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Where to recycle Plastic Waste in Yamhill County

  • Staff
  • Jan 9, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: May 12



Curbside: 6 oz. or larger yogurt/food tubs. No tub lids. Bottles and jug must have caps removed. No Styrofoam. No packing peanuts. No "squishy" foam.

The McMinnville Recology Transfer station now collects bread bag clips, bottle caps (not lids), straws, utensils, and household batteries (not lithium rechargeable batteries).

WinCo, Safeway, Fred Meyer: Bread/produce plastic bags, bubble wrap, plastic mailing envelopes. (Remove paper labels.)

The UPS Store: bubble wrap and rice-based packing peanuts

Goo Roo Designs: bubble wrap and packing peanuts (please contact in advance)

Check with your eye doctor about used contact lenses, plastic lens containers, and foil tops from contact containers. Most eye doctors will recycle this type of plastic.

The Plastic Project Collection Events
August 2, 2025
November 1, 2025
First Baptist Church, 125 SE Cowls Street, McMinnville.
We collect:

  • Straws & Utensils

  • Bread bag clips

  • Plastic screw-on caps

  • Clear (no color) #1 PET plastic

  • #2 HDPE plastic

  • #4 LDPE plastic

  • #5 PP plastic

  • #6 PS plastic


$4 per full paper grocery bag.
May combine small bags in paper grocery bags.
No compostable or curbside items accepted.
Cash or check only.

Recycle your plastic food packaging bags and plastic film with Ridwell's mail-in service: https://express.ridwell.com/get-started

Other plastic from make-up and beauty/skin care products? Recycle at the McMinnville Ulta with Ulta x Pact! Learn more here https://www.pactcollective.org/ultaxpact




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