Aimee Thompson, co-owner of Thompson’s Sanitary Service, cuts a ribbon Friday, May 29 to dedicate the opening of the company’s new recycling center. She was joined by husband and co-owner Rob Thompson, family members and Rep. David Gomberg, D-Otis, right. (Lee J. Siegel photo)Thompson’s Sanitary Service has offically opened its new, improved and indoor recycling center in Newport after a short dedication event Friday.
The new indoor depot is staffed by an attendant and is next to the Thompson office at 7450 N.E. Avery St. It started operating in January when it replaced the old, mostly unsheltered, unattended recycling drop off farther north on Thompson’s property.
Rep. David Gomberg, center, flanked by Aimee and Rob Thompson, speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the company’s new recycling center on Northeast 73rd Street in Newport. (Lee J. Siegel photo)People with recyclables should enter by turning from U.S. Highway 101 onto Northeast 73rd Street and continue on that street directly to the recycling center instead of turning north to the old entry point, which posed a conflict with trucks.
Under recent changes to Oregon law, the types of items accepted for recycling are expanding and will continue to do so through the summer, Aimee Thompson said, noting that current lists of acceptable recyclables are on www.thompsonsanitary.com and the company’s Facebook, Instagram and Nextdoor pages.
Aimee Thompson cut the ribbon at Friday’s ceremony flanked by her husband and co-owner, Rob Thompson, other family members and a few dozen guests.
Rob Thompson used Friday’s occasion to announce the company’s $5 per month plus $10 per pickup Recycle+ service, in which 18-gallon, covered purple bins are used by customers who want the company to make on-call pickups of items not accepted by curbside recycling, including glass, clamshell plastic (#1 PET only), film plastic (including plastic grocery bags), batteries, some textiles, light bulbs and shredded paper.
— Lee J. Siegel
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An additional note for people who live just north of Thompson’s Sanitary territory in places like Beverly Beach, Otter Rock and Depoe Bay that are in North Lincoln Sanitary Service territory:
Aimee Thompson told me that her recycling center will accept recyclables that cannot be recycled curbside from people in those areas. As a resident of Beverly Beach, it makes a lot more sense for me to drive 2 miles south to drop off my glass, batteries, and other items at Thompson’s recycling center then drive 20 miles north to North Lincoln’s drop off location.
The attendant at Thompson will ask where you live because they are required to do so, but if they give you any trouble about dropping off your recyclables because you’re not in Thompson territory, just tell them Aimee said it is OK