News Archive for King County: Mercer Island
2026 Recology King County Artist In Residence Exhibition
We are pleased to announce the final exhibition of work created by 2026 Artists In Residence, Janelle Abbott and Eirik Johnson. Please join us to celebrate: Opening reception: September 4th, 6 – 9 PM Exhibition hours: September 5th, 11 AM – 4 PM Exhibition open by appointment: September 7 – 11 Closing reception: September 12th, 12 – 4 PM, artist talk at […]
Recology Hits 2028 Sustainability Target Three Years Early
Recology Releases 2026 Sustainability Update: Hits 2028 Sustainability Target Three Years Early Recology is proud to share that we’ve reached one of our 2028 sustainability targets three years early. Ninety-five percent of the fuel powering our vehicles and equipment came from renewable or alternative sources in 2025. For more than a century, Recology has pushed […]
Welcome 2026 Recology King County Artist in Residence Program Residents!
The Recology King County AIR Program is a four-month art and educational residency that provides King County artists administrative support, a stipend, and access to discarded materials from the waste stream to create artwork. During the four-month residency, artists scavenge at the Recology Material Recovery Facility, the North Seattle Transfer Station, and the Recology Stores […]
2026 Holiday Tree Recycling
Greetings, Recology Residential Customers! With the holiday season coming to a close, we want to provide some reminders and tips for when you compost your natural holiday tree. For customers already subscribed to yard waste services, we will collect your unflocked, undecorated natural holiday tree on your regular yard waste service day. For customers not […]
Past Due Billing Notice Error
Hello Recology community, A “past due” notice was recently sent out to a portion of customers in error. Please note that we have sent an update to impacted residents via the phone contact on file and this error will not impact services or account standings. If you have received a notice that you feel is […]
2025-2026 Holiday Service Reminder
Hey Recology King County Community! As reminder, residents and businesses with garbage, recycling, or compost pickup on Thursdays and Fridays will have adjusted schedules this week. We will not be providing service on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th. Thursday customers will be rescheduled to Friday, November 28th, and Friday customers will be rescheduled to Saturday, […]
New Customer Account Portal Coming Soon!
New Customer Account Portal Coming February 2026! Starting February 2026, payment processing and account management will be managed by our new online Customer Account Portal. Pay your bill, view your service calendar, access statements, and more, all in one place! In the meantime, please continue to pay your current bills the same way you do […]
2025 Recology King County Artist In Residence Exhibition
We are pleased to announce Beautiful and Perfect, an exhibition of work created by 2025 Artists In Residence Colleen Louise Barry and Julia Monté. Please join us to celebrate: Opening reception at Mutuus Studio: September 5th, 6 PM – 9 PM Additional exhibition hours: September 6th, 11 AM – 4 PM Open by appointment: September 8th – […]
Pushing Progress in Waste Innovation
Recology is proud to release our 2025 Sustainability Update, marking another year of progress in building a more sustainable and circular future. We’re not just collecting materials—we're reshaping systems, deepening community partnerships, and creating real momentum toward a more sustainable, circular economy.