Weyerhaeuser Closing Oregon Packing Plant

In an effort to lower costs, Weyerhaeuser Company plans to move its recycling center from Portland to Longview, Wash.

Weyerhaeuser Co. plans to close the Portland center on Aug. 15 as it moves to an existing warehouse at its mill in Longview. The facility will continue operations through June 15.

The Portland center, which opened in 1990, receives and ships old newspapers and old magazines to Weyerhaeuser's NORPAC plant in Longview.

The company says the move will reduce transportation and management costs.

Weyerhaeuser had expanded its recycling collection facilities over the past ten years as it attempted to become a much larger player in the paper recycling industry. However, over the past several years, as the recycling industry cooled, the company has been scaling back the number of recycling facilities it owns and operates.

The company has around two dozen collection centers operating in the United States. Additionally, the company's recycling division operates more than 15 brokerage and sales office for its recyclables.