Solid Waste Division
Division Manager: Margo Gillaspy
RECYCLING
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September 24, 2024
Skagit County to Stop Accepting Glass at All Transfer Stations
Starting October 1. Due to a closure of a glass manufacturing facility in Seattle, there is no longer any facility in the area that will take our recycled glass |
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Washington State Welcomes Paint Recycling with PaintCare
Skagit households and businesses have a new place to put old paint with the debut of the PaintCare program. This new recycling program makes it safe and easy to recycle leftover paint stain, and varnish, free at over 149 locations across Washington. The PaintCare program collaborates with local government facilities and paint retailers near residential neighborhoods. These locations make it simple for households and businesses to find their nearest drop-off site by visiting PaintCare’s online site locator. Most PaintCare drop-off locations accept both latex and oil-based architectural paint products, including paints, stains, and varnishes. Paint must be dropped off for recycling in original containers with its original manufacturer labels. Non-PaintCare products (those not accepted for recycling within the program) are still acceptable to bring to the Skagit County Household Hazardous Waste Facility for disposal.
Find out more about PaintCare, and locate drop-off locations near you by visiting the website
Download the program brochure |
Refuse |
Reduce |
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Just say no to wasteful living:
- Say no to disposable items
- Say no to packaging
- Say
no to junk mail
- Sound Shredding & Recycling
For information about free confidential document paper shredding
dates in your area contact Sound Shredding 360-733-7932
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Reducing your consumption saves you money and our
natural resources.
- Look for products and packaging made from renewable resources
- Close the loop: buy products made from post-consumer recycled
material
- Choose products that have fewer disposable parts
- Use a reusable water bottle, travel mugs, shopping bags, lunch
bags
- Zero Waste
Homes
- Plastic
Free Living
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Rot (Compost) |
Reuse |
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Reuse is to use an item more than once. Conventional
reuse is when something is used again for the same function. New-life
reuse is when an item is used for a new function. By taking useful
products and exchanging them, without reprocessing, reuse helps
save time, money, energy and resources. What can you reuse today,
before throwing it out or recycling it?
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Recycle |
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Community Education Programs |
Zero-Waste Schools:
Skagit County's Public Works
Solid Waste Division Community Outreach Specialist provides a number
of education programs to schools, including:
- Classroom Visits: we'll visit your student's classroom to
teach them about recycling, composting, and resource reduction.
We offer a unit on decomposition, and a unit on waste reduction/recycling.
Teachers can choose one or both. Intended for grades 4-6.
- Waste-Free Lunch Program: we'll apply zero-waste principles
to creating a waste-free lunch box for students from kindergarten
to high school. Participation in this program can help your
school attain a zero-waste cafeteria with a comprehensive compost
and recycling system.
- Waste Audits: we'll conduct an audit of one school's days
waste and recycling to determine how much is being recycled
and how much is being thrown away that could be recycled, and
look for opportunities to reduce or prevent waste.
- Tours: upon completion of the new Skagit County Transfer and
Recycling Station in 2012, we'll offer tours and small group
discussions for elementary through high school classrooms.
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Master Composter/Recycler Program
Master Composter/Recycler Volunteer Training: we offer yearly free
comprehensive training in recycling and composting in exchange for
volunteer service. Find
us on Facebook
Skagit
Valley Herald Recycling Columns
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For more information |
Contact Callie Martin, Skagit County Public Works
Solid Waste Division Community Outreach Specialist, (360) 416-1575,
or calliem@co.skagit.wa.us. |
