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Make SUPER Compost, Recycle the BOWL

Football and parties go together like recycling and composting. There’s plenty of opportunities to make your next football party “green” by recycling all your bottles and cans and clean plastic and coated paper food containers. Make sure you put all your leftover food scraps- including chicken wings, pizza, napkins, fruits… [ Keep reading ]

Nominate Your Compost CAN-didate

Ceramic jars. Compostable bags. Step Cans. There are many candidates for Seattle residents to store their leftover food scraps. Whatever they’re choosing, it’s working: Last year, 150,000 Seattle households diverted 35,000 tons of leftovers from the landfill. In this election year, Seattle Public Utilities is looking for the CAN-didate that’s… [ Keep reading ]

Free Tree Composting Ends Soon

Seattle residents can compost trees and greens free of charge between December 26, 2011 and January 8, 2012. At Recycling & Disposal Stations- Trees should not exceed eight feet in length and must be free of decoration so they can be turned into compost for local parks and gardens. Trunks… [ Keep reading ]

Too Much Recycling?

Many Seattle residents wonder how they can fit all their wrapping paper, boxes, bottles and other recyclables into their cart during the holiday season. As a reminder, Seattle residents can always recycle as much as they want at no extra charge. Simply put additional recyclables in sturdy bins or boxes… [ Keep reading ]