News Archive for King County: Maple Valley
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.
Maple Valley Service Update 1.17.24
Attention Maple Valley Residents, Due to the icy weather conditions, we are unable to collect garbage, recycle, and food & yard waste in the City of Maple Valley today, Wednesday, January 17. If today was your rescheduled service day for this holiday week, we ask that you please leave your carts out for service tomorrow, […]
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.
Service Instructions for Inclement Weather
In response to weather reports including snow in the forecast this week, we have tips for you to best prepare for continuation of service. Please be sure to place your cart on the curb where it will be readily accessible to our collection trucks. In addition, please avoid parking vehicles or having any other potential […]
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.
Billing Update 1.5.2024
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 January 12th for their November, December, and January service. Customers who are billed […]
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 […]
Maple Valley Service Update 12.1
Attention, Maple Valley residents! We were unable to collect trash on Friday, 12/1. If you typically receive service on this day, please leave your cart(s) at the curb to be collected on Saturday, 12/2. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please be assured, we are doing everything possible to service all of our customers as quickly […]