Recycling
View the Recycling Flyer to find out what we accept and where to take it. Click the image to open the flyer as a PDF document. Recycling locations and other info are listed on the backside of the flyer. Call 360-385-9160 if you have questions about recycling.
Residential Curbside Recycling
Inside Port Townsend city limits: City of PT Trash Collection/Recycling page. In Jefferson County, outside Port Townsend city limits, contact Olympic Disposal at 360-452-7278 or 800-422-7854.
Workplace Recycling
Olympic Disposal’s commercial garbage customers within the City of Port Townsend receive recycling services at no extra charge. Contact Olympic Disposal at 360-385-6612 or 1-800-422-7854.
Batteries
Rechargeable (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, Ni-Zn), lithium (Li-Ion Primary), and button/coin cell batteries are accepted for recycling at the Transfer Station Environmental Center, Public Works Office, 623 Sheridan St., Port Townsend, Mon. – Fri., 8 am – 5 pm and Quilcene Drop Box (no charge).
Automotive, ‘wet cell’ lead-acid, or Advanced Glass Mat (AGM) batteries are accepted at the Transfer Station (tipping floor) during normal operating hours. Standard tipping fees apply.
Alkaline batteries are not accepted for recycling and may be disposed of in the trash after covering the terminal ends with tape or wrapping each battery in plastic.
Other Recycling RESOURCES
- Recycle Plastic Bags and Wraps at local grocers.
- “Styrofoam” (expanded polystyrene – EPS) and Polyethylene (LDPE) Foam recycling is offered by PTStyroCyclers. Find out more about them on Facebook – no account needed to to view their page. www.facebook.com/PortTownsendStyrofoam/ or email them at PTStyroCyclers@gmail.com.
- Moving-It-On 2025 Local resources for donating and recycling useable stuff.
- Where does our recycling go?
Recycling videos
Get answers to common recycling questions and learn about contaminants.
Is Recycling Worth It Anymore? The Truth Is Complicated. – NPR
Watch this eye-opening video about recycling.
How Big Business Broke Recycling (And Blamed You) – PBS Terra
This video reflects Jefferson County Solid Waste’s experience with recycling.
Houston plastic recycle program struggles
Houston partnered with ExxonMobil and other companies to perform “advanced recycling,” which they say can handle the recycling of any type of plastic. But critics say “advanced recycling” may not be a viable solution and is a talking point used by the petro-chemical industry to keep consumers buying and using plastic guilt-free.