Rethink

We are re-thinking trash. Almost everything created in this world can become something new many times before it is discarded forever. We collect our community’s ‘trash’ and sort it, combine it with like materials and make it available to become new again - as art, as building materials or furniture in someone else’s house, as raw materials for new packaging or - as whatever you envision it to be!

Reduce

We reduce the amount of trash going to the landfill by diverting valuable materials before they go into the dumpster. Our customers bring trash by the bag, can, barrel and truckload to the North Tillamook County transfer station, where CARTM staff help identify materials appropriate for re-use and recycling.

We encourage consumers to minimize purchases with wasteful packaging.

Reuse

CARTM accepts donations of clean, reusable items in working condition for sale in our Re-Use store. Staff and volunteers sort, test, price and display your donated items. From books to building materials to electronics to sporting goods to toys - oh my! New items come in every day, and you never know what treasures you will find. Proceeds from the Re-Use Store helps cover the cost of our recycling program.

Recycle

CARTM accepts over 30 different materials for recycling. Our customers bring rinsed (where appropriate) cans, bottles, plastics and paper and sort them into bins, boxes and trailers outside the Re-Use Store. We find that items sorted at the source have more value in the commodities market, because they are clean and take almost no energy to separate before they can be melted for reuse.