RECYCLING IN THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY
Our solid waste is hauled 120 miles south to the landfill near Burley. You can help the environment and your local economy by reducing, reusing, and recycling. Average Proportion of Recyclable Materials Blaine County 1998-2008
83% Waste 2.1% Cardboard 0.6% Newsprint
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0.0% Aluminum 1.2% Glass 0.1% Steel/Tin 0.3% Mixed Paper 0.6% Magazines 0.0% Plastic 1.0% Metal 11.1% Mulch 0.1% Tires
Every ton of trash we recycle saves us money!
Over the last decade we recycled 22,000 tons and saved……… • Over 71 million KwH • 2 million gallons of gasoline • 188,000 trees • Over 60,000 yds3 of landfill space • Enough CO2 equivalent to removing
Dedicated to serving the Wood River Valley by promoting a more sustainable environment through community education, awareness, and participation
471 N.Washington Ave. PO Box 819 Ketchum, Idaho 83340 208.726.4333
www.ercsv.org
OTHER RECYCLING SPOTS Environmental Resource Center 726-4333 471 N. Washington Street, Ketchum Mon- Fri, 9am-5pm
www.ercsv.org
Cell Phones Christmas Tree Recycling Available late December thru beginning of January. Drop off locations: Ketchum–YMCA/Park and Ride Lot and Ohio Gulch – wood mulch program. No charge.
Batteries
Any rechargeable and regular battery, computer and cell phone batteries OK! NO Car batteries.
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL’s) No broken bulbs. Compact only, no tubes Elbie’s Tire & Automotive
788-2492
Mon–Fri, 8am–5:30pm; 1st and 3rd Sat of each month from 9am–1pm. No charge.
Batteries (Lead Acid, Car) Antifreeze Used Motor Oil 726-7576
Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm
Frequently Asked Questions
An antifreeze recycler turns old antifreeze into reusable antifreeze via a chemical process. Five gallons per day. No charge.
Where can I find the most recent and up-to-date information? Visit www.ercsv.org for answers to all your recycling questions or call the ERC at 726-4333. Do you have input regarding the recycling program? If you have questions or comments about the recycling program here in the valley, please contact Commissioner Larry Schoen at 788-5500 ext.1124
Scrap Metal 216 S. Main St, Bellevue
Wood River Welding Scrap Metal
No charge. After hours drop off in alley 1007 Warm Springs Rd, Ketchum Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm Drop off business hours ONLY
Styrofoam Peanuts & Bubble Wrap Bubble wrap-Must be CLEAN and reusable NO TAPE
Packing Paper
Corner of East Ave & 2nd St E., Ketchum Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm; Sat, 10am-3pm
Inkjet & Toner Cartridges
UPS Store
726-6896
Will box and ship. No Charge but must have prepaid shipping label.
Bubble Wrap & Air Packets
Must be reusable. If not there, leave at the back door.
106 S. Main St. Hailey Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat & Sun 10am-6pm
Inkjet & Toner Cartridges
Jane’s
788-0848
Drop off at the Copy Center - will recycle for you. No charge
Antifreeze
Used Motor Oil
Les Schwab
788-0924
Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm; Sat, 8am–5pm
No Charge. Thermostats ONLY, NO BROKEN VIALS.
Atkinsons’ Markets in Ketchum, Bellevue and Hailey
Albertsons
Atkinsons’
Albertsons in Hailey
Bins located in front near the entrances. No Charge.
No charge Limit 4 tires at a time 12602 Highway 75 South
460 Sun Valley Rd, Ketchum Mon-Sat, 9am–6pm; Sun, 11am–5pm
726-8353 Tires
$4 per car or light truck tire; $5 per large truck tire; $7.50 per heavy equipment tires. 1939 Highland Ave East, Twin Falls
726-5520
Plastic Shopping Bags
Tires
Dean Tire
Thornton Heating & Sheet Metal 12608 Hwy 75, Ketchum Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm
Mercury Switches
Clean oil only. 5 gallons a day. No charge. 520 N. River St, Hailey
Mon–Fri, 8am–5:30pm
788-4112
Mon–Fri, 8:30am–6pm
800 1st Ave, Ketchum
Mountain Rides
734-7440
Will pay for scrap metal.
210 S. Main St, Hailey
over 9,000 cars from the road.
Should I bother recycling glass? Recycling glass keeps it out of our trash, avoids costly transportation, and can be used as a substitute for gravel. So keep putting your glass in the recycling bin!
Pacific Steel & Recycling
Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm; Sat (no crane), 9am–12pm
F-Stop 726-3419 Photographic Chemicals and Supplies Accepts plastic canisters, metal cassettes, and disposable cameras...No charge
WHERE & WHAT CAN I RECYCLE? You can recycle at your house (curbside) or you can drop off recycling at a variety of locations.
CURBSIDE PICK UP RECYCLING Clear Creek Disposal
726-9600
Commercial and Residential Recycling is available from Clear Creek Disposal valley wide! Sun Valley, Ketchum and Hailey Residences can participate in curbside recycling on a weekly basis by utilizing the blue bin included in your residential services billed by each City. Residents in the remaining areas of the Wood River Valley may choose to subscribe to Clear Creek’s recycling services.
What can you Recycle? • • • •
Glass Plastic (#1-#7) No plastic wrap, contaminated plastics, buckets, plastic bags Aluminum, steel/tin Newspaper, mixed paper (see mixed paper under drop off recycling) & magazines
Scrap Metal Plastics #1-7 With a few exceptions, all plastics are recyclable. Caps are okay!. NO plastic wrap, plastic bags, buckets, or bottles that contained toxins, motor oil, or antifreeze. Please rinse out food.
Phone Books & Paperback Books Remove plastic bags from new phone books. No spiral bound phone books, no hardback books.
Magazines & Catalogues Mixed Paper Now you can recycle all your paperboard items (without corrugation), including cereal boxes, shoe boxes, paper six-pack cartons. White or pastel copier paper and index cards. White and pastel envelopes with or without windows. Computer paper, fax paper, carbonless paper forms. Manila and bleached file folders. Staples are OK. NO post-it notes, butcher paper, deep-tone and fluorescent papers, catalogs, paper plates or napkins, brown bags (see cardboard), or construction paper.
Batteries Alkaline, Rechargeable, Lead Acid & Car Batteries accepted. No Charge. No Limit.
Paint
Blaine County Resource Recovery Center / Recycling Center at Ohio Gulch 788-0880
Oil-based, latex, and water-based paints are safely disposed. Limit 3 gallons per person, per day.
If you have any questions regarding Recycling, Garbage Removal or Liquid Waste, please call (208) 726-9600.
3 gallons per person per day of each type. Must be in tightly sealed, pourable containers (i.e. milk jugs).
DROP OFF RECYCLING 110 Ohio Gulch Rd. (Between Hailey and Ketchum off Highway 75) Mon - Sat, 8am- 5pm. No charge for recyclables.
Aluminum and Steel/Tin Cans Please rinse and crush. Includes most food cans soda cans, license plates and pie plates. Labels OK. NO Aluminum/tin foils; aerosol cans
Cardboard Flattened corrugated cardboard and brown bags NO waxed cardboard (i.e. milk cartons, juice cartons, etc.)
Glass Glass bottles & jars only. All colors. Please rinse containers and remove lids. NO mirrors or windows.
Newspapers Do not bundle. Inserts OK.
Used Oil, Antifreeze, Flammable Liquids
Tires $1.25 per passenger car/pickup tire without rims; $2.50 w/rim; $10 truck tires; no implement tires. Tire Amnesty Days (free disposal of passenger and pickup tires) are held twice a year, first weekend in May and October. Please contact Southern Idaho Solid Waste at 208-432-9082 or visit www.sisw.org for more information.
Yard Waste $10 per ton. Grass clippings, leaves, branches (no longer that 8 feet long and 18 inches in diameter). NO noxious weeds, dirt, or rock mixed in with these items.
Inert Demolition Waste $20 per ton for inert materials only. Wood, dirt, rocks asphalt, hard plastic tubing. NO paper or fabric materials, sheetrock, drywall, carpet, insulation, etc.
Metal car parts and whole cars, aluminum siding, sheet metal, etc. No charge.
REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE MORE! REUSABLES
Electronic Waste Computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, scanners and fax machines. Cell phones, mp3 players (i.e., ipods), and PDAs. No Charge. For all e-waste details visit www.ercsv.org
Appliances Working or non-working. Refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, washers, dryers, etc. $5 per appliance.
4th Street Recycling Center in Ketchum LDS Church parking lot at the East end of 4th St. Accepts cardboard (phone books seasonally).
Always open, No Charge. 115 S Main St # H Recycling bins are located on the alley side. Accepts CFL’s, aluminum, plastic, glass, mixed paper, and newspaper. Due to the heavy volume of use, please crush plastic and take recyclables out of any bag that you carried them in.
578-0340
Barkin’ Basement Thrift Store
788-3854
12 West Carbonate, Hailey Tues-Sat, 10 am – 6 pm Takes anything related to women and children, furniture, household items, clothing, toys, books, etc. 111 S. Main St, Hailey Mon- Sat, 10am–5pm Takes clothing, toys, furniture, skis, etc.
The Gold Mine
Hailey City Hall
726-3465
331 N. Walnut Ave, Ketchum Tue–Sat, 11 am–5 pm Takes clothing, toys, furniture, skis, etc.
Recycling Events
Blaine County Clean Sweep Clean Sweep is held every May. Contact the ERC for details at 726-4333 or www.ercsv.org
Hailey Park and Ride Located at the corner or River and W. Bullion Cardboard only. No charge.
Sun Valley City Hall 81 Elkhorn Road, on the northeast corner of Dollar and Elkhorn Roads. Accepts all general recycling, cardboard, and seasonal phonebooks. No charge
Elkhorn Fire Station 13 S Broad St. Accepts all general recycling, cardboard, and seasonal phonebooks. No charge
Building Materials Thrift Store
Advocates’ Attic
788-0014
3990 Woodside Blvd., Hailey Tues–Fri, 8am–5:30pm; Sat, 10am–2pm Accepts all building/household materials and appliances that are resalable. Materials must be clean and working, useable. Pick-up available in the Valley Tues.- Fri. Call to schedule. No charge
America Recycles Day November 15 is America Recycles Day. Communities all over the country participate in an awareness event about reducing, reusing and recycling as well as recyclable-content products. For listings of events, login to www.americarecyclesday.org DID YOU KNOW? Your recycling participation contributes to our average 16% recycling rate and helps boost our total recycling revenues to over $126,440 on average! Compact Fluorescent (CFL’s) Bulbs are 75% more energy efficient than traditional bulbs, last many times longer, and can save you money. However, they do have a small amount of mercury in them and need to be recycled. You can recycle them at the ERC, Hailey and Bellevue City Halls.
Thank you for making a difference in our community!