News Archive for King County: Burien
The Truth About Recycling: 7 Questions with the Recology Head of Sustainability
In honor of this year’s Earth Month theme: “Planet vs. Plastics”, Julia Mangin, Head of Sustainability at Recology, recently sat down for a Q&A to dispel some of the myths around recycling, discuss the complexities around the recycling process, and explain the importance of contributing to the circular economy. Read on for Julia’s answers to […]
Rethinking waste: Recology’s methane reduction strategy
Landfills, the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, significantly contribute to the climate crisis. While the waste management industry traditionally relies heavily on landfills, an alternative approach that focuses on resource recovery—diverting material from landfills for recycling into new products or returning to the earth—is paramount in methane reduction. Reuters, Dec. 12, 2023.
Here’s how we could become better recyclers in WA | Op-Ed
Although Washington’s recycling system is working well, there’s always room for improvement. That’s why Anthony Brocato, General Manager of Recology King County, is encouraged to see the Washington State Legislature take up proposals that will improve circularity across the state. The Seattle Times, Jan. 8, 2024.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Service Update
Recology King County will be honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, 1/15. There will be no service occurring on Monday, and collection will be delayed by one day this week. Please place your carts on the curb on the day after your normal day of service.
Holiday Curbside Residential Garbage Event
Attention, Burien Residential Customers! During the week of December 25th through the 30th*, Burien Residential customers can set up to 3 extra bags (32-gallon or kitchen garbage bag size) or cans of garbage out for collection. Place your extra trash out next to your existing garbage can on your garbage service day and we’ll do the […]
Billing Update
Dear Recology King County Customers, Recology recently experienced a cybersecurity incident which caused some of our systems and applications to be temporarily unavailable. Because of this outage, you may have experienced a delay in billing. Customers who are billed quarterly will be billed December 15th for their October, November, and December service. Customers who are […]
Burien Service Update 12.11
Attention, Burien residents! We were unable to collect recycle on Monday, 12/11. If you typically receive service on this day, please leave your cart(s) at the curb to be collected on Tuesday, 12/12. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please be assured, we are doing everything possible to service all of our customers as quickly as […]
Burien Service Update 12.6
Attention, Burien residents! We were unable to collect recycle on Wednesday, 12/6. If you typically receive service on this day, please leave your cart(s) at the curb to be collected on Thursday, 12/7. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please be assured, we are doing everything possible to service all of our customers as quickly as […]
Yard Waste Service Update
Attention, Burien residents! Last week, we were unable to complete our yard waste service route on Friday, 11/3. If you typically receive service on this day and you were missed, please note that your yard waste cart(s) will be collected on your next scheduled service day, and any extras you have will be collected at […]