The Tukwila Special Residential Recycling Event is this Saturday, May 17th, from 9am to 3pm, so load up your truck, trunk, or whatever you can safely carry stuff in, and bring all those recyclable items on down:
WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2008 – 9am to 3pm
WHERE: Tukwila Village site, at the corner of S 144th Street & 41st Avenue South (one block west of Foster High School)
WHAT TO RECYCLE:
✔ Anti-freeze
✔ Motor oil and filters
✔ Lead acid batteries
✔ Alkaline batteries (AAAA, AAA, AA, A, B, C & D cell batteries only)
✔ Tires (6 per load; no rims, no heavy truck or backhoe tires; some user fees apply)
✔ Bulky yard waste (no rocks, brush, leaves or sod)
✔ Scrap wood (untreated, unpainted wood only)
✔ Scrap metal (ferrous and non-ferrous)
✔ Used clothing
✔ Reusable household goods
✔ Cardboard (please flatten; no wax-coated cardboard)
NOTE: ALL USER FEES MUST BE PAID BY CASH ONLY
✔ Refrigerators/freezers/air conditioners ($25 charge per unit)
✔ Appliances ($5 charge for each water heater with insulation)
✔ Porcelain toilets and sinks (remove toilet seats, hardware and base wax rings; $5 charge)
✔ Residential propane tanks ($5 charge)
✔ Electronic equipment (computers, printers, mouse, keyboards, cellular phones, fax machines, scanners)
✔ Computer monitors ($10 charge)
✔ Televisions: 36” or smaller screens and encased in plastic ($20 charge)
✔ Televisions: 36”+ screens, wood console, sets encased in wood, and big screen TV sets ($25 charge)
✔ Projection TV sets ($30 charge)
Please do NOT bring:
- Garbage
- Paint, etc.
- Hazardous waste
- Mattresses
- Furniture
- Window glass
- Concrete
- Plastics
- Explosives
- Asbestos
- Appliances
- Sharps
- Medicines
- Solid Waste
- Tires
CONTACT: King County Solid Waste Division at (206) 296-4466
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