Important Recycling Tips!
Empty recyclables out of bags and boxes and put them loose in your cart so that they can be easily identified and sorted at the recycling center.
Clean paper bags and cardboard boxes are reusable. If you can't reuse them yourself, consider donating them to a second hand store. If you can't reuse them, you can recycle them. Put loose paper bags and flattened cardboard boxes m in your recycling after you empty them. Recyclables left in bags may be mistaken for garbage at the sorting center.
No recyclables in plastic bags, please. They slow down sorting, and become garbage at the recycling center.
NO shredded paper in recycling. Paper mills don't want shredded paper and shredded paper is difficult to sort from other recyclables. More
No Loose Plastic Bags. (Reuse or recycle at grocery stores) - More
No caps or lids on bottles. Caps and lids are not recyclable and contaminate other recyclables at the sorting center. More
Top Ten Recycling Questions
Ban on Recyclables in Seattle Garbage
The City of Seattle prohibits the disposal of certain recyclables from residential, commercial and self-haul garbage.
Residents are prohibited from putting significant amounts of paper, 
cardboard, glass and plastic bottles and jars as well as aluminum and tin cans in garbage containers as of January 1, 2005. Yard waste has been prohibited from residential garbage since 1989.
More information on Seattle's Recycling Requirements
Waste Prevention Is Even Better Than Recycling!
Before you buy, use or discard an item, ask yourself:
Reduce: Can I buy this product with less packaging?
Reuse: Can I or someone else use this again?
Recycle: Can I recycle this after I use it?
Buy Recycled: Can I get this item with recycled content?
