Getting “lean” with packaging.

This interesting article about recycling packaging materials was written by Lisa Schmidt, Empower Up board member and chair of the Clark County Solid Waste Advisory Committee.

October Collection Events

Empower Up is participating in two electronics recycling events this month.

Saturday Oct. 8 - 9am to 1pm

Clark County Environmental Services Event Collecting: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), Block Foam, Computers and electronics (including monitors and TVs).

Padden Parkway

Clark County Public Works

4700 NE 78th Street

Vancouver

Saturday Oct. 23 - 9am to 1pm

SW Washington Chapter of Credit Unions Annual Shred Day and E-cycling Event. Collecting: Computers and electronics. NO TVs, NO MONITORS, NO BLOCK FOAM accepted at this event.

JC Penny Parking Lot

Columbia Tech Center

19005 SE Mill Plain Blvd.

Vancouver, WA 98683

Parking lot is located off of 192nd Ave.