Recycle your household items, and bring canned food donations to benefit Highline Area Food Banks, and Rainbarrel Sale. Recycle appliances, metal, tires, oil, transmission fluid, batteries, electronics, flourescent tubes/bulbs, reusable household goods, EPS Styrofoam and more!

See additional information below for specifics items that can be recycled.

WHAT: Spring Recycle Event & Rainbarrel Sale

WHEN: 4/7/2012 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

COST: Admission is Free; CASH only where specific fees apply

WHERE: Tyee Educational Complex Parking Lot, 4424 S 188th Street, SeaTac.

INFO: Recycle your household items; canned food donations to benefit Highline Area Food Banks, and Rainbarrel Sale. See additional information for specifics items that can be recycled.

Here’s more from the city’s website:

SeaTac is dedicated to reducing waste, encouraging recycling and promoting reuse. Mark your calendars for our Spring Event, and help make a difference in your environment!

Recycle appliances, metal, tires, oil, transmission fluid, batteries, electronics, flourescent tubes/bulbs, reusable household goods, EPS Styrofoam and more!

Styrofoam must be clean, dry and free of any plastic film. NO foam sheeting, cardboard, hard plastics, screws or metals. Packing peanuts must be bagged or boxed. Dirty and wet EPS will not be accepted. No food containers will be accepted.

Computer monitors and televisions will not be accepted. You can recycle these items for free at other locations through E-Cycle Washington. Call 1-800-RECYCLE or visit http://1800recycle.wa.gov to find authorized E-Cycle Washington collection locations.

Rain Barrel Sale
Sale will be held at the Tyee Educational Complex in conjunction with the Recycling Event.

Saturday, April 7- 9:00AM to Noon or until sold out. There is a limited number of barrels available for sale.

SeaTac Residents only – $25 ea cash only, limit TWO (2) per customer.

Food Drive for Highline Area Food Bank sponsored by SeaTac Domestic Violence Task Force
Food drive will be held during the Recycle Collection Event on April 7. Bring canned and non-perishable food, diapers, toilet paper, soap, pet food and laundry detergent. Paper bags and donations are welcome, too!

The Spring Recycling Event is produced in partnership with Washington State Department of Ecology, King County Solid Waste Division, and the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County.

Missed a collection event, or have items not accepted at the event? Visit King County’s “What Do I Do With…?” website at http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/wdidw/, or the Earth911 website at http://earth911.com/ to find information on where to take your items.

Call Resource Conservation/Neighborhood Programs Coordinator Trudy Olson with any questions at 206.973.4763.

They’ll also be at the Alki Masonic Hall (4736 40th Ave. SW.) from 10:00 – 2:00.

Here are more details:

• Suggested donation is $5.00.
• No flocked trees please.
• For more information please contact Jan Hunter at 206-849-7906.

Check out the Rainbow Girls by going to www.gorainbow.org.

As they have been doing for several years now, local Boy Scout Troop #375 will be recycling Christmas trees the weekend of Jan. 7th and 8th, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Herr Backyard Garden Center, located at 1st Ave South and SW 160th in Burien.

It’s just $5 to donate your tree(s), which get recycled.

“This is one of two major fundraisers we do every year,” said Scoutmaster Mark Ufkes last year. “Along with our annual dinner at St. Francis, the money raised today will go towards scholarships for camps for scouts. And people should know that a kid can be a Boy Scout without having to pay much money.”

Troop #375 serves boys in areas including Des Moines, Normandy Park, Burien, White Center and West Seattle. For more information, check out their website here.

We here at The B-Town Blog highly recommend that all Readers recycle your tree with these kids, because everything stays local, from the donations, which fund scout activities, to the firewood (which will be sold to raise funds) to the mulch made from the tree chippings (which will end up in a local yard).

You can recycle cooking grease for free at Burien's Municipal Parking Lot, at 634 SW 151st Street.

Wondering what to do with all that icky, oftentimes gooey fryer oil and kitchen grease that’s leftover after your big holiday feast?

Don’t pour it down the drain – grease sticks to the inside of sewer pipes and can build up to such a point that it can block pipes – recycle it for FREE at a tank located at Burien’s Municipal Parking Lot, at 634 SW 151st Street!

The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks has partnered with General Biodiesel to provide residents with a safe, environmentally-friendly way to dispose of used cooking oil and grease so it can be recycled instead of ending up in landfills or drains.

“Simply pour your oil into any one of our collection tanks for recycling,” reads a website. “The tanks are available at your convenience, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week!”

During the holiday season, General Biodiesel will provide several convenient drop-off locations throughout King County where people can bring their unwanted cooking fats and grease. Locations are open 24/7, and there is no minimum amount. For a complete list of drop-off locations, visit http://generalbiodiesel.com/index.php/news/.

To ensure safe and secure transport and disposal of your fats and grease, King County and General Biodiesel suggest putting the cooled material from fryers, pots or pans in a sealed container.

At the disposal tank, slowly pour the grease into the collection container to avoid splatter and mess. Be sure to close the community collection tank lid when you’re finished. Take your own containers home and leave nothing behind but the oil you deposited.

More information on keeping our sewers “fat-free” is available here, or by calling 206-684-1280 or 711 TTY.

A FREE Recycling Event will be held at the Des Moines Marina this Saturday, Nov. 5th, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Residents can bring unwanted, recyclable items to the marina, with some restrictions – see the full list below, or download a PDF flier here.

The Des Moines Marina is located at 22307 Dock Ave South, Des Moines, WA 98198.

Here are the full details:

WHAT: FREE Recycling Event.

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 5th, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHERE: Des Moines Marina, located at 22307 Dock Ave South, Des Moines, WA 98198.

INFO: To download a detailed PDF flier, click here.

This is a FREE recycling program that will accept the following items:

• TIRES: Bias ply, steel belted, and studded tires accepted. Limit 6 tires per house- hold (18 inches and below) free of charge. $1.50 charge for each tire on a rim. $5 charged for each large truck tire and $15 charged for each truck tire on rim (cash only). No oversized tires accepted.
• MOTOR OIL, FILTERS, & ANTIFREEZE: Motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid, 2-cycle oil, steering fluid, crankcase oil, kerosene, and home heating fuel. Do not mix with antifreeze, solvents, gasoline, or other substances.
• LEAD ACID BATTERIES: Car, truck, marine, and motorcycle batteries accepted.
• ALKALINE BATTERIES: AAAA, AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D cell batteries only.
• CARDBOARD: Please flatten. No wax coated cardboard.
• PROPANE TANKS: Residential tanks only. $5 charge (cash only).
• HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND CLOTHING: Clothing and miscellaneous household items in good condition. No furniture accepted. No items in need of repair will be accepted.
• PORCELAIN TOILETS AND SINKS: Toilet seats, hardware, and base wax rings must be removed. $10 charge (cash only).
• APPLIANCES AND SCRAP METAL: Household appliances, auto parts, engines and gas lawnmowers (drained of oil and gasoline), metal lawn chairs, stoves, barbecues, iron, steel, aluminum, brass, copper and other ferrous and nonferrous metals. $5 will be charged for each water heater that still has insulation coating (cash only). Metals that are insulated, rubber or oil coated, previously or currently contain chemicals, paint, or hazardous materials will not be accepted. No light fixture ballasts or sealed drums accepted.Any item that contains gas or oil will be rejected.
• REFRIGERATORS/FREEZERS: $25 will be charged for each refrigerator or freezer. $25 will be charged for each household air conditioner (cash only). Please be prepared to pay at event entrance.
• CONCRETE, ASPHALT, ROCK, AND BRICK: Residential material only. No wood or metal attached. Please lay a tarp under material for ease of removal. Rocks and smaller concrete pieces must be in boxes or five- gallon buckets for easy removal. Concrete mix material must be removed from bags.
• ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT: DVD players, VCRs, stereo equipment, printers, copiers, fax machines, scan- ners, cellular phones and computer peripherals such as keyboards and mice. Computer monitors and televisions will not be accepted. You can recycle these items for free at other locations – see the E- Cycle box for more information.

DO NOT BRING:

These household wastes:

• No scrap/bulky wood
• No construction/demolition debris
• No garbage
• No furniture
• No plastic toys, hoses, etc.
• No window glass

These hazardous wastes:

• No oil based paint/solvents
• No pesticides/herbicides
• No solvents and thinners
• No household chemicals
• No cleaning products
• No fluorescent lights

Household hazardous wastes can be taken to the Household Hazardous Wastemobile, the Auburn SuperMall Wastemobile, and the hazardous waste collection site in South Seattle. Normandy Park and Burien residents may use the South Seattle Household Hazardous Waste Facility – 8105 5th Avenue South, Seattle. Open 9:30 am – 4:30 pm, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (except major holidays). There is a 50 gallon limit and a gasoline limit of 30 gallons per customer per day. No containers can be over five gallons in size.

For more information about volume restrictions and other household hazardous waste disposal options visit www.lhwmp.org or call the Household Hazards Line, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm except holidays at 206-296-4692 or 1-888-Toxiced (869-4233).

Acknowledgments:

• The City of Des Moines
• The Des Moines Marina
• Seattle Goodwill

Funding Provided By

• The Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County
• The King County Solid Waste Division
• The WA State Dept. of Ecology

The Normandy Park/Burien Fall Recycling Collection Event and Compost Bin Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17th, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Washington State Criminal Justice Center, located at 19010 First Ave South.

This event will be open to recycling tires, batteries, oil, household goods, appliances and much more (excluding computers, monitors and TVs), and will also include the sale of Compost Bins for $20 each, cash only.

For the full scoop, download the PDF flier here.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Normandy Park/Burien Recycling Collection & Compost Bin Sale

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 9:00 am—3:00 pm

WHERE: Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center, located at 19010 1st Ave South (event will be held behind the Center).

INFO: From the flier:

Start backyard composting to save resources and money. Composting is a natural process that turns yard waste into rich soil. Yard waste—grass, leaves, old flowers–-contain mostly water. Once the water dries, rich soil is all that’s left. Compost bins normally retail for about $100, but residents will pay only $20 (cash only).

To learn more about composting and what you can bring to the event, visit www.normandyparkwa.gov

No vehicles may enter after 3 pm.

The cities of Burien and Normandy Park will be holding their annual Spring Recycling Event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 21st outside the Criminal Justice Training Center, located at 19010 1st Avenue South.

“Get rid of old appliances, reusable household goods, electronics,tires, oil, batteries, lights, and more,” reads a notice in the city’s newsletter.

Here are the details:

WHAT: City of Burien’s annual Spring Recycling Event

WHEN: Saturday, May 21st from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Outside the Criminal Justice Training Center, 19010 1st Avenue South.

INFO: At this event, you can recycle old appliances, reusable household goods, electronics,tires, oil, batteries, lights, and more.

For more details on what you can and can’t recycle, click here to download a PDF flier.

It’s that time of year again, when the holiday trimmings come off, get put into big plastic storage bins in the shed, leaving behind a dilapidated and dried up, dangerously flammable Christmas tree with no place to go.

Here’s your B-Town Blog guide to how to recycle your tree:

BURIEN:

BOY SCOUT TROOP #375 RECYCLING EVENT SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JAN. 8-9:

• We list this first because we like helping good local service organizations – Boy Scout Troop #375 will be recycling trees this Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 8th & 9th) from 9am – 4pm next to BTB Advertiser Herr Backyard Garden Center at the corner of 160th and 1st Ave South.
• $5 donation per tree.
• The trees are de-limbed and chipped, and the trunks are turned into firewood and sold to raise money for the local scouts.
• It’s a quick, easy and painless way to recycle – you can do it without even leaving your car, as several hard-working scouts will be on hand.

CURBSIDE RECYCLING VIA WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Undecorated holiday trees are accepted with regularly scheduled curbside yard collection if they are:

• Free of flocking, tinsel & ornaments
• Cut in pieces less than 4 feet long, and
• Less than 4 inches in diameter at the base
• Multi-family complexes can order a special drop box for recycling holiday greens by calling 1-800-592-9995.

NORMANDY PARK:

CURBSIDE RECYCLING VIA ALLIED WASTE:

• Allied Waste provides curbside collection of Christmas Trees to single-family residential yard debris customers.
• Yard Debris customers can set Christmas trees out on their regularly scheduled collection day.
• Trees must be free of flocking, tinsel, ornaments and metal hangers, cut to 4′ lengths and tied into bundles less than 2′ wide.
• Use biodegradable string or twine – no nylon, plastic or other synthetic materials.
• Flocked trees are not recyclable and will not be accepted – put flocked trees in the garbage.

DES MOINES:

CURBSIDE RECYCLING VIA ALLIED WASTE:

• Allied Waste will be picking up Christmas trees for residential curbside customers on the normal garbage pick-up day next week.
• Place trees curbside, cut into 4′ lengths and tie into bundles no more than 2′ wide.
• Tinsel, garland, and ornament hangers must be removed.
• There will be no charge for this special pick-up.
• Must be a garbage customer to be eligible.
• Trees need to be cut into 4′ lengths and tied into bundles no more than 2′ wide.

DO IT YOURSELF:

• King County has several options for recycling Christmas trees – check out their special website here.
• Pacific Topsoils in Tukwila (6000 S 129th St., 1 mile from Bow Lake station) is accepting trees. Phone: 800-884-7645 or 425-337-2700 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7a.m.-5p.m., Sat: 9a.m.-4p.m. (Fri., Dec 31: closes at 2 p.m., Sat., Jan 1: closed, Cost: $3.00/tree

“I Recycle” is the theme of the 2010 America Recycles Day (ARD), which is coming Monday, Nov. 15th, to the five St. Vincent de Paul’s thrift stores, including Burien’s.

The Burien store is located at 13445 First Ave South, and Burien-area residents can join in by recycling gently-used clothing, furniture, books and household items.

Proceeds from thrift store sales help neighbors in need, providing funds to prevent eviction, hunger, utility shut-off and more.

According to a press release:

St. Vincent de Paul invites Recycling of Clothing, Furniture, Books & Household Goods

Millions of Americans have pledged to increase their recycling habits at home and at work over the 13-year history of ARD, a nationally-recognized initiative organized by Keep America Beautiful and dedicated to encouraging people to recycle more at home, at work, and on the go.

St. Vincent de Paul’s five Seattle/King County thrift stores will participate on Nov. 15 at their Seattle, Burien, Kent, Kenmore and Renton locations. Local residents can join in America Recycles Day by recycling gently-used clothing, furniture, books and household items. St. Vincent de Paul recycles more than five million pounds of materials annually to help the environment. Proceeds from thrift store sales help neighbors in need, providing funds to prevent eviction, hunger, utility shut-off and more.

St. Vincent de Paul store locations:

• BURIEN – 13445 1st Ave. S.
• SEATTLE – 13555 Aurora Ave. N.
• KENMORE – 7304 NE Bothell Way
• KENT – 310 Central Ave. N.
• RENTON – 2825 Sunset Blvd. NE.

To get involved, contact www.svdpseattle.org or visit americarecyclesday.org to find an event near you.

“America Recycles Day is designed to educate, motivate and inspire individuals to recycle more while encouraging their friends and families to do the same,” said Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Matt McKenna. “Keep America Beautiful encourages you to participate in ARD and celebrate what can be accomplished when everyone works together to promote recycling efforts 365 days a year.”

“We encourage everyone to recycle something to St. Vincent de Paul for America Recycles Day. Let’s give new life to materials, reduce land-fill waste, and generate aid for our neighbors in need,” says Andre de Klaver, Executive Director of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Seattle/King County.

America’s leading companies and organizations support recycling through sponsorships and partnerships with America Recycles Day 2010: Alcoa, American Chemistry Council, Anheuser-Busch, Earth911.com, Disney’s Friends for Change, Naked Juice, Nestlé Waters North America, PepsiCo and Waste Management. Partners include: Glass Packaging Institute, Soles 4 Souls, Solid Waste Association of North America and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

About St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent de Paul has fostered recycling in Seattle since 1926. More than five million pounds of materials are recycled every year and another 143 tons of electronics are kept out of area landfills. St. Vincent de Paul is celebrating its 90th anniversary of helping the needy by preventing evictions, hunger, utility shut-offs and more.

About Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. With a network of over 1,200 affiliate and participating organizations, Keep America Beautiful forms public- private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. To join America Recycles Day, visit www.americarecyclesday.org. To learn more about Keep America Beautiful, visit www.kab.org.

According to a flier:

For residents of Burien, the solution is simple: Recycle it for free at a local drop- off station.

From Nov. 17 to Jan. 19, Waste Management and General Biodiesel, along with the City of Burien, are offering free, cooking oil drop off stations at two convenient Burien locations:

• Burien Municipal Parking Lot – 634 SW 151st Street, 8am to 5pm, M-F
• City Hall North – 11846 Des Moines Memorial Drive South, 8am to 5pm, M-F

Tips for transporting used cooking oil:

• Please store your cool, used cooking oil in a clear, plastic jug with a secure lid
• You will pour used cooking oil into a large collection container at the drop-off site, so please use a container that will allow for easy pouring
• Only used cooking oil will be accepted at the collection containers

For more information on how to recycle other liquids, like paint and motor oil, please visit: www.kingcounty.gov/whatdoIdowith.