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1 Snohomish County Public Works Solid Waste COMMERCIAL BUSINESS Recycling Guide Recycling and Re-use Options for Businesses in Snohomish County February 2016 This guide is only a partial listing of resources. It serves only to encourage use of options, but does not recommend any company or facility over another.

2 Appliances & Scrap Metal Ace Metal Co., Inc. Mukilteo Accepts all types of metal large quantities Airport Road Recycling Snohomish Accepts non-ferrous* metal only Appliance Recycling Outlet Snohomish Accepts appliances only countywide; call Budget Appliance Everett Accepts appliances only Eastbury Salvage Metals & Auto Wrecking Tulalip Accepts non-ferrous and ferrous* metal including car bodies, appliances, refrigerators and freezers (without compressors) large commercial quantities Judd & Black Appliance Everett Lynnwood Marysville Accepts appliances only Lautenbach Industries Mount Vernon Accepts scrap metal Call first Lynnwood Recycling Center Lynnwood Accepts all types of metal Quil Ceda Recycling Marysville Accepts non-ferrous* metal only Schnitzer Steel Woodinville Accepts all types of metal except refrigerators and freezers Smokey Point Recycling Marysville Accepts non-ferrous* metal only Total Reclaim, Inc. Seattle Accepts household and commercial appliances only United Metals Snohomish / Maltby Accepts all types of metal except appliances with compressors Asphalt Shingles CDL Recycle Seattle H&H Wood Recyclers Vancouver Lautenbach Industries Mount Vernon Miles Resources Lakewood United Recycling & Container Batteries All Battery Sales and Service Everett Accepts all types of batteries Batteries + Bulbs Everett Lynnwood Accepts all types of batteries, including lithium and alkaline Budget Batteries Lynnwood Accepts sealed lead-acid batteries only Pacific Power Batteries Everett Lynnwood Marysville Monroe Accepts all types of batteries, including lithium and alkaline Radio Shack Everett (at Fred Meyer) Everett (on Evergreen Way) Lynnwood Accepts small rechargeable and 12-amp alarm batteries only No lithium or alkaline batteries Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation Online battery recycling service 1 *FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS Ferrous metals (iron, steel) are magnetic and will rust. Non-ferrous metals (aluminum, brass, copper, nickel, tin, lead, zinc) are not magnetic and will not rust. Not sure? Use a magnet. HAVE LARGE QUANTITIES? Does your business discard any single item in large quantities? There may be a market for it. Ask your vendor if they have a return program, visit or call RECYCLE.

3 Staples Everett Lake Stevens Lynnwood Marysville Mill Creek Monroe Accepts only rechargeable NiCad batteries weighing under 12 lbs. No lithium or alkaline batteries Total Reclaim, Inc. Seattle Accepts all types of batteries Waste Management BatteryTracker product_battery.cfm Online battery recycling service Carpet & Foam Padding Pacific Urethane Recycling Kent Supplies drop boxes to pick up polyurethane foam (new or used), including carpet padding, polyurethane scrap, rebond carpet pad, used foam mattresses, used seat and auto cushions and prime urethane foam Must be debris free No carpet, rubber padding, felt or jute Recovery 1 Tacoma or Accepts all types of carpet (regardless of face fiber type or backing) and polyurethane foam pad Does not accept carpet that is wet, painted or contaminated with asbestoscontaining materials (sheet vinyl flooring, vinyl tile, mastic, wall and ceiling texture); or carpet from a drug house or burned building Re-Use Consulting Bellingham Accepts like new carpeting only (unused, end of roll, or leftover after installation) Computers, Monitors, TVs & Cell Phones Cell Phone Collection Many charitable organizations collect cell phones - search donate cell phones for a list of organizations Consider donating first InterConnection Seattle Repurposes and donates computers in good condition Recycling Companies For the most current list of companies that recycle cell phones, televisions and computers, visit E-Cycle Washington at Concrete, Asphalt, Rock, Brick & Soil Bobby Wolford Trucking & Demolition, Inc. Woodinville Accepts concrete, asphalt, brick, ceramic tile, industrial wood and construction and demolition lumber Cadman, Inc. Redmond Accepts concrete (rebar must be trimmed within six inches), asphalt, clean dry soil (requires acceptance agreement), brick and rock CEMEX Everett Accepts concrete, asphalt and soil Dry Wall Recycling Services Woodinville Accepts concrete, asphalt, rock, masonry, brick, ceramics, drywall and untreated wood East Valley Sand & Gravel Arlington Accepts concrete, asphalt, brick, granite, rock and soil Fruhling Sand & Topsoil Bothell Accepts concrete, asphalt, rock, brick, soil and mud Grayhawk Construction Bothell Accepts concrete, asphalt, rock, brick, soil and construction and demolition lumber JEV Recycling, Inc. Woodinville Accepts concrete, asphalt and rockery rock Lenz Enterprises Stanwood Accepts concrete, asphalt, brick, rock and soil Lloyd Enterprises Milton Accepts concrete, asphalt, brick, soil, fill and construction and demolition lumber BE DATA SECURITY SMART Problem: Once you ve thrown out any electronic media such as hard drives, CDs, etc., that information enters the public domain. Anyone can harvest your information from the trash and doing so is perfectly legal. Solution: Always erase/wipe data from computers, phones and copy machines. Check to see if electronics recyclers issue official Certificates of Destruction and ask how hard drive data is destroyed. 2

4 Pacific Topsoils, Inc. Everett / Kenmore / Maltby Accepts concrete (less than 2 feet with no rebar or mesh), asphalt, rock, brick, soil and untreated lumber United Recycling & Container Accepts concrete, asphalt, rock, brick, and construction and demolition lumber Confidential Data & Media Shredding services for materials such as papers, photos, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, casino chips, X-rays, credit cards and hard drives from computers, flash drives, copiers and fax machines. FOR SMALL AMOUNTS OF PAPER Check with your local office supply store or online for shredding services. The Attorney General also lists community shred events on their website at community-shred-events. FOR LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALL MATERIALS American Data Guard Seattle Accepts paper documents (onand off-site); computer hard drives, flash drives, CDs/DVDs and x-rays (off-site) Confidential Paper Shredding Service Anacortes Accepts all office papers and file folders Serves north Snohomish County as far south as Marysville and Lake Stevens Fibres International Everett Accepts all office papers and file folders (off-site) Frontline Shredding Bothell or Accepts paper documents (on-site); negatives, photos, computer disks, folders and CD-Roms (off-site) GreenDisk Issaquah Destroys information on all forms of electronic media, hard drives, cell phones, chips, computer tapes, DATs, etc. Supplies prepaid collection boxes or box/ship yourself Refurbishes or recycles items LeMay Mobile Shredding Tacoma Mobile shredding service for paper, hard drives, CD-Roms, storage devices and other non-print media items Pacific Northwest Shredding, Inc. Seattle Accepts paper documents (on-site); non-paper media (at their facility) Recall Georgia , press 2 Accepts paper documents, hard drives, media tapes, thumb drives, CDs/DVDs, microfilm/microfiche, magnetic tape, badges, x-rays, credit cards and debit cards (off-site) Shred-it Kent Paper documents (on-site); hard drives, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, casino chips, USBs and magnetic strips (off-site) Sound Shredding and Recycling Bellingham Paper documents (on-site); hard drives (at their facility) Fats, Oils & Grease Dar Pro Solutions Tacoma Cooking oil, fat and bone removal; and grease trap services General Biodiesel, Inc. Seattle Cooking oil removal Grand Natural, Inc. Seattle Cooking oil removal SeQuential Seattle Cooking oil removal and grease trap services MORE LISTINGS AND ITEMS Need more listings? Want to recycle other items? Looking for more places to recycle? Call RECYCLE or visit THINK REUSE Used office furniture stores and consignment shops may offer a better option than disposing or recycling an item. 3

5 Standard Biofuels Everett Cooking oil removal Fluorescent, CFL & HID Lights As of January 2013, all Washington businesses and governments are required to recycle fluorescent, compact fluorescent (CFL) and high intensity discharge (HID) lights, and other sources of mercury (ballasts, thermostats, etc). EcoLights Call for drop off at Seattle recycling facility: Grainger Everett (search: lamp recycling ) Sells various containers, shipping boxes and equipment to recycle fluorescent lights Food Scraps, Including Prep & Plate Waste Your current garbage hauler or waste management company may offer convenient composting collection options. Cedar Grove Composting Everett Provides commercial collection of food waste, food-soiled paper, waxed cardboard and other organic materials FOR FEWER THAN TEN LIGHTS Take up to ten fluorescent lights (for free) to most Home Depot or Lowe s stores, PUD offices, County drop box or transfer station, or Bartell Drugs store. Call first. Not all store locations accept these lights and some accept only certain types of fluorescents. For the most current list of companies that recycle fluorescents, visit LightRecycle Washington at FOR MORE THAN TEN LIGHTS Air Cycle Corporation Bethlehem Apparatus Company Safety Kleen Auburn or Supplies containers to pick up and, ballasts and thermostats Universal Recycling Technologies, Inc Veolia RecyclePak services/recyclepak Waste Management Lamp Tracker General Office Recycling Includes copy paper, newspaper, cardboard, plastic food and beverage containers (varies by hauler), glass bottles, metal and aluminum cans, and bagged shredded paper (varies by hauler). Your current garbage hauler or waste management company may offer convenient recycling options. Fibres International Everett Republic Services Lynnwood Serves south county only Rubatino Refuse Removal Everett Serves Everett and Mukilteo DONATE EXCESS FOOD Consider donating canned, boxed and other non-refrigerated foods to a food bank. Foods that spoil quickly or need refrigeration can be donated to a hot meal program. info/win211/topic_search.aspx 4

6 Seadrunar Recycling Buyback Center Seattle Supplies recycling containers Will pay cash for cardboard, white ledger, color ledger, newsprint and aluminum cans Sound Disposal Inc. Edmonds Serves downtown Edmonds only United Recycling and Container Free drop off for cardboard only Waste Management NW Pallets Bobby Wolford Trucking & Demolition, Inc. Woodinville Accepts untreated wood pallets, brush, slash, stumps and logs Brad s Pallet Service Monroe Buys good used-wood pallets to refurbish junk pallets Cedar Grove Composting Everett Accepts pallets, clean wood waste, unpainted and unpreserved lumber, plywood, leaves, tree trimmings, grass clippings, tree trunks, stumps, limbs, shrubs, commercial food waste, foodsoiled paper, waxed cardboard and other organic materials Grayhawk Construction Bothell Accepts untreated wood pallets, wood and yard debris Pacific Topsoils, Inc. Everett / Kenmore / Maltby ww.pacifictopsoils.com Accepts untreated wood pallets, leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, stumps and logs United Recycling & Container Accepts untreated wood pallets, leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, stumps and logs (less than 2 feet long) Plastic Film, Buckets & Other Plastic Items Includes plastic film (packaging film, shrink wrap, pallet wrap, furniture wrap, appliance wrap), sheet plastic, rigid buckets, nursery/flower pots and planters, pipe, plastic strapping/banding, hangers, containers and more. Commercial Waste Reduction and Recycling Renton Supplies recycling containers for all rigid plastics, plastic films, plastic bags, buckets and flower pots Fibres International Everett Accepts drop off of plastic film and shrink wrap Hungry Buzzard Mill Creek Supplies roll-off recycling containers for non-food plastic materials such as ABS, PVC and sheet plastics Lautenbach Industries Mount Vernon Supplies roll-off recycling containers for plastic film, sheet plastic, plastic strapping/banding, PVC pipe and rigid plastic buckets (no residual liquid or dried paint) NW Polymers, LLC Accepts various plastic materials for payment (minimum ¼ to ½ truckload required) including buckets, barrels, totes, roll carts, berry flats, trays, pallets, pipe, milk jugs, clear bags, stretch film, containers, CD/ DVDs and cases, hangers, grass seed bags, twine, sign/display scrap, water bottles, vinyl window trim/fencing/ siding, flower pots, ABS and more Check website or call for detailed plastics recycling information Seadrunar Recycling Buyback Center Seattle Accepts plastic film Supplies recycling containers Skagit River Steel and Recycling Burlington Accepts plastic bags, film, bottles, some industrial/commercial grades of plastic, nylon poly fishing nets, planters and pots WHY CAN T ALL PLASTICS BE RECYCLED? Plastics contain numerous material and additive combinations that can make recycling difficult. Plastics that are accepted for recycling have established markets and can be recycled economically. Please contact your recycling service provider for information on their list of acceptable plastics. 5

7 United Recycling and Container /contact-us Supplies roll-off recycling containers for non-food plastic materials such as plastic film, tools, toys, playground equipment, pipe and buckets Waste Management NW Supplies recycling containers for clean plastic film, buckets and flower pots Plastic film (stretch wrap, bags, etc.) must be put in clear plastic bags and be securely tied to keep separate from other recyclable items Salvage Services / Material Exchanges 2Good2Toss Online exchange for reusable building materials and household items Sponsored by Snohomish County IMEX (Industrial Materials Exchange) Free online listing service that helps businesses find markets for industrial by-products, surplus materials and wastes Can match waste generators with users Ballard Reuse Seattle Accepts reusable building materials Whole house deconstruction services Sells used, vintage and reclaimed materials at its store ; call for services Earthwise Architectural Salvage Seattle Tacoma Vintage architectural salvage Sells used building materials at its stores Residential salvage and demolition Removal for preservation and reuse of materials The Habitat Store Everett / Lynnwood Accepts and sells gently used construction materials, furnishings, appliances and other items that might be used in home improvement projects Check website for guidelines on acceptable donations The RE Store Bellingham Accepts and sells used building materials Offers salvage and selective deconstruction services Second Use Building Materials Seattle Accepts reusable building materials Performs selective removal of building materials and pickup of higher value materials at job sites Sells used building materials at its store Skagit Building Salvage Mount Vernon Accepts used building materials Provides salvage and deconstruction services Sells used building materials at its store Styrofoam (block) Appliance Recycling Outlet Snohomish The Big Guys Home Delivery, Inc. Woodinville, R&D Recycling Tacoma Styro Recycle Kent Always call ahead for specific recycling requirements, locations, hours of service and any applicable fees. GARBAGE HAULERS Your current garbage hauler or waste management company may offer convenient on site recycling options and compost collection. 6

8 Tires Phelps Tire Co Everett Accepts all tires No minimum or maximum Call for pricing Drop off only Tire Disposal & Recycling, Inc. Seattle Types of tires accepted: passenger, light truck, off-road and semi-truck (on or off of rim) 50 tire minimum (no maximum) Call for pricing Toner Cartridges Recycling services are widely available. Ask your supplier or service vendor to take back used ink, toner, or printer cartridges; or call your local office supply store for take back options. Yard Waste & Other Clean Wood Waste Bailey Compost Snohomish Accepts leaves, grass clippings, plant material, brush and small branches (less than six inches in diameter) Bobby Wolford Trucking & Demolition, Inc. Woodinville Accepts brush, slash, stumps, logs and untreated wood pallets Cedar Grove Composting Everett Accepts leaves, clean wood waste, unpainted and unpreserved lumber, plywood, pallets, tree trimmings, grass clippings, tree trunks, stumps, limbs, shrubs, commercial food waste, foodsoiled paper, waxed cardboard and other organic materials Dick s Chipping Service Bothell Stump grinding Drop off only Fruhling Sand and Topsoil Bothell Accepts yard debris, sod, brush and stumps Grayhawk Construction Bothell Accepts yard debris, wood and untreated wood pallets Lenz Enterprises Stanwood Accepts grass clippings, leaves, branches, brush and stumps Lloyd Enterprises Milton Accepts stumps, brush and sod Pacific Topsoils, Inc. Everett / Kenmore / Maltby Accepts leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, stumps, logs and untreated wood pallets Pine Creek Nursery Monroe Accepts yard debris, stumps, trees, limbs, brush and untreated wood Riverside Topsoil, Inc. Snohomish Accepts yard debris, sod, wood chips, top soil, brush and stumps Springbrook Nursery & Trucking Arlington Accepts stumps, tree trunks, limbs, brush (no rocks or dirt mixed in) and untreated wood Taylor s Snohomish Tree Service Snohomish Tree removal, chipping and stump grinding United Recycling & Container Accepts leaves, grass clippings, brush, branches, stumps, logs (less than 2 feet) and untreated wood pallets 7 Have Hazardous Waste? Snohomish County Moderate Risk Waste Drop-Off Station Everett Call for an appointment Experts can explain what items are accepted, discuss disposal fees and set up your disposal appointment. Drop off is fast and easy. Have Questions? Call This guide was produced by Snohomish County Public Works Solid Waste in cooperation with participating cities. This paper is recycled and recyclable. 2/16 (dh) Title VI/ADA: Interpreter and translation services for non-english speakers and accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Call For questions regarding Public Works Title VI Program, contact our Title VI Coordinator via at [email protected], or phone Hearing/speech impaired call 711. A solicitud, se dispone de servicios de intérprete y traducción para personas que no hablan inglés y acomodaciones para las personas con discapacidades. Llame a Para preguntas concernientes al Programa del Título VI de Obras Públicas, póngase en contacto con nuestro Coordinador del Título VI mediante correo electrónico a [email protected], o llame por teléfono al Las personas con deficiencia auditiva o del habla, llamen al 711.

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