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 […]
3:00 PM Update: Winter Weather 3.13
Recology King County customers, Please note that weather conditions have caused some areas to be unserviceable. If you were not collected today, we will collect your accumulated material on your next service day (Friday, 3.20). Auto-dial notifications will be sent to impacted residents this afternoon. Thank you and stay safe, Recology King County
9:30 AM Update: Winter Weather 3.13
Recology King County customers, As of 9:30 this morning we are continuing to monitor impacts to service due to the winter weather experienced across the region. Please stay tuned for updates regarding service disruptions that may result from the weather today. Thank you and stay safe, Recology King County
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 […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Service Update
Recology King County will be honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 19th. There will be no service occurring on Monday, and collection will be delayed by one day throughout this week. Please place your carts on the curb on the day after your normal day of service.
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, […]