U.S. Landfills received 11.3 million tons of municipal solid waste textiles in 2018. That’s 7.7 percent of total waste landfilled (source: EPA textiles data). Most of that waste comes from discarded clothing. Here are some other options for your unwanted clothing.
Styrofoam and clear bubble wrap recycle event for April of 2022! We want to help you give styrofoam a second life and keep it out of the landfill. What we will accept To identify your foam Your Material Must Be: We will be taking the… Read More »Recycle Styrofoam
Snohomish County The Goodwill accepts clothing and shoe donations at multiple locations in Snohomish and other Washington counties. King County The King County Threadcycle Program includes drop off locations for used clothing and shoes – even damaged items – in any condition except wet, mildewed or contaminated… Read More »Clothing and Shoes
Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and fluorescent tubes must be recycled, or taken to a household hazardous waste facility due to the mercury they contain. Lowe’s has drop-off bins for recycling compact fluorescent light bulbs (along with rechargeable batteries, cell phones, and plastic bags). Snohomish County’s… Read More »Light Bulbs
You can recycle used motor oil at most auto part stores. Snohomish County’s Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Station will take used motor oil. It is also accepted at Recycling and Transfer Stations and Drop Box sites.
Household electronics The following items: Can be recycled at E-Waste drop-off locations in Lynnwood, Everett, and Mount Vernon. E-Waste, LLC is a Washington State certified E-Cycle Collector, Transporter, and Processor. Goodwill collects televisions, computer monitors, desktop computers and laptops free of charge. These items donated… Read More »Electronics
Latex paint Latex paint can be put in the garbage if the proper steps are taken to dry it out first, or recycled for a fee. Paint should be brought in its original container, and partial cans of paint should not be combined. Snohomish County’s… Read More »Paint
Here are some recycling and disposal options for different types of batteries in the Snohomish County area: Rechargeable batteries Home Depot has partnered with Call2Recycle, a non-profit battery recycling program. You can recycle rechargeable batteries free by placing them in Call2Recycle bins at the store.… Read More »Batteries
Styrofoam cannot be recycled through our Snohomish County curbside pick-up service. But there are other options if you are committed to keeping it out of our landfills. King County Located in Kent WA, styrorecycle.com will take clean, dry, label and tape free styrofoam (and peanuts,… Read More »Styrofoam
When possible try to avoid using plastic bags for grocery shopping and carry around some reusable shopping bags. Despite our best intentions, we all collect a bunch of plastic grocery bags eventually. These can be recycled as follows: