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What is the Clean Cart Challenge?
This summer Waste Management is rewarding King and Snohomish County customers for good recycling habits. The Waste
Management Recycling Rewards patrol will be in local neighborhoods checking recycling
carts. Customers whose carts are chosen—and contain only acceptable recyclable materials—will win
cash or a gift card valued at up to $150.
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We're Looking for Your
Green Living Tips!
We'd like to highlight your recycling, composting and waste reduction tips on our webpage. Send us a note at recyclenw@wm.com.
Feel free to include photos and video clips that help tell your story! Customers highlighted on our webpage will receive a free food-composting pail for collecting food scraps in their kitchen.
Follow the Clean Cart
Challenge on
facebook.com/cleancartchallenge
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Which items are acceptable in my recycling?
Residential recycling guidelines
Commercial recycling guidelines
Which communities are eligible?
Kirkland, Redmond, Bothell, Auburn, Burien, Marysville, Federal Way, Unincorporated King County and
Unincorporated Snohomish County.
Clean Cart Challenge fact sheet
Who can win?
All Waste Management customers in the communities listed are eligible to win.
- Curbside Residents: Win a gift card valued at $50—delivered on the spot or by mail.
- Apartments and condos: Win a $5 coffee card (1 card per residence).
- Businesses: Win $150 cash to use toward employee rewards for a recycling job well done.
What else can I do?
Recycling is great, but reducing waste is even better. At Waste Management, we're passionate
about helping our customers reduce waste. Here are some quick, easy tips to get started:
- Stock up on reusable shopping bags for all your shopping trips.
- Carry a reusable mug for grabbing that morning coffee.
- Choose items that are reusable, recyclable or contain limited or no packaging.
- Stop and think before throwing something away. Is it truly trash, or can it be donated for reuse?
Click here for more information on ways to reduce waste.
Is every customer required to participate?
No, you may opt out of this promotion by sending an email to recyclenw@wm.com.
Our Customers share their Green Living Tips:
Kerry from Everett WA has this to say:
We make recycling and composting easy at home by keeping containers in a central and easily accessible area—our garbage, recycling and composting containers are all kept together in one easy-to-access place. To help keep our composting from getting messy, we line the bottom of our compost bucket (a 6 gal Rubbermaid trash can) with two handfuls of shredded paper, then insert a paper grocery bag, and more shredded paper.
At home, we store food in reusable containers that are made to last a lifetime. At 40-something, I'm still using Tupperware that my mom gave me over 20 years ago!
I also keep two canvas-type shopping bags folded and stored in the door pocket of my car so I’m always prepared for grocery store stops. I use my own bags when shopping for clothes or any other items.
Do not avoid composting for fear of flying pests! Our indoor compost collection container does not have a lid and the only time I have ever had a problem with no-see-ums was during very hot weather, which we seldom suffer from here in Western Washington!
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I read about the clean cart challenge on your website and thought I would share an idea with all who care about our environment. I now realize that each individual person on this earth can make a great impact on the lives of those around us and those who will follow by doing one little thing. My one little thing started with offering to collect all recyclable cardboard boxes, plastic containers and glass from my work place. It is set out on my curb side in front of my home every other week knowing that all of this product will never end up in the garbage pile at the end of the year. Since I began this endeavor I now recycle all electronics and wiring from my workplace as well one time a year. I watched as all 7 of my co-workers agreed to just throw these things in the garbage and spoke up to make one trip on my way home to an electronics recycling location. My children have noticed the deed and I hope now that they will continue this simple habit when they have the opportunity to make a difference in their future.
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my story. I sincerely hope that others begin to think about how they can make this planet a better place for all.
Truly,
Lynn Barker
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