UPDATED on October 17
We reached out to RecycleOn Oregon and received the following RecycleOn infographic (PDF), that covers:
- Acceptable items
- Why these items can't go in your recycling bin at home or work
- How to use the new bin
The poster below lists acceptable and non-acceptable items. For more information visit RecycleOn.org/OregonCenters or call 833-588-7285.
ORIGINAL post on October 16
On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the first-in-the-nation RecycleOn drop-off center/bin officially opened right here in Ashland! This groundbreaking site is part of Oregon’s new Recycling Modernization Act (RMA), which makes recycling easier, more effective and more fair. This program shifts the cost of recycling away from local governments and residents and places responsibility where it belongs: on the brands (or companies) that make and sell packaging and paper products.
Councilor Derek Sherrell helped to kick things off with remarks before the ribbon cutting at the Ashland Recycling Center on Water Street, with Senator Jeff Golden also in attendance to mark this historic moment.
City Councilor Derek Sherrell (left) was left holding the (plastic) ribbon!
The new RecycleOn bin now accepts hard-to-recycle items like:
- Plastic bags & stretchy plastics
- Plastic lids
- Shredded paper
- Aluminum foil
- Plastic package handles (like 6-pack carriers)
- Plastic buckets and pails
Take advantage of the new bin at the Ashland Recycling Center at 220 Water Street.
This is just the first of 140+ centers planned across Oregon, and it’s a huge step forward for recycling nationwide.
Learn more: RecycleOn.org/Oregon. Thanks to Ashland Recology, RecycleOn Oregon and Circular Action Alliance!
We are Better Together!
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