What is the

SCARIEST Costume?

- COUNT TAMINATION

TO AVOID THIS HALLOWEEN

Don’t get haunted by the ghost of “contamination” this Halloween. Yes, Halloween is just around the corner! Oooo scary! and so is the excitement of dressing up and trick-or-treating fun. How about not being so scary as Count Tamination and let’s avoid recycling horrors. Here are some simple reminders:

LET’S DO THIS RIGHT

Put any unwanted leftovers and unwanted unwrapped candy in your green cart.

We will turn it into compost

- now that’s not scary!

CANDY WRAPPERS.....................Garbage

GLOW STICKS..............................Garbage

FAKE SPIDER WEB......................Garbage

COSTUMES...................................Reuse or Donate

REAL PUMPKINS (unpainted).......Green Cart/Compost

Waste Characterization Study COMPLETED

What is still going in the trash these days?

Cascadia Consulting Group completed a follow-up study to a waste sort in 2019 to see what is still going into the trash cans and how much of that can be diverted from the landfills.

The study showed that:

64% of material was Recoverable (SHOULDN'T BE LANDFILLED)
36% was Non-Recoverable (supposed to be landfilled)

Organics was the largest material classification at 45% of waste and 33% of overall recoverable material was compostable (Should go in the GREEN cart).

Self-haul customers had the highest portion of recoverable construction and demolition materials.

Remember to Sort your loads properly!

November Compost Workshop & Giveaway

Facilities Have Been Winterized

Lots of work goes into preparing our facilities for the rainy season. This means that the necessary site maintenance and repairs have been completed to continue to protect the landfill from damage and help keep our staff and customers safe and productive during the upcoming rainy season.