Dear Metro:

Can I put my empty prescription bottles in the recycling? The translucent brown bottles have a triangle with a '5' and 'pp' underneath. The white ones all have '2' in the triangle and 'HDPE' underneath. I'd guess you would want them washed out well.

Perhaps you should have a list of items that can be recycled, with pictures of some of the items, on the Metro site.

Yours,

...Ross...

Dear Ross,

Unfortunately, the brown containers you mention are not recyclable. They're just garbage.

The white containers, if they have a screw-top lid, can be recycled at the curbside. Throw the lid away and put it in the bin with other plastic bottles, tin cans, etc. It's generally not necessary to rinse them out, unless there's a lot of powder-y stuff left in them.

I hope this helps. If you have any further questions, please call us at 503-234-3000. We are here from 8:30am-5pm Monday through Saturday to help you.

- Metro Recycling Information Desk

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