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RECYCLING & DONATIONS
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The Better Living Show provides many resources to help you live a great life! We know
you have STUFF at home (we do!) that you keep meaning to recycle, donate and clear
out. We are working to provide you with easy options for recycling many of your
household items. The following items can be recycled at the show:
Electronics | Cell Phones | Household Items | Furniture | Paper Shredding |
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS & FURNITURE
The Community Warehouse is a volunteer based non-profit that gives donated household items and furniture to over 3,000 local families in need each year at no cost to them. These families are survivors of domestic violence, homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, disability or natural disaster. Many are elderly and on a fixed income or the working poor. All are in need basic household items.
- Beds so children are not sleeping on the floor
- Dressers so clothes are not kept in boxes
- Sheets and blankets to keep warm at night
- Kitchen tables so dinner is not eaten on the floor
- Pots and dishes so healthy meals can be cooked
- Pillows for a good night sleep
- Clocks to get to work and school on time
The most needed items are:
- Pots and Pans
- Can Opener (manual)
- Silverware
- Baking Dishes
- Toaster & Blender
- Blankets & Pillows (for sleeping)
- Alarm Clock
You can drop items off at the Community Warehouse booth at the show or they will gladly accept your donations of clean, usable furnishings and household basics anytime during the year. Contact:
503-235-8786
or visit communitywarehouse.org for more information.
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ELECTRONICS
IMS Electronics Recycling will safely dispose of your unwanted electronics gear. Drop items off Friday - Sunday. The location of the trailer will be just East of the main Hall E entrance.
$5 for monitors | $10 for TV's
FREE All other electronic items
CELL PHONES
EarthShare of Oregon will take old cell phones off your hands. Drop them by the Earth Share booth Friday - Sunday.
FREE PAPER SHREDDING SATURDAY ONLY!
No one ever thinks it will happen to them, but each year mismanagement of sensitive documents costs consumers millions of dollars. Cintas Document Management can reduce your risk of identity theft or fraud. Cintas will be on-site at the Energy Trust Better Living Show on Saturday, March 29th between 11:00 am-3:00 pm. There is a two box limit per person.
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It might sound weird, but that's what you are doing when you give blood. The American Red Cross will be accepting gifts of your blood on Friday & Saturday at the Better Living Show. Take a few minutes to join the ultimate act of recycling -- give blood! Click on the cross to preregister for your donation. Enter the Expo Center zipcode (97217) to find our blood drive! |
BENEFITS OF RECYCLING
Recycling Reduces Landfill Space
Each year we are producing more waste and most of it is hauled off and buried in landfills. Recycling reduces the amount of waste that is landfilled.
Recycling Reduces Waste Disposal Costs
Recycling reduces landfill costs because less waste is landfilled which means less tipping fees paid. |
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Recycling Saves Energy
In most cases it takes less energy to make a product from recycled materials than it does to make it from new
materials. One exception is plastics which sometimes take more energy to recycle than it does to use all new materials.
Recycling Saves Natural Resources
By using materials more than once, we conserve natural resources such as land, plants, minerals, and water.
Recycling Reduces Air and Water Pollution
Using aluminum scrap to make new aluminum products cuts air and water pollution by 95 percent.
Recycling Creates Jobs
Recycling is estimated to create over four times as many jobs as waste disposal.
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