Recycling Bottles & Cans - A Fundraiser

Thank you everyone who is filling up the blue bags with your glass or plastic bottles and cans. We made $952 in 2020 from recycling bottles/cans which helped our Saturday Breakfast fund.


The vestry designated the money in 2021 to go to housing initiatives, as directed by the Outreach Ministry Council.


Pick up the special blue bags for collecting returnable bottles and cans, and drop off returnables, at the church. Contact Judy Alison at 541-343-9253 ext. 101 or email her at Judy@saint-marys.org to schedule a time to meet up.


Remember the bags break if they’re too heavy so there shouldn’t be more than ½ a bag of glass bottles. You may fill the rest of the bag with aluminum or plastic. Please rinse bottles/cans first (BottleDrop requires it).
The bags have a sticker on them that identifies they are for St. Mary’s. You may bring the full bags to church (contact Judy first) or you can take the bags directly to BottleDrop. There are BottleDrop centers at 2105 W. Broadway in Eugene or 2289 Olympic St. in Springfield. The tags affixed to fundraiser blue bags can be used to open the secure drop door between 6 AM and 10 PM for easy, hassle-free drop off. After bags are dropped off, the label is scanned and funds are credited directly into St. Mary’s fundraiser account.