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Curbside Recycling
Ban on Recyclables in Seattle Garbage
Effective January 1, 2005, City of Seattle prohibits the disposal of certain recyclables from residential, commercial and self-haul garbage.
- Residential (both single-family and multi-family): Residents are prohibited from putting significant amounts of paper, cardboard, glass and plastic bottles and jars as well as aluminum and tin cans in their garbage containers as of January 1, 2005. Yard waste has been prohibited from residential garbage since 1989.
- Commercial: Businesses are prohibited from disposing of significant amounts of paper, cardboard and yard waste in the garbage as of January 1, 2005.
- Self-Haul Customers at the City's Recycling and Disposal Stations: All self-haul customers are prohibited from disposing of significant amounts of recyclable paper, cardboard and yard waste in the garbage pit. Transfer stations accept recyclables and yard waste separated from garbage.
More information on Seattle's Recycling Requirements
Recycling Reduces Garbage
Curbside recycling reduces garbage, and is provided at no extra cost with your basic garbage service. There is no limit on the amount of clean recycling you can set out for collection. Put recycling that doesn’t fit in your cart in old recycling bin or cardboard boxes (limit 3’x3’x3’.)
Curbside recycling is collected every other week on the same day as garbage.
Recycling and preventing waste can sometimes reduce garbage enough for residents to order a smaller garbage container for a lower rate.
Important!
 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. Empty clean paper bags and cardboard boxes are recyclable. Just put them in your mixed paper bin after you empty them. Recyclables in bags may be mistaken for garbage at the sorting 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
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?
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