Showing posts with label recycling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycling. Show all posts

Lake Forest Park Environmental Quality Commission volunteers continue to collect and turn in plastics for Recycling Challenge

Monday, August 18, 2014


Dave Farkas, member of the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC), can be seen collecting plastics on behalf of the City of Lake Forest Park.

The EQC has been hard at work since August 1st collecting hard to recycle plastics to tabulate and submit to Albertsons for recycling. So far, almost 70 pounds of plastics have been collected to be recycled. 

The community has been actively participating in the recycling challenge and the City is well on its way to receiving a free recycled park bench from the Trex Company to be placed at Whispering Willow Park.

There are two bins for collection (located outside of City Hall) where various plastic materials can be turned in, which include: grocery bags, bread bags, case overwrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, Ziploc and other reclosable bags, produce bags, bubble wrap, salt bags and cereal bags. All materials must be clean.


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Plastic film recycling challenge begins August 1 in Lake Forest Park

Friday, July 25, 2014


The City of Lake Forest Park will host a plastic film recycling challenge for six months starting Friday, August 1, 2014.

There will be three bins in total (two located outside of City Hall on the lower level, northeast corner of Town Center, and one located inside of the Town Center, for collection of these plastic materials.

Recyclable materials include:
Grocery bags
Bread bags 
Case overwrap
Dry cleaning bags
Newspaper sleeves
Ice bags
Wood pellet bags
Ziploc and other reclosable bags
Produce bags
Bubble wrap
Salt bags
Cereal bags

All materials must be clean. If the City recycles enough plastic film, a free recycled bench by Trex will be donated for Whispering Willow Park.

"Thank you to volunteers on the Environmental Quality Commission for collecting, transporting and tabulating plastic collections totals."

Town Center is at the intersection of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way.


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King County Solid Waste recognizes three Shoreline organizations for recycling and waste reduction

Monday, July 14, 2014

King County’s Solid Waste Division recently announced that 97 local companies and organizations have been named to the 2014 “Best Workplaces for Recycling and Waste Reduction” list, including three organizations in Shoreline.

The list recognizes businesses for their innovative recycling practices and commitment to reducing the amount of waste their organization produces.

The “Best Workplaces” list is now in its eighth year and includes a wide variety of businesses in King County – from hospitality, medical services, professional services, technology, retail, finance, government, arts and entertainment and others.

The organizations on this year’s list have put in place ways to be eco-friendly and sustainable. For example:

  • AMEC eliminated bottled water and traded disposable plates and utensils for dishes and silverware in the workplace.
  • PCC Natural Markets converts its food scraps into organic liquid fertilizer that is sold at its stores.
  • Taco Time Northwest recycled 51,270 gallons of cooking oil into 46,143 gallons of biodiesel fuel.

Shoreline honorees:

City of Shoreline

North City Water District

Ronald Wastewater District

Kenmore honorees:

Bastyr University

For recycling of a specific material, use King County's What Do I Do With…? website. See the entire list of honored businesses here.


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Free recycling collection in North Seattle June 28

Friday, June 20, 2014

The Ingraham High School Baseball team is sponsoring a free recycling collection event:

Saturday, June 28, 2014
10a-3pm
Ingraham High School East parking lot (by Helene Madison Pool)
1319 N 135th St, Seattle

The company 1 Green Planet will be on-site and ready to accept –working or not working-electronics, bicycles, bbqs, etc. for free! Bring your items! 

A cash donation to the baseball team would be most appreciated.

Sorry, no televisions, wood, glass, chemicals, hazardous waste, paint, tires or alkaline batteries can be accepted.


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Recology CleanScapes opens new materials recovery facility

Monday, June 16, 2014

Recology CleanScapes employee owners look on as
the region's newest recycling facility is started up

In front of elected officials and community members, Recology CleanScapes opened a 75,000 square foot Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in South Seattle on May 22. The facility will process commercial and residential comingled recyclable materials.

The state-of-the-art MRF system was designed, manufactured and installed by Eugene, Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) and is capable of processing more than 90,000 tons of recyclables annually – the equivalent of nearly 10 Space Needle structures.

“We are very proud to introduce this state-of-the-art facility to expand recycling capacity in the Pacific Northwest,” said Recology CleanScapes General Manger Dan Bridges. “This facility will play an important role in helping the region meet its environmental goals.”

Regional leaders from around Puget Sound push the button to begin operations
at the Recology CleanScapes materials recovery facility

The MRF, located in the industrial district of South Seattle, will employ the recycling industry’s most advanced technologies, including screen, air and optical solutions from BHS. This modern recovery system will enable Recology CleanScapes to recover high quality recyclable materials that will be re-introduced to the market.  

Recology CleanScapes currently provides solid waste and recycling collection service for the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Des Moines, Issaquah and Carnation. Service for Burien, SeaTac and Maple Valley will begin later in 2014. Recology CleanScapes is a subsidiary of Recology, an employee-owned company that sees a world without waste, where resources are used and re-used in a sustainable ecosystem that strives for their best and highest use.


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Recology CleanScapes awards scholarship to Shorewood High School student

Althea Surowiec wins $2000
scholarship from Recology
$2,000 college scholarship for waste reduction video presentation

Althea Surowiec, a senior at Shorewood High School, was awarded a $2,000 college scholarship by Recology CleanScapes this week. Recology CleanScapes awards an annual scholarship for Shorewood and Shorecrest juniors and seniors who write an essay or produce a video that outlines ideas for waste reduction in their community.

Althea’s video presented the impact trash has on our community and water system and explored the alternate path when individuals recycle. She involved other students and set the video to an inspiring music track. Full content of the video is available on youtube

“Althea’s creativity, her artistic demonstration of the impact of waste and opportunities for recycling, and the involvement of her classmates made her waste reduction video the clear winner for our annual scholarship program,” said Recology CleanScapes General Manager Dan Bridges. 

“We are inspired by students’ enthusiasm for and innovations in reaching our goal of waste zero, and look forward to identifying opportunities to implement some of the great ideas we’ve received.”

Recology CleanScapes currently provides solid waste and recycling collection service for the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Des Moines, Issaquah, Burien, SeaTac and Carnation. Service for Maple Valley and Bothell will begin within the next year.

Recology CleanScapes is a subsidiary of Recology, an employee-owned company that sees a world without waste, where resources are used and re-used in a sustainable ecosystem that strives for their best and highest use.

For more information about the Recology CleanScapes waste reduction scholarship, visit the Recology CleanScapes Shoreline website.


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No more battery recycling at King County libraries

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Photos by Anton Fomkin
As of June 1st, the King County Library System will no longer serve as a collection site for battery recycling. The battery collection tubes that were at the Shoreline and Richmond Beach libraries have been removed.

People may bring their batteries to these sites:
  • Shoreline City Hall Lobby, 17500 Midvale Ave N
  • Shoreline Police Station, 1206 N 185th St
  • Bartell Drugs Photo Center, 18420 Aurora Ave N
  • Walgreen Photo Center, 17524 Aurora Ave N
  • Walgreen Photo Center, 17518 15th Ave NE
  • Lake Forest Park City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE
Updated 06-09-2014 8:33pm

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Lake Forest Park residents: Bring your used batteries to City Hall for free recycling

Thursday, October 31, 2013


Photo by Anton Fomkin
Attention Lake Forest Park residents: did you know that the City receives a grant every year to pay for you to recycle used batteries for free? 

Help divert unnecessary waste from the landfill by bringing your used batteries down to City Hall.

Hours are Monday-Friday from 9am - 5pm.

Questions? Call 206-368-5440.


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Windermere recycling event is very popular

Sunday, June 16, 2013

The truck was packed with TVs, computers, and
other small electronic devices.
Photo by Jerry Pickard

By all accounts, the recycling collection at the Windermere parking lot in Lake Forest Park on Saturday was a huge success. They completely filled a large recycling bin and a large truck. They collected TVs, computers and small electronics. and packed them into the truck.

The large bin was full of bicycles and other recyclables
Photo by Jerry Pickard

The large bin was full of bicycles and assorted cast offs from around the area. The recyclers said it was a very successful day.

The bicycles go to the Rotary Foundation for distribution around the world. 


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Clean out the garage: Free recycling Saturday, June 15 in Lake Forest Park

Monday, June 10, 2013


FREE RECYCLING EVENT
ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES and More
Bring your recyclable items working or not! - Clean out the garage!

Saturday, June 15, 2013
9:00 AM - Noon
Windermere Real Estate / Northlake
17711 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park


  • Computers, Laptops, Printers, Computer parts, Faxes, Scanners, Modems, Wires, Toners, Computer Batteries, etc.
  • Appliances, Washers/Dryers, Refrigerators, Water heaters etc.
  • Stereos, CDs, DVDs, VHS, Cassette players, Speakers, Televisions, Monitors (any size), etc.
  • Vehicle batteries, Barbecues (no propane tanks ) lawn mowers (empty gasoline & oil), Fitness equipment, Medical equipment, etc.
  • Bicycles (All bicycles donated benefit the Rotary International Foundation which refurbishes and donates the bikes to school children in developing countries.)
Open to all - not necessary to be a resident of Lake Forest Park



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Free recycling event - electronics to bicycles

Friday, May 31, 2013

FREE RECYCLING EVENT
ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES and More!
Bring your recyclable items working or not!

Saturday, June 15, 2013
9am - Noon
Windermere Real Estate / Northlake
17711 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park

  • Computers, Laptops, Printers, Computer parts, Faxes, Scanners, Modems, Wires, Toners, Computer Batteries, etc.
  • Appliances, Washers/Dryers, Refrigerators, Water heaters etc.
  • Stereos, CDs, DVDs, VHS, Cassette players, Speakers, Televisions, Monitors (any size), etc.
  • Vehicle batteries, Barbecues (no propane tanks ) lawn mowers (empty gasoline & oil), Fitness equipment, Medical equipment, etc.
  • Bicycles (All bicycles donated benefit the Rotary International Foundation which refurbishes and donates the bikes to school children in developing countries.)

The event is sponsored by Windermere Real Estate and is open to everyone. For questions, call 206-364-8100.

Updated 06-03-2013 2:23pm


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Christmas tree recycling with Allied Waste (Republic)

Wednesday, January 2, 2013



Lake Forest Park residents with yard waste service through Allied Waste can use the curbside removal of Christmas trees by following these procedures: 

  • cut into 4’ lengths; 
  • tie into bundles not more than 2’ wide with natural fiber rope or twine; 
  • no flocked trees or other decorations; 
  • put bundles out on curb on yard waste day.


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Recycle strings of burnt out Christmas tree lights

Sunday, December 30, 2012



Maple Leaf Ace Hardware, 9000 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle 98115, 206-522-2234
Open daily 8am to 7pm and Sunday 9am to 6pm. New Year's Eve 8am to 5pm, New Year's Day 10am to 5pm

Our news partner King5 did a thorough story on all the places in the area to recycle strings of burnt out Christmas lights, wires and bulbs together.

Unfortunately, none of them are in our immediate area. The closest is Maple Leaf Ace Hardware. They sell the lights and donate the proceeds to charity.

There are also locations in Bellevue, Woodinville, Queen Anne, and Tacoma. See the complete list.


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Free Shoreline Christmas Tree recycling event

Thursday, December 27, 2012


Free Shoreline Christmas Tree recycling event
  • Saturday, Jan. 5, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, Jan. 6, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Meridian Park School parking lot
17077 Meridian Avenue N

Inclement weather event info (recording): 206-801-2450

The City is hosting its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Event to help Shoreline residents recycle their holiday trees.

Please remove all hooks, ornaments, tinsel and tree stands. Please do not bring flocked, artificial or garden trees, branches, wreaths, or swags.

Trees will be recycled by CleanScapes, but they won’t be chipped on-site at the event.

If there is snow or ice on the road that weekend, call 206-801-2450 on the day of the event for a recorded message on the event status.

If the event is cancelled or you cannot make it to the event, other options for disposal of holiday trees in Shoreline include:
  • If you have CleanScapes yard debris collection, recycle your tree curbside. Cut your tree in half if it is taller than 4 feet, and place it next to your yard debris container at the curb for collection at no cost. No flocked, tinseled or artificial trees are accepted; and trees without a yard debris cart next to them will not be collected.
  • If you have a flocked, tinseled or an artificial tree, and you have CleanScapes curbside garbage collection, cut it to fit inside your garbage cart for free collection. If the tree is taller than 4 feet, cut it in half and put it next to your garbage cart for a collection cost of $3.92.
  • Recycle your tree for a cost at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station at 2300 N 165th Street. Call 206-296-4466 for information on rates.

For more information about the Christmas Tree Recycling Event, call 206-801-2700 or visit the City’s website.


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Huge gently used toy sale in Mill Creek this Friday and Saturday

Wednesday, December 5, 2012



Recognizing that countless, gently used toys are sitting around homes no longer being used or played with, area moms are gathering up the items their children have outgrown to sell them with hopes they will end up under the tree for other children this Holiday Season.

“It’s really all about recycling and repurposing,” said Heidi Esola, Event Coordinator of the Lynnwood area Just Between Friends (JBF) Children’s Consignment Sales Events. “The beauty of these events,” said Esola “is that we inspire families to take a good look at their homes a few times a year and to consign unused items at one of our events since the items still have significant value and life left in them for a second home. In addition, JBF offers families a convenient alternative to rid of these items providing a financial payout at the end of the sale.”

The Just Between Friends Toy Sale / Holiday Bazaar will be held at the Gold Creek Church in Mill Creek, 4326 – 148th St. SE on Friday, December 7th (9am - 7pm) and Saturday, December 8th (8am – 3pm) when many items will be 50% off after 1pm. If you are a first time parent, in the military, or a teacher, you can pre-register for the PreSale event to shop before the general public.

In addition to toys, puzzles, books and games, the event will also be selling baby equipment, holiday clothing and decorations and even a special section called “Mommy Mart.”. 

There is a $2 admission fee on the first day of the event, Friday, December 7th, but there is a free admission coupon on the website or you can get in free with the donation of canned food, new pajamas or a new, unwrapped toy benefitting Toys for Tots and the Holly House.

At the end of the sale, a number of the unsold items will be donated to the Holly House, a grass-roots volunteer fun organization that Just Between Friends Lynnwood has partnered with. The Holly House is entirely funded by donations and is in its 6th year serving poverty level children in Snohomish program. The three programs they run are 1) Toys and Gifts program during the Holidays, 2) a School Backpack Program and 3) a Bike Program. For more information on this non-profit organization, visit their website.



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Bring your used batteries to LFP City Hall for free recycling

Monday, October 22, 2012

Photo by Anton Fomkin
The City of Lake Forest Park receives a grant every year to pay for its citizens to recycle used batteries for free.

Help divert unnecessary waste from the landfill by bringing used batteries down to City Hall. 

Hours are Monday - Friday from 9am - 5pm. For more information, call the front desk, 206-368-5440.


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Community Free Store at Shoreline Library Oct 21

Thursday, October 18, 2012

WHEN:
October 21, Sunday, from 12:30 to 3:30

WHERE:
NE 175th and 5th Ave NE

WHAT: 
"Free" store. It is not mandatory to bring anything, although the more items that are brought in, the more there will be for everyone to find something they would like. Items are simply put on the tables or against the walls and it's a free-for-all. Kind expressions of giving over something you have that might be greatly appreciated by someone else.
 This is also about considering those less fortunate.

Library patrons who knew nothing about this will be welcomed!

STIPULATIONS:
You do not have to bring anything. If you're on hard times -- and many people are, you can simply take whatever items you need/want.

WHAT TO BRING: 
Bring clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry, G-rated packaged hygiene items, trinkets, material, material scraps and sewing notions, toys, books, VHS, DVDs, CD, linens, dishes, tools, kitchen items, misc. school/office supplies, etc.

Do not bring big appliances, computer monitors/keyboards, or furniture.

Do not bring small appliances unless they work. 
 It is not the intent of the Free Store for people to just unload their junk.

Halloween and the Holidays are coming up -- the goldmine time of year for retail to get our money or for us to go even deeper into credit card debt -- so this would be a great time for people to unload their decent unwanted Halloween and Xmas items for others to use and re-gift.

Consider bringing your own bags and boxes in case there are not enough to accommodate everyone.

The organizer is taking responsibility for any leftover items, but has limited car space, so please take back your items that are not picked up by anyone.

Thanks, and hope to see you at the Free Store in October!

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County Council restores recycling operations at Shoreline Transfer Station

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Shoreline Transfer Station
Shoreline Area News photo

On Monday, the Metropolitan King County Council approved legislation that will allow recycling operations to resume at several transfer stations across King County in 2013, including the Shoreline transfer station and the Houghton transfer station in Kirkland.

“I heard from many residents in my district who valued recycling, and were concerned about the closure of this service at County facilities,” said Councilmember Bob Ferguson, who represents Shoreline and part of Kirkland. “After listening to their concerns, I worked with Executive Constantine to bring recycling back.”

Recycling services at Shoreline, Houghton, and other King County transfer stations were shut down in February as part of an effort to reduce costs. The Council’s action today to reopen recycling at its transfer stations responds to residents who expressed concerns about not providing recycling services.  

The legislation approved by the Council today adopts a commercial solid waste disposal rate through 2014 of $120.17 per ton. The new rate is an increase from the current $109 per ton rate. It is estimated that new rate will cost the average single-family household an additional 65 cents per month, resulting in a 3.5% increase in the average monthly residential solid waste bill. 



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Food Lifeline and Shoreline Community College honored for their recycling programs in the work place

Saturday, August 25, 2012

King County Executive Dow Constantine applauded 92 local companies for reducing waste and increasing recycling, naming them as the county’s “Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling for 2012.”

The sixth-annual list spans a wide array of businesses in King County, including hospitality, medical services, professional services, retail, finance, government, arts and entertainment and others. The list includes an honor roll for companies that have made the list at least five years in a row.

Local organizations on the list:

  • Food Lifeline
  • Shoreline Community College - Honor Roll


Shoreline Community College joins King County’s Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling for their fifth consecutive year. Receiving this recognition is a college goal each year. The college continues to increase the number of recycling bins across the campus and to make efforts that increase recycling awareness. In the next year, they are hoping to work with students involved in a service learning project. The project will be focused on better educating the student body on the recycling program and, specifically, how to properly recycle. The college also has a recycling booth in their Student Union Building lobby to assist in educating staff and students. The booth was set up last year and was a collaborative effort with their recycling vendor, CleanScapes.

Food Lifeline joins King County’s Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling for the second consecutive year. As Washington’s largest hunger relief organization, Food Lifeline is an inherently green organization simply through the work they do to salvage healthy food and feed hungry people. By gathering food directly from local growers, manufacturers and grocery stores, they provided more than 745,000 people in western Washington with more than 27 million meals last year. Without Food Lifeline, much of the healthy and perishable food they distribute would end up in the waste stream.

This past year, through their Green Team, Food Lifeline has increased their focus on waste reduction by developing quarterly green themes, creating a green recognition program to highlight outstanding staff members, and inviting representatives from environmental organizations such as Cedar Grove to speak at staff meetings. They are looking forward to improving their green business practices this next year and supporting the community, environment, food banks, meal programs and shelters they serve.

Advice to others: “You don’t have to go big to go green. Look around your organization and see where you can implement small changes to make a big difference. Some of the most effective changes they have made were the simplest. Things like reusing paper for printing, installing motion-detection light switches, or going for a quick walk with colleagues to pick up garbage on the street. It’s also easy to make waste reduction fun. This past year, we have had a great time developing quarterly green themes for our staff like green gift giving for the holidays and green spring cleaning. We also created a “green high five” recognition program to thank staff members for the great work they do reducing waste.”



Last year, businesses in King County sent more than 180,000 tons of recyclable materials to the landfill. King County’s Solid Waste Division compiles the “Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling” list annually to recognize the top recyclers and waste reducers, and help motivate others in the local business community.

All businesses operating in King County outside the City of Seattle are eligible for the list. To secure their spot, businesses are required to meet the same five basic criteria, as well as 10 additional waste reduction and recycling criteria, such as using reusable or compostable dishware in kitchens, collecting batteries for recycling or sending electronic invoices.

To see the complete list of 2012 Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling and to learn more about what these businesses are doing to improve recycling programs, see the website.


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Recycle small electronics at Lake Forest Park Farmers Market Sunday

Friday, July 20, 2012



Recycle Rama! Bring your tired, outmoded and unloved small electronics to the Information Table at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market to be recycled at no charge to you.

You'll keep electronic items out of landfills as you support two organizations: Friends of Third Place Commons, the nonprofit that manages the Commons and the LFP Farmers Market, and Northwest Heritage Resources, a non-profit organization conserving our cultural heritage by presenting, promoting, preserving and documenting the diverse cultural traditions of the Pacific Northwest.

These items can be accepted:

  • Inkjet cartridges (any kind – used in printers)
  • Old cell phones
  • Palm pilots
  • GPS devices
  • MP3 players or Ipods
  • Digital cameras
  • Video cameras
  • Ebook readers
  • Calculators
  • Radar detectors
  • Video games, consoles, and accessories
  • Pagers Handheld devices

No computers, laptops, or other large items. Questions? Phone 206-366-3302, or email.

The Market is held on the lower level of Lake Forest Park town center from 11am to 4pm on Sunday. 17171 Bothell Way NE at Ballinger.



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