Christian Church, 1844 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.
this is a drive-thru event, please stay with your car to drop off items
Event Site Map
STYROFOAM & STRETCH FILM: Green Century Recycling will collect the material. All material must be SORTED, CLEAN, and DRY, or it will not be accepted, and it MUST BE WITHOUT tape, labels, cardboard, laminate, staples, glue, ink, paint or food residue, or it will be rejected. Mixed foam/film will NOT be accepted:
$10 per 45 gal bag collected by Green Century. Price adjusted for small amounts of styrofoam.
EPS (#6 Expanded Polystyrene) - GRADE B, e.g., styrofoam cups, takeout containers and egg cartons
HDPE/LDPE - stretchy plastic film, e.g., bubble wrap, plastic & ziploc bags, packaging air-pillows, plastic over-wrapping
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METRO will COllect (until bins are full):
Household batteries: alkaline, rechargeable and lithium ion but NO cordless-tool batteries
CFL (compact fluorescent bulbs) but NO broken bulbs, fluorescent tubes, LED or incandescent bulbs
Sharps and epi-pens. Free sharps containers while supplies last
NO cleaning supplies, paint, chemicals, automotive fluids
>> METRO NO LONGER ACCEPTS MEDICATIONS. Medications for disposal are handled by Oregon’s Drug Take-Back Program under Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Go to https://medtakebackoregon.org/to find a nearby location to drop off medications.
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LOVE OUR CITY COMMUNITY FOOD Pantry Bottle Drop Fundraiser
Bring your clean Oregon refundable cans and bottles to help support Love our City’s Food Pantry.