Recycling Locations
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| Business Name | Location | City | Phone | Items |
| Ala Mode Spa & Salon | 4100 Summitview Avenue #101 | Yakima | 457-3388 | AVEDA Recycle Caps Program accepts bottle caps that are rigid polypropylene plastic, sometimes noted with a 5 in the chasing arrows recycling symbol. This includes caps that twist on with a threaded neck such as caps on shampoo, water, soda, milk and other beverage bottles, flip top caps on tubes and food product bottles (such as ketchup and mayonnaise), laundry detergents and some jar lids such as peanut butter. |
| The Apple Bin Market | 3707 W. Nob Hill Blvd. | Yakima | 1-800-524-2401 | Paper |
| Albertsons | 1610 W. Nob Hill Blvd. | Yakima | 248-4274 | Accepts bags for recycling |
| Albertsons | 401 S. 40th Avenue | Yakima | 965-0633 | Accepts bags for recycling |
| Allied Battery | 3212 Main Street | Union Gap | 248-4874 | auto batteries |
| American Cancer Society | Discovery Shop 513 W. Yakima Avenue | Yakima | 575-1236 | Clothing |
| Basin Disposal | PO Box 10843, Yakima | Moxee, Selah, Union Gap, Wapato | 248-7533 | Offering curbside service for areas in Moxee, Selah, Union Gap and Wapato including yard and wood waste. Commercial Recycling service available. |
| Behind Wal-Mart | (by Mirastar gas station) | Sunnyside | Aluminum Cans, Plastic #1 and #2, mixed paper and newspaper | |
| Best Buy | 2321 South 1st Street | Union Gap | 494-0495 | Recycling Kiosks - At the front of the store, accept ink cartridges, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, CDs, DVDs, PDAs/smart phones and gift cards. Appliance and TV Haul-Away - Best Buy will remove an appliance or TV free of charge from a customer's home when a new product is purchased and delivered by Best Buy Home Delivery. Appliance and TV Pick-up - For $100, Best Buy will arrange a home visit to remove up to two appliances or TVs for recycling. More than two units, $20 per additional unit. Trade-In @ Best Buy - Customers can visit www.bestbuy.com/tradein to trade in select gently used electronics for a Best Buy gift card. |
| Bi-Mart | 110 S. Hill Road | Sunnyside | Newspaper | |
| Camp Prime Time | Barnett Implement 3110 Fruitvale Blvd. | Yakima | 248-2854 | Christmas Trees (Friday, December 26th through Sunday, January 4th, 8am-5pm) |
| Central Lutheran Church | 1604 16th Avenue | Yakima | N/A | Paper |
| Central Salvage, Towing & Scrap | 601 S. First Avenue | Yakima | 248-2800 | Aluminum Cans, Scrap Iron, Non-Ferrous Metal, Appliances (no compressors), Auto Scrap Metal, Radiators/Electic Motors |
| Central WA Recycling | 102 N. 2nd Ave. | Yakima | 248-7306 | Newspaper, Mixed Paper, Aluminum Cans, Cardboard, Magazines, Plastic Milk and Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans, Books, Scrap Metal |
| Cheyne Landfill | 4970 Cheyne Road | Zillah | N/A | Newspaper, Aluminum Cans, Cardboard, Magazines, Plastic Milk and Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans |
| Chicago Junk Machinery | 13 South 3rd Avenue | Yakima | 457-5612 | Aluminum Cans, Non-Ferrous Metal, Radiators/Electic Motors |
| City of Tieton (Police Station) | 402 Naches Avenue | Tieton | N/A | Cardboard, newspaper, plastic #1 and plastic #2, aluminum cans |
| City of Yakima, Public Works | 2301 Fruitvale Blvd., Yakima | Yakima City residents | 575-6005 | Yard and Wood Waste |
| Computer Works | 521 W. Yakima Avenue | Yakima | 248-8700 | Computer components recycled for a fee. |
| Costco Electronic Trade in and Recycle Program | Costco.com | Nationwide | N/A | Free program for members. Accepts computers, cell phones, MP3 players, monitors, electronic game systems, camcorders, digital cameras, printers, fax machines, PDA's. |
| Craigslist Yakima | On-line service | Yakima | N/A | There is no cost to post items you no longer need or want under the “FREE” section on-line at http://yakima.craigslist.org |
| Darling Delaware | PO Box 1716 | Tacoma | 1-800-524-2401 | kitchen grease from restaurants, no payment |
| Dave's Recycling | East 5th, Behind Kenyon’s Zero Storage | Grandview | 882-4155 | Newspaper, Aluminum Cans, Cardboard, Mixed Paper, Tin/Steel and recycles all types of plastic. |
| DLC | 404 E. Arlington | Yakima | 453-4707 | Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel, Insulated Wire, Starters, Motors, Radiators, and Prepared Steel |
| Elks Golf Course | 318 Golf Course Road | Selah | N/A | Paper |
| Fiesta Foods | 2010 Yakima Valley Hwy. | Sunnyside | N/A | Plastic grocery bags |
| Fiesta Foods | 1008 E. Nob Hill Blvd. | Yakima | N/A | Plastic grovery bags |
| Four Star Video | 3904 Terrace Heights Drive | Terrace Heights | N/A | Paper |
| Fred Meyer | 1206 North 40th Avenue | Yakima | 576-6833 | plastic grocery bags |
| Freecycle Yakima | On-line service | Yakima | N/A | Freecycle ™ is a world-side movement dedicated to recycling useful items within communities. |
| Goodwill Industries | 503 South 1st Street | Selah | 697-3711 | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares. FREE Recycling of Computers and TV's |
| Goodwill Industries | 1103-C Yakima Valley Hwy | Sunnyside | 837-6555 | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares |
| Goodwill Chalet Plaza attended Donation Station | Behind Chalet Mall (56th Avenue & Summitview) | Yakima | NA | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares. FREE Recycling of Computers and TV’s. |
| Goodwill Yakima K Mart Donation Station | K Mart parking lot 2304 E Nob Hill Blvd |
Yakima | NA | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares. FREE Recycling of Computers and TV’s. |
| Goodwill Yakima Red Robin attended Donation Station | Parking lot at 2706 W Nob Hill Blvd | Yakima | NA | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares. FREE Recycling of Computers and TV’s. |
| Goodwill Yakima Store | 3710 Tieton Dr | Yakima | NA | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares. FREE Recycling of Computers and TV’s. |
| Goodwill Zillah Food Center attended Donation Station | Parking lot at 145 1st Ave | Zillah | NA | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares. FREE Recycling of Computers and TV’s. |
| Habitat for Humanity | Re-Store (21 W. Mead Ave) | Yakima | 576-8077 | Gently used bath fixtures, doors, windows, lights, home building items |
| Hilton Elementary | 211 Fourth Avenue | Zillah | N/A | Newspaper, Aluminum Cans, Mixed Paper, Plastic Milk and Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans |
| Holy Family Church & Gymnasium | 56th & Tieton Drive | West Valley | N/A | Paper, Aluminum cans |
| Home Depot | 2115 S First Street | Union Gap | 452-3016 | Free Recycling of all CFL bulbs (Compact Fluorescent Bulbs) |
| International Market | 512 W. 1st | Wapato | N/A | Paper, plastic grocery bags |
| La Bodega Yakimex (Yakima Red Apple) | Yakima Avenue | Yakima | N/A | Paper |
| LaserTech Northwest | 108 W. Ahtanum, Suite 5 | Yakima | 457-5569 | Laser Toner/Ink Jet Cartridges |
| Lions Clubs | 221 North 63rd Avenue | Yakima | 966-6156 | Old Glasses Give New Life! Lions help to conserve sight by providing usable eyeglasses and hearing aids to children and adults throughout the world. There are active clubs in Naches, Yakima, Toppenish, Wapato, Granger & Sunnyside. |
| Lower Valley Transfer Station | 1150 Luther Road | Granger | N/A | Newspaper, Aluminum Cans, Cardboard, Magazines, Plastic Milk and Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans, batteries. |
| Master Gardeners | N/A | Yakima | 574-1600 | Accepts all recycled pots, 4 inches and larger and plastic potting trays. |
| Mayflower Metals, Inc | 1515 Keys Road | Yakima/Moxee | 1-866-288-1818 | Tin/Steel, copper, aluminum, stainless steel, and scrap iron. |
| Medicine Disposal | http://www.medicinereturn.com | Online | 1-800-732-9253 | Medicine |
| Mid Valley Recycle | 302 W. 2nd Street | Wapato | 877-7800 | Paper, tin cans, aluminum cans, cardboard, scrap metal |
| Moxee City Hall | 255 W. Seattle | Moxee | N/A | Paper |
| Naches Lions @ Suntides Market | 11 Pence Street | Yakima/Gleed | N/A | Paper |
| Naches Wastewater Treatment Plant | 9731 Highway 12 | Naches | N/A | Aluminum, cardboard, newspaper, plastic bottles, milk jugs, mixed paper, cardboard. Only open during Wastewater Treatment plant hours: M-F 8 am to 3 pm, no weekends. |
| Near Sunnyside Presbyterian Church | 737 South 16th Street | Sunnyside | Aluminum Cans, Plastic #1 and 2, mixed paper and newspaper | |
| Nob Hill Mail & Pak | 901 W. Nob Hill Blvd. | Yakima | 453-6000 | clean Styrofoam packing peanuts & bubble wrap |
| Northwest Ag. Plastics, Inc. | 350 Hoff Road | Moxee | 457-3850 | Agricultural Containers |
| Northwest Center | Drop off center: 6609 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98908 | Yakima | 248-0167 | Household items and clothing. The drop off center will be closed New Year's, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. |
| Office Depot | 2319 South 1st Street | Union Gap | 577-0121 | FREE recycle of ink and toner cartridges. |
| Pacific Power | See Ya’ Later Refrigerator Program | All Pacific Power Residential Customers in Washington State | 1-866-899-5539 | You can get paid for your old refrigerator and freezer and have it hauled away for free. This program is offered to all Pacific Power residential customers in Washington and California. Refrigerators must be in working condition and must be plugged in to verify they are working. Units a minimum of 10 cubic feet in size (based on inside measurements) qualify for the program. Please make sure your old unit is empty when it is picked up. To schedule a free pick up, sign up online now or call toll free 1-866-899-5539. |
| Pacific Steel & Recycling | 409 Buttefield Rd | Yakima | 453-1852 | Steel, brass, copper, aluminum & aluminum cans, soft lead (wheel weights), tin, paper, cardboard, magazines |
| Petsmart | 1403 E. Washington Avenue | Yakima | 469-9933 | Cell phone recycling benefitting PetSmart Charities |
| Plaid Door | 220 N. 40th Avenue | Yakima | 453-8275 | New and used clothing, furniture and household items |
| Radio Shack Electronics Trade-In Program | RadioShack.com | Nationwide | N/A | Trade-In tech equipment to receive a Radio Shack gift card. |
| RB2 & Son Recycling | 390 S. Wapato Road | Wapato | 877-3930 | Appliances and vehicles. Free “junk vehicle” removal. |
| Safeway | 205 North 5th Avenue | Yakima | 453-8833 | plastic grocery bags |
| Safeway | 2204 W. Nob Hill Blvd. | Yakima | 452-8860 | plastic grocery bags |
| Safeway | 905 E. Mead Avenue | Yakima | 457-6040 | plastic grocery bags |
| Salvation Army | 2615 Main Street | Union Gap | 453-3139 | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares |
| Salvation Army | 9 S 6th Ave | Yakima | 453-3139 | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares. FREE Recycling of Computers and TV’s as of 1/1/09. |
| Save On Foods | 800 N. Park Center | Selah | N/A | Plastic grocery bags |
| Shredko | PO Box 2954, Yakima | On call for Yakima area | 697-SAVE | Confidential Shredding On Site |
| Smith Auto Electric | 12 S. 3rd Avenue | Yakima | N/A | Auto and Lawn mower batteries |
Smoke Detectors Return Program |
Home Smoke detectors contain small amounts of a radioactive isotope, which is not a hazard while mounted on your wall, but could be released if sent to the landfill. See Household Hazardous Waste for proper disposal recommendations | |||
| St. Joseph's School | 202 North 4th Street | Yakima | 575-5557 | Ink Cartridges, toner cartridges and laser cartridges |
| St. Pauls Church | 1214 W. Chestnut | Yakima | N/A | Paper |
| St. Vincent de Paul | 2629 South 1st Street | Yakima | 457-5111 | Clothing, Furniture, Housewares |
| Sousley Sound & Communications | 1005 Tieton Drive | Yakima | 248-4848 | Batteries |
| Summitview Library | 5709 Summitview Avenue | West Valley | N/A | Paper |
| Terrace Heights Landfill | 7151 Roza Hill Drive | Terrace Heights | 574-2450 | Newspaper, Alum. Cans, Cardboard, Magazines,Plastic Milk & Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans, batteries, paint, household cleaners/chemicals, *yard waste, *Tires, Christmas Trees |
| Terracycle, Inc. | National Program | N/A | 609-393-4252 | Drink pouches, cookie wrappers, potato chip bags and more get turned into backpacks, pencil pouches and other items. Schools, groups or individuals can earn money by collecting and sending to wrappers, postage paid: http://www.terracycle.net/ |
| The Selling Wizard | 5 W Yakima Ave | Yakima | 457-3229 | Sell unwanted items on Ebay through The Selling Wizard. (commission fee 20-35%). www.thesellingwizard.com |
| The Used Phone Lot | call only | Yakima | 901-3555 | used cell phones |
| Top Foods | 2203 S. 1st St. | Yakima | N/A | Paper |
| Union Gospel | 1300 North 1st Street | Yakima | 248-4510 | Metals, Electronics (TV's, computers, monitors and laptops), Plastics, Paper and some appliances (in working condition). |
| Used Motor Oil network | throughout Yakima County | 574-2450 | used motor oil and petroleum products | |
| Valley View Market | 107 W. Lincoln Avenue | Sunnyside | Clothing Donation Box | |
| Value Village | 2503 Main Street | Union Gap | 454-4060 | Clothing and Household items |
| Walco Animal Health | 120 E. Hill Road | Sunnyside | Clothing Donation Box | |
| Wal-Mart | 2675 East Lincoln Avenue | Sunnyside | 839-7339 | Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Wal-Mart | 1600 E. Chestnut | Terrace Heights | 248-3448 | Plastic Grocery Bags. Wal-Mart Kids Recycling Challenge is an annual event held October-March |
| Wal-Mart | 2675 East Lincoln Avenue | Sunnyside | 839-7339 | Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Wal-Mart | 6600 W. Nob Hill | Yakima | 966-0478 | Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Webers Auto Parts | 6410 W. Powerhouse | Yakima | 966-4710 | Non-Ferrous Metal/Scrap Aluminum and Auto Salvage Scrap Metal |
| Wesley United Methodist Church | 14 N. 48th Avenue | West Valley | 966-2370 | Paper, Cardboard, Plastic Pop & Milk jugs plastic, tin, aluminum |
| Wray’s Thriftway | 5605 Summitview | West Valley | 966-2660 | Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Wray’s Thriftway | 7200 W. Nob Hill Blvd. | West Valley | 965-4040 | Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Wray’s Thriftway | 401 West Nob Hill Blvd. | Yakima | 248-0610 | Plastic Grocery Bags |
| Yakima Area Arboretum | 1401 Arboretum Drive | Yakima | 248-7337 | Ink Cartridges, toner cartridges and laser cartridges |
| Yakima Battery | 3402 Fruitvale Blvd. | Yakima | 452-1107 | auto batteries |
| Yakima Bindery | 310 E. Chestnut | Yakima | 453-7115 | Laser Toner/Ink Jet Cartridges |
| Yakima Valley Public Libraries | Yakima | N/A | cell phone recycling benefitting Allied Arts programs | |
| Yakima Waste Systems | 2812 1/2 Terrace Heights Drive, Yakima | Yakima and Unincorporated areas | 248-4213 | Curbside Recycling Collection Program which includes: Newspaper, Aluminum Cans, Cardboard, Magazines, Plastics #1-7 including colored plastics and Milk & Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans, waxed milk cartons & shredded paper. Yakima Waste Systems provides curbside recycling service for Yakima & Unincorporated (Yakima County) area residents as well as a curbside yard and wood waste recycling program. They also provide commercial recycling service. Yakima Waste Systems has recycling drop boxes at their facility for all the commodities that they collect in their curbside program. NOTE: Plastics 1-7 need to have a “neck” (no yogurt or margarine containers). |
| Yakima Waste Systems | 340 State Route 223 | Granger | 800-572-9738 | FREE Recycling of Computers and TV’s as of 1/1/09 drop off service at their facility. |
| YWCA Y's Boutique | 15 N. Naches Ave | Yakima | 248-7796 | clothing, household items |
| Zillah Food Center | 145 First Avenue | Zillah | N/A | Newspaper, Aluminum Cans, Cardboard, Mixed Paper, Plastic Milk and Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans, Clothing |
| Zillah Middle School (parking lot) | 1301 Cutler Way | Zillah | N/A | Newspaper, Aluminum Cans, Mixed Paper, Plastic Milk and Pop Bottles, Tin/Steel cans |
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