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

Senate OKs bill to create battery recycling program

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Sen. Derek Stanford D-1
OLYMPIA — Battery producers would be required to fund and participate in a statewide stewardship program to boost recycling rates, under legislation passed today by the Washington State Senate.

Senate Bill 5144, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford (D-1), requires battery producers to take responsibility for increasing recycling rates, promoting safe disposal, and reducing waste.

“We know that the use of batteries will continue to increase and it’s urgent we take action to ensure these products containing hazardous materials don’t continue to pile up in our landfills or other places they can cause health and safety concerns,” Stanford said.

Under the bill, cities and counties would get relief from some of the costs of battery collection. The legislation is also intended to reduce the danger of fires caused by rechargeable batteries in garbage trucks and waste transfer stations.

The stewardship program would be similar to other statewide programs launched in recent years to collect and recycle paint, electronic products, photovoltaic solar panels and light bulbs containing mercury.

“Used batteries often contain rare metals and chemicals that can be reused in new products while reducing extractive mining,” Stanford said. “And by requiring producers to be responsible, we will encourage them to design longer lasting batteries and move us one step closer to a circular economy."

Another element of the legislation would require battery producers to conduct educational outreach, so Washington consumers are informed about battery recycling options and drop-off sites to be distributed regionally throughout the state, improving access for rural communities.

Currently, the state administers a voluntary rechargeable battery recycling program to help prevent people from putting batteries in the trash, but the drop-off sites are limited to select transfer stations and a handful of retailers like Staples and Home Depot.

The bill now moves to the state House of Representatives for consideration.

Sen. Derek Stanford, D-Bothell, represents the 1st Legislative District, which includes Bothell, Brier, Kenmore, Lake Forest Park, Woodinville, and part of Kirkland.


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Where does it go? How to recycle and compost at home - in person presentation at Shoreline Library

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Where Does It Go?
Sunday, January 22, 11:30am-12:30pm
Shoreline Library
345 NE 175th St, Shoreline WA 98155

https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/638e91cd25d02830004379d2

Discuss your questions about how to recycle and compost at home. Learn what happens to the materials you recycle and why it is important to recycle from a Waste Zero Specialist at Recology.

Registration not required.



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Recycling options

Wednesday, December 28, 2022


Courtesy City of Shoreline

Cleaning up all of your boxes and bows?

Know which pieces of packaging can go into your recycling bin and which can't. 
  • Flat, dry cardboard goes in the recycling bin. Styrofoam blocks can be recycled at Recology Store. 
  • Plastic packaging like bubble wrap and air pillows can be recycled at many grocery stores. 
For more holiday recycling tips, visit https://buff.ly/3UUgSZv



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Recology and Republic Services kept their trucks home on Tuesday

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Bins ready for collection
Photo courtesy Republic Services
Both Recology in Shoreline and Republic Services in LFP and Kenmore chose to be prudent and keep their collection trucks off the streets on Tuesday because of the weather and road conditions.

They may not be out on Wednesday, either. Both companies will rely on robocalls to inform the day's customers what to do.

On Tuesday, Recology advised customers to leave their bins by the street in case the trucks are able to get to them. 

In any case, customers can leave double for the next collection day, without extra charge.

--Diane Hettrick


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You can recycle burned out holidays lights

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Replace these with LED lights
Do you have a pile of burned-out holiday lights? 

Are you replacing old holiday lights with energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights? 

Don't throw out your holiday lights - recycle them!

These holiday lights recycling programs (list updated Nov. 2022), offered by retailers and other organizations, accept your old holiday light strands for recycling and send them to processors that recycle the copper wire inside them.

For drop-off programs, it's best to call first to confirm they are taking the lights, get more specific location information if needed, confirm the hours, and see if they have any restrictions. These programs are generally free unless otherwise noted in the listing.

For example, most holiday lights recycling programs want you to remove large glass bulbs (the smaller bulbs are okay) from light strands, and remove any excessive plastic attachments from the light strands, since that glass and plastic is not recyclable (you can throw those materials away yourself at home).

Maple Leaf is the Seattle neighborhood on the hill just south of Northgate. If you drive south on 15th NE, past Northgate Way and up the hill, Maple Leaf Hardware will be on your left in the business district. Of course the freeway is faster! 9000 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle WA 98115

Other businesses and organizations may also offer holiday lights recycling programs. This list will be updated as new programs are announced. When shopping for new holiday lights at retailers, ask if they have a program. Thanks for recycling your holiday lights!


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NextCycle Washington grants available for incubating a new innovative business or project

Saturday, October 29, 2022

NextCycle Washington is a statewide circular economy accelerator program. 

By nurturing projects that incorporate waste prevention, repair, reuse, recycling, and organic recovery, NextCycle Washington helps reduce waste, keeps materials in use longer, and regenerates natural systems, while developing equitable local economies.

More information about the program here.



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Lake Forest Park - Kenmore combined Recycling Collection Event October 8, 2022

Saturday, September 24, 2022

The Cities of Lake Forest Park and Kenmore are partnering for a combined Recycling Collection Event! 

Take a look at the Event Brochure to view the full list of what you can and cannot bring. Please be aware fees do apply for certain items. 

The collection event will take place Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at Northlake Lutheran Church, 6620 NE 185th Street, Kenmore, WA 98028

Items you can bring (please view the event brochure for full details and information):
  • Tires*, Propane Tanks*, Electronic Equipment, Appliances and Scrap Metal*
  • Cardboard, Porcelain Toilets and Sinks* 
  • Lead Acid and Household Batteries, Mattresses*
  • Paper Shredding (4 box limit), 
  • Clean Bulky Wood, and Refrigerators and Freezers*.
*Fees apply

No flat beds or dump trucks allowed. We reserve the right to refuse over-sized, commercial, contaminated, excessive, or unacceptable loads.

NOTE: STYROFOAM BLOCKS AND PACKING PEANUTS will not be accepted. This material can be self hauled to Styro Recycle located at 23418 68th Ave S, Kent WA, 253-838-9555.



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Recology recycling event at the Shoreline Farmers Market on Saturday September 24, 2022

Monday, September 19, 2022


Recology says they are excited to partner with Shoreline Farmers Market with an upcoming recycling drop-off opportunity! 

Bring your household batteries, small empty propane cylinders, fluorescent lights, Brita filters, and any burning recycling questions you may have.

The Shoreline Farmers Market is held at the Shoreline Park n Ride at N 192nd and Aurora on Saturday from 10am to 2pm.



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Recycle with Recology at the Shoreline Farmers Market Saturday, September 24, 2022

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

One day special recycling event on Sept. 24, 2022

Don’t throw that in the trash, recycle it at the Shoreline Farmers Market on September 24, 2022! Bring in your small propane canisters, Brita filters and wrappers, fluorescent light bulbs, and household batteries. 

Our partners at Recology will be collecting and recycling these items this particular Saturday. Make sure to pick up information on what you can recycle at home. 

Visit the Shoreline Recology store, 15235 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133,  to recycle other specialty items: textiles, electronics, and Styrofoam. (Note that styrofoam and plastic bags are no longer accepted at the Transfer Station). 

Have more piles of items to recycle? Plastic bags can be recycled at Town and County stores (formerly Central Market). Clean facial lotion bottles and makeup containers can be recycled at Nordstrom stores. 

If you want to promote recycling in your home or office check out Terracycle to get started. It's amazing what you can recycle these days!



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Ridwell picks up hard to recycle items from subscribers

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Ridwell makes it easy to sustainably reuse and recycle your stuff. They pick up hard-to-recycle items like plastic film, clothing, batteries, light bulbs, and a seasonal featured category right from your front door and get them to a partner that can reuse or recycle them. 

With Ridwell, wasting less and reducing clutter around your home is simple and seamless. 

Ridwell got started in Seattle as a father-son project when Ridwell founder Ryan's son Owen asked him what they could do with all the batteries they had piling up around their house.

On nights and weekends, they offered pickups to their neighbors in Queen Anne to help them waste less. 

This project grew as more and more neighbors wanted to be a part of this new, collaborative way to reduce waste. Eventually this movement turned into Ridwell, a large community of people sharing new ideas and making a difference one pickup at a time.

Ridwell is a subscription service. They pick up a few core categories every pickup including plastic film, clothing, batteries, and light bulbs. 

Members can also arrange for pickups of additional hard-to-recycle items like paint and styrofoam as an add-on to the service.

To help members waste less and positively impact their communities, Ridwell features rotating featured categories seasonally for things like non-perishable food, eyeglasses, bicycles, and more. 

Over 97% of the material Ridwell picks up from members gets reused or recycled. To date, Ridwell members have saved over 5 million pounds of materials from landfills. 

To learn more about Ridwell, head to Ridwell.com To join, just head to Ridwell.com/join 



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Recycling Plastics - Good Luck

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Photo by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash
By Sarah Phillips

Recycling plastics is confusing.

Have you ever stood next to a recycling bin at a home or at a restaurant and wondered?
  • Where do I put this?
  • Why don’t they put pictures of what they actually serve?
  • Where do I put the lid of my coffee?
  • Is this cup plastic lined?
  • Does this get recycled, or does it go in the trash?
  • Can I recycle different things at home than in a restaurant or the supermarket?

Some plastic can’t be recycled at large commercial recyclers like Republic.

Plastic wrap can’t be recycled in our commercial recycling. It is thin and light and gets wrapped around the machinery and stops the process. 

The same thing can happen with small plastics like caps, bread clip sealers — they clog the machinery and can shut down the recycling line.

Plastic bags are lightweight, and they can also clog machinery and float around the recycling facility, so many commercial recyclers do not take plastic bags. The brochure from Republic says “No Plastic Bags.” Plastic bags are collected and recycled at Albertsons, Safeway and other grocery stores. Again, a good alternative is to bring your own reusable bags for both produce and general bagging.

Some plastics are difficult to recycle

Think of a spray bottle. The spray tip is colored red, the trigger is white and contains a metal spring, it has a shrink wrap covering over a plastic container. The symbol on the bottom says recycle HDPE 2, but which part is recyclable? Do I remove the shrink wrap? Remove the spray nozzle? And what does the S inside a circle and A16 mean?

What is easiest to recycle

Drink containers are the easiest to recycle. Drink manufactures are touting the recyclable nature of their bottles. However, the national recycle rate is about 30%. Water bottles are also the easiest to replace with refillable, reusable bottles.

Here is a general rule: Look at the numbers on the bottom of the plastics. Look for #1 and 2. These are the easiest to recycle. Try and avoid 3-7. The higher the number the more difficult it is to recycle.

Plastics are made from fossil oil and gas. Each item may be a unique formulation. The plastic may be made of different amounts and types of plastics. One container can have materials made with different additives and different coloring for each part. 

Plastics can leach into foods, the groundwater, streams and the oceans, and even the air.

What are alternatives?


Ridwell is a subscription recycling company that does collect and recycle single use plastics and plastic bags. The single use plastics is sold to Trex to make plastic boards. 

Ridwell collects plastics, light bulbs and cloth every time they make a collection. Every collection has a special one time item as well, like rubber bands, medicine bottles, electronic cords.

Plastics are everywhere. Plastic free July is a chance to examine your use of plastics. This month focus on the Reduce part of “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Try to replace at least one item.



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Recology trucks are starting an hour early to beat the heat

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Just like Republic in Kenmore and Lake Forest Park, Recology trash, recycling, and yard waste trucks will start their rounds an hour early this week to allow the drivers to finish their routes before the hottest part of the day.

They ask that you put your bins out the night before to make sure they are on the street in time for pick up.

They are calling everyone on the next day's route with this message.



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Free Styrofoam and Plastic Bags/Film Recycling Event April 23

Sunday, April 3, 2022

The City of Lake Forest Park is partnering with Albertsons for a FREE Styrofoam and Plastic Bag / Film Recycling Drop-Off Event! 

This one day event takes place on Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 9:00am to 1:00pm in the City Hall parking lot in the northeast corner of Town Center, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE. 

Recycling must be clean, dry, and empty. 

Only Styrofoam with the #6 or EPS symbol is accepted.



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Seasons Green-ings: Holiday recycling tips from King County’s Solid Waste Division

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Extra waste is an unfortunate result of some holiday traditions. To take the mystery out of what can and can’t be recycled at home this holiday season, King County has these earth-friendly tips to get rid of holiday waste.

Holiday String Lights: Do you have a pile of burned-out holiday lights? Are you planning to replace old holiday lights with energy-efficient LED lights? Don't throw out old lights – recycle them! 

If you buy new, energy-efficient holiday lights during after Christmas sales, ask your retailer if they accept used lights, or visit one of the many light recycling locations in the Puget Sound region, including Ace Hardware in the Maple Leaf neighborhood on Roosevelt Way NE and 90th.

Strings of lights cannot be recycled in a curbside bin.

Gift Wrap: Most plain wrapping paper can go in a recycling container. A little tape is fine but remove big pieces. Consider saving reusable wrapping paper, along with ribbons and bows. Glittery paper, coated paper, gift bags, and ribbons that can’t be used again should go in the garbage.

More information here


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Shoreline Recology store reopening Wednesday

Tuesday, October 26, 2021


Grand Reopening of the Shoreline Recology store on Wednesday October 27, 2021.

You can come Shop, Learn, and Recycle with our friendly crew!

We will be open Tuesday - Sunday from 10am - 5pm with a cleaning closure from 1-2 each day.

  • Some notes for your visit: masks are required, and we are limited to one recycling customer in the store at a time. 

Have questions before you come? Send us a message or call the store at 206-417-3877!

Stay tuned for updates on our other locations and upcoming customer appreciation sales! We can't wait to see you!



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Recycling collection event for Kenmore and Lake Forest Park residents

Saturday, October 16, 2021

The City of Lake Forest Park is again partnering with the City of Kenmore for a combined Recycling Collection Event! 

Take a look at the Event Flyer to view the full list of what you can and cannot bring. Please be aware fees do apply for certain items. The event will take place Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at Northlake Lutheran Church.

Items you can bring (please view the event flyer for full details and information):
Tires,* Propane Tanks,* Electronic Equipment, Scrap Metal,* Cardboard, Porcelain Toilets and Sinks,* Lead Acid and Household Batteries, Mattresses,* Confidential Document Shredding (4 box limit), Clean Scrap Wood, Appliances, and Refrigerators and Freezers*.
*Fees apply

Please note: No flat beds or dump trucks allowed. We reserve the right to refuse over-sized, commercial, contaminated, excessive or unacceptable loads.

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Cedar Grove opens location in Kenmore

Friday, August 13, 2021

Cedar Grove compost
Cedar Grove
, the King county organics processor, has opened a new location in Kenmore. 

Cedar Grove plays a critical role in the Puget Sound’s recycling infrastructure and sustainability efforts, diverting more than 350,000 tons of yard waste and food scraps from landfills annually.

For more information about the compost Cedar Grove sells to businesses, governments, and residents, visit www.cgcompost.com

You can view a tour of the composting process here: Tours - Cedar Grove | Organic Compost (cedar-grove.com)

Here are the details about the new Kenmore location: Locations + Contact Cedar Grove | Organic Compost (cedar-grove.com)

Location: 6527 NE 175th St Kenmore, WA 98028

Phone: 1-877-764-5748 (toll free)

Hours of Operation:
  • Monday-Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday: Closed
Services: Bulk and bagged soils and yard waste drop-off



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Recology workshop: What goes where?

Thursday, August 5, 2021


What Goes Where? FREE Recycling Workshop on August 11, 2021

Do you have questions about composting and recycling? Want to know how you can lower your garbage bill and fight climate change at the same time? 

Join Recology and City of Shoreline staff next Wednesday, 8/11, at 7:00pm for a free one-hour workshop to get your recycling questions answered and discover strategies to create less waste!

The event will be held virtually on Zoom. The event is free but registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1tzrBXIqSKOtlkquoa_HSA.

For questions about this event, please contact Cameron Reed: creed@shorelinewa.gov



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Sustainable Shoreline “Choose to Reuse” Challenge

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Sustainable Shoreline “Choose to Reuse” Challenge
Dates: now through 8/2/21

Help end plastic pollution and earn a prize! From July 20 – August 2, 2021 the City of Shoreline invites you to participate in the “Choose to Reuse” Challenge! 

Complete an action to reduce single-use plastic and submit a photo to receive a prize! 

Actions can be as simple as bringing your own water bottle, using a reusable grocery bag, or bringing reusable utensils to your next picnic or when getting take out. 

Prizes include an insulated coffee thermos, a reusable metal straw and a ChicoBag tote bag. 

Submit a photo of your plastic-reducing action to creed@shorelinewa.gov by August 2.

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Sherman-Williams participates in new paint recycling program

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Photo courtesy City of Shoreline
Local residents can now recycle paint products at convenient PaintCare drop-off sites around the county, including Sherwin-Williams Paint Store at 15242 Aurora Ave N - Parkwood Plaza (Joann Fabrics, Arcane Comics etc.)

Accepted products include latex paint, oil-based paint, stain, varnish, and more. 

Paints must be tightly sealed and in their original containers. 

Collected latex paint is recycled into paint and other products.

In April 2021 the PaintCare program launched across Washington state. PaintCare is a product stewardship program that provides convenient locations to recycle unwanted paint. The industry-led program reports annually to the Washington State Department of Ecology.

A small fee, called the PaintCare fee, is applied to all sales of eligible products in Washington, which funds all aspects of the program.

There is no fee to drop off paints for recycling.

Find other drop-off locations, including those that sell recycled paint, and view the list of accepted products at www.paintcare.org/WA. There are four in Lynnwood, Miller Paint at 120th and Aurora, and another Sherwin-Williams at Northgate.


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