Can I recycle Styrofoam curbside?
June 3, 2014
NO. Seattle residents cannot recycle foam containers in their curbside recycling containers. Ask your local mail house to see if they’ll reuse foam packaging, or you can take it to…
New compostable food tray debuts at Metropolitan Market
June 24, 2010
…to redirect an estimated one million meat trays per year–about five 53-foot trailers full–into compost.” “The brown-toned tray clearly looks different from the old white and black plastic foam containers…
Full Recycling Cart?
December 31, 2014
…you can recycle your lights for free. Foam: Call your local mailing/shipping store to see if they will accept clean packing peanuts. Foam chunks used for packaging are collected at…
Holiday Recycling Tips
December 5, 2014
…offers a list of nearby locations where you can recycle your lights for free. Foam: Call your local mailing/shipping store to see if they will accept clean packing peanuts. Foam…
Correction for NY Times drinking water error
January 9, 2016
A Jan. 6, 2015 New York Times Magazine article, The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare, erroneously reported that the manufactured fluro-chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been detected in Seattle’s…
Cyber Monday Recycling Tips
December 1, 2014
…holiday season. 1. Packaging that comes with all those packages – like foam peanuts – can often be reused at local shipping outlets. Visit seattle.gov/util/lookitup for locations. 2. Cardboard can…
Keep drains clear of snow
January 17, 2012
…drain the water and protect them by insulating them with foam covers. If you’re going to be away, or if you have renters or own a vacant property, ask a…
November 15 is America Recycles Day
November 15, 2012
…office supplies, buy recycled-content paper. 72.4 million tons of packaging are thrown away in America each year. Reuse foam packaging or take it to a shipping store. For a list…
Freezing weather coming — protect your pipes now
December 2, 2013
…for cold weather, ahead of time. Shut off outside faucets, drain the water and protect them by insulating them with rags or foam covers. Pipes in exposed or unheated areas…
Mattress Recycling: Easy as 1-2-3!
May 16, 2014
Do you have a mattress you no longer use? The metal, wood, and foam or fabric filling in that mattress can be recycled. Here’s how: 1. Recycle mattresses with many…