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Donate, Recycle, ReUse or the last resort, Dispose
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Before you decide to assign your unwanted or left over construction or household materials and machinery to the land fill consider the many options you have to give those items a second use. If you cannot find someone somewhere who wants to take it off your hands you probably can find a program that will take your item for recycle salvage value. Please, please be responsible and take the time to find a home for your castoffs that is not a hole in the ground. Remember, one person's white elephant is another persons maltese falcon.
Most of the links that follow are regional to the King County, Puget Sound and Washington State area. For help outside our area go to Earth 911 and put in your zip code for information and links specific to where you live. Through a single toll-free phone call to 1-800-CLEANUP or the use of this Web site, you can access several sections of community-specific environmental information at no cost to the user or taxpayer. National information is also available at the Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise website.
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Give It - Recycling Programs
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Roving Wastemobile Service (March thru October)
The Wastemobile travels to many separate communities to provide household hazardous waste disposal services for King County residents. When and where it will be is on this link, and you can see see where it is by date or by city. During the times when the Wastemobile is hibernating you can inquire at one of the fixed household hazardous waste collection sites for safe disposal of hazardous waste in Seattle and King County.
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Habitat for Humanity Home Impromement Outlet Store
Habitat’s Home Improvement Outlet is open to the general public. Compared with other retail building materials stores, the Outlet sells brand new materials at a savings of up to 50 percent or more. The 40,000 square foot Home Improvement Outlet is sponsored by the Seattle-South King County Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
Donations of new materials sold by Habitat’s Home Improvement Outlet are tax-deductible and donated mostly from manufacturers, retail store overstock, building contractors, and individuals such as yourself.
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Second Use Building Materials
Since 1994, Second Use has helped contractors and homeowners recover reusable building materials from their remodeling and demolition projects. And, through our retail outlet, our customers have in turn helped to find new homes for the material. This process provides both a more sustainable alternative to buying new and a mechanism for passing on the stories that inhabit the homes and businesses throughout the Puget Sound region
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Solid waste disposal in King County
If it's solid and you consider it waste and you live in King County, this is the place to find out how to dispose of it.
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Washington Organic Recycling Council (WORC)
A membership organization dedicated to the support and promotion of all aspects of organics recycling. Organic materials comprise over half of the solid waste generated in Washington. WORC members' contributions assist communities in reaching their recycling goals while producing valuable recycled products.
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Recycle Your Rechargeable Batteries and Cell Phones
Call2Recycle® is the only free rechargeable battery and cell phone collection program in North America.
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Take It Back Network - Electronics Recycling
What will Take it Back Network locations recycle?
Various electronic products such as TVs, computers and cell phones. Some will also recycle fluorescent light bulbs and tubes that contain mercury. A recycling fee may apply.
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E-Cycle Washington
Who can use the program?
Households, small businesses, schools & school districts, small governments, special purpose districts, and charities can recycle electronic products free of charge in this program. Click here for more information.
Where can I recycle?
Call 1-800-RECYCLE or visit 1800recycle.wa.gov to find electronic product recycling services in your area.
What can I recycle for free?
* televisions
* computers
* computer monitors
* portable or laptop computers
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Total Reclaim
Total Reclaim is the leading recycler of computers and electronics in the Pacific Northwest. they offer a wide variety of innovative environmental services for management of electronics and other hard-to-handle materials, including fluorescent lamps, refrigerant gases and appliances.
Take It - See What Others Have for You
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Habitat for Humanity Home Improvement Outlet Store
The 40,000 square foot Home Improvement Outlet is sponsored by the Seattle-South King County Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
Donations of new materials sold by Habitat’s Home Improvement Outlet are tax-deductible and donated mostly from manufacturers, retail store overstock, building contractors, and individuals such as yourself.
If you haven't been down in awhile, or it's your first time, our inventory is always changing and growing thanks to your donations. Come on down and see us, you never know what you might find!
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Second Use Building Materials
"We carry many vintage, one-of-a-kind, and discontinued items that you will never find at your local mega-hardware depot. From turn of the century claw foot bathtubs and antique light fixtures, to vintage moldings and old growth full dimension lumber we are the place.
[Second Use] is a scavengers heaven. Instrument-quality old-growth cedar brought by a pack-rats widow. Stately white columns. A set of bathroom fixtures a seasick-inducing shade of green. Miles of beautiful doors. Acres of doorknobs
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2 Good 2 Toss
What is 2Good2Toss?
2good2toss.com is Washington’s online exchange for reusable building materials and household items. The objective of the site is to facilitate the recycling and repurposing of materials and items that would otherwise be disposed at Washington state landfills and waste to energy facilities, in addition to promoting an important environmental ethic.
You can post listings of items and materials you wish to get rid of or browse for those currently available in your area. Each listing contains a description of the materials along with a name and telephone number and any cost or delivery information. The actual exchange transactions are carried out directly between the interested parties.
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Bedrock Industries
Bedrock Industries is a creative company manufacturing a wide array of products all handcrafted from 100% recycled glass. "We make all of our tiles by hand in our own plant from 100% recycled glass. When we say “100% recycled,” we mean just that — all of our tile is made from recycled glass only. We do not use pigment in our glass."
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Earthwise Architectural Salvagd
Website says: "Our goal at Earthwise is to preserve Seattle's architectural past by salvaging reusable building materials and architectural features that would otherwise be headed for the landfill, and offering them for sale to the community.
Builders, contractors, renovations specialists and homeowners increasingly seek these reusable resources. In addition, these materials are well crafted and have the added benefit of being a cost-effective alternative to buying new."
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The RE Store
The RE Store was founded in 1993 by the non-profit organization RE Sources for Sustainable Communities to address the growing problem of wasteful disposal of usable building materials, most of which were buried in the local landfill.
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