Residential Waste Seattle

A. No, drop off unused or expired prescription medication your local police station for proper disposal.

Q. Can I recycle yogurt containers?

A. Yes, but the plastic lids go in the garbage.

Q. Can I put aluminum foil or wrap in my curbside recycling bin?

A. No. Aluminum foil is frequently dirty from food and grease and is hard to clean. Also, there is also some confusion between actual aluminum foil and metallic plastic wrappers, so it's better to put it in the garbage.

Q. What is compostable?

A. all food, even shells, bones and pits. It also includes paper and cardboard that is soiled with food, like paper towels and pizza boxes. However, if the paper or cardboard has a shiny coating, it cannot be composted. Those materials can be recycled if clean; otherwise, theyre garbage.

Q. Are paper towels compstable?

A. Only if soiled with food. Paper towels soiled with cleaning chemicals go in the garbage.

Q. Is it better to put food scraps through the the garbage disposal or put them in the compost/yard waste bin?

A. It's better to compost food. Food that goes down the drain does not get composted - it ends up in the sewer.

Q. I have electronics that don't work. Can they be placed in the trash?

A. No, unusable electonics should be taken to a hazardous waste disposal location.

Q. I have unwanted electronics that still work. What should I do?

A. Visit EPA.gov for a local donation site