Difference between revisions of "PDX Recycling Vendors"

From FreekiWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(→‎ReCellular: contact info)
(Replaced content with "{{Migrated}}")
 
(113 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{NoEmail}}
+
{{Migrated}}
 
 
==Who to call and when==
 
 
 
In 2006, Free Geek recycled 495.93 tons of material.  We could not have done this without our material handlers who pay us to separate the stuff and actually do the recycling.  In order to keep Free Geek from being crushed under the weight of our bad or obsolete donations, a fair amount of phone calls, e-mails, and fork-lifting is required...
 
 
 
'''Check out the [[Recycling Status]] Page'''
 
==Schnitzer Steel==
 
*http://www.schnitzersteel.com/index.asp
 
* 503-286-6970
 
* contact: dispatch
 
* Lead Time: 1 day
 
* What: Steel
 
 
 
==Bear eCycling==
 
* http://www.bearecycling.com/
 
* contact: Oso 
 
* phone: 503-808-1265
 
* lead time: call Friday for Wednesday pick up
 
* what: printers, scanners, CBM, GBM, laptop bottoms, sorted aluminum, hard drive chassis
 
 
 
==Hallmark==
 
*http://www.hallmarkrefining.com/
 
*CONTACT: John / Bill
 
*Toll Free: (800) 255-1895 ext 123( for sales related questions only)
 
* Phone: 503-657-9918 ( to order pick ups)
 
* 1016 Dale Lane
 
* Mt. Vernon, WA 98273
 
* LEAD TIME: 3-4 business days at least
 
*CAPACITY: Whatever we have
 
* WHAT: Processors, hard drive controller cards
 
 
 
 
 
==Total Reclaim==
 
*http://totalreclaim.com/ (email contact is andys@...).
 
*BUT our weekly dispatch email goes to janeth@....
 
*CONTACT:  Andy Sloop
 
*PHONE:Cell 503-348-7562
 
*Fax  503-281-0623
 
*LEAD TIME: 2 business days
 
* Capacity: 12 monitor gaylords, no more than 10 plastic gaylords
 
*WHAT: Monitors, Plastic, TVs, Fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs (Free Geek generated)
 
*Total Reclaim/EcoLights NW
 
*P.O. Box 30176
 
*Portland, OR  97294
 
 
 
==GreenWall Industries==
 
* CONTACT: Michael Wall
 
* PHONE:  503-256-0942  (cell 503-381-5162)
 
* EMAIL: mike@gr___wa__industries.co_
 
* LEAD TIME: 2 business days
 
* CAPACITY: 2+ gaylords
 
* WHAT: cords, ribbon wire, thin wire, UPSes
 
 
 
==Waste Connections, Inc.==
 
*12820 N.E. Marx
 
*Portland, OR 97230
 
*(503) 257-1331
 
*(800) 285-2601
 
*FAX (503) 257-8699
 
*CONTACT: Brannon Yeldell, brannony@wastecon___tions.com (fill in the blanks in the email...but don't post it in the wiki!)
 
*WHAT: Trash, cardboard, paper, glass
 
They will be picked up once a week but this can change if we request it.
 
 
 
==ReCellular==
 
*http://www.recellular.net/home/home.asp
 
*CONTACT: Carsten, (734) 205-2136
 
*EMAIL:cramcke@rece___lar.c__
 
*WHAT: Cell phones, cell phone batteries, cell phone chargers.
 
*WHAT NOT: Cordless phones, other phones, non-cell batteries or chargers.
 
* CAPACITY: They send us FedEX labels on demand and someone takes the boxen to Kinko's
 
 
 
==RBRC==
 
(Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation)
 
*http://www.rbrc.org/call2recycle/
 
*Contact: Sean (Western Recycling Manager) (949) 215 - 4620
 
www.rbrc.com
 
*How: Boxen come with bags. One battery per bag. If battery is too big for the bag, tape up the end of the terminal.
 
*What: Portable rechargeable batteries, including laptop batteries
 
*What not: ups batteries
 
* changes to help with battery flow: We can now use double walled boxes, and fill them with batteries that have their terminals taped by electrical tape. They will be stored on a pallet, and when the pallet reaches at least 1000lb we call Sean for a pick up. RBRC uses Yellow Freight for pick ups. By calling Sean before we actually ship, we don't have to worry about payments.
 
 
 
==Metro Recycling==
 
*6161 N.W. 61st Ave., Portland, OR 97210
 
*(503) 223-5920
 
*FAX: (503) 223-8020
 
*http://www.metro-region.org/
 
*CONTACT: Rory Greenfield -- greenfieldr@m__ro.dst.or.us (fill in the blanks in the email...but don't post it in the wiki!)
 
*CAPACITY: Small bucketloads
 
*WHAT: Batteries = Sorted, all kinds, except RBRC eligible rechargeable batteries
 
*HOW: The rules for dropping off batteries at the  Metro Hazardous Waste site have changed:
 
We now need to fill out an inventory sheet (located inside the Metro folder in Liane's file cabinet), call Metro and make an appointment, fax the inventory sheet to them; they'll send us a cost estimate, and then we can actually go and drop them off. The fees have to be paid at that time.
 
 
 
==Calbag==
 
*http://www.calbag.com
 
*(503) 226-3441
 
*(800) 398-3441
 
*CONTACT: Doug
 
*WHAT: nothing at this time
 
 
 
==Denton Plastics==
 
*http://www.denplas.com/home.htm
 
*(503) 257-9945
 
*CONTACT: ask for Bob
 
*WHAT: nothing at this time
 
 
 
==Technology Conservation Group (TCG)==
 
*(503) 735-1102
 
*http://www.tcgrecycling.com/home.htm
 
*CONTACT: Kristoffer McGill
 
*LEAD TIME: 1 business day
 
*CAPACITY: 8 gaylords (minimum 6 required to send service truck)
 
*WHAT: nothing at this time
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Recycling]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:32, 14 May 2015

deletion

This page has been migrated to a document on Free Geek's Google Drive.

Information remaining behind may no longer be relevant.

MIGRATOR:

When you have tagged this page as migrated,
please add a link to the new document on Google Drive.

(Link to new page immediately below.)