News Archive for King County: Seattle
2025 Recology King County Artist in Residence Program Welcomes Residency Recipients
Artist in Residence Program 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, […]
Service Update 2.7
Hello, Recology King County customers! Please note that we will be completing regular Friday collections today, 2.7. Though weather conditions have cleared, there may still be some areas that are inaccessible due to icy or other dangerous conditions. Where applicable, please help us best prepare for collections with the following reminders: Please be sure to […]
Service Update 2.5.25
Attention Recology Customers: Please be aware that services on Wednesday (2/5) have been suspended due to icy and snowy conditions making roads dangerous for travel and for operating collection vehicles. We will attempt collection as soon as weather permits on subsequent service days this week. For updates related to service, please check back to our […]
Holiday Tree Collection Reminders
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 […]
Holiday Service Schedule Reminder
Hello, Recology customers! As a reminder, we will not be providing regular service on the upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Martin Luther King Jr. Holidays. Service will be rescheduled by one day on the days of the week which follow the holidays. Thanksgiving Schedule: Christmas Schedule: New Year’s Schedule: Martin Luther King Jr. Day […]
Read our 2024 Sustainability Update
Recology Diverts 1.4 Million Tons of Materials from Landfills, Delivers on Key Sustainability Goals in Latest Sustainability Update Highlights Include a 27 Percent Increase in Composting, Investments in Landfill-Gas-to-Energy systems SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 2024 – Recology, a leading resource recovery company on the West Coast, has released its 2024 Sustainability Update, showcasing the company’s […]
2024 Recology King County Artist In Residence Exhibition
We are pleased to announce Gleanings, an exhibition of work created by 2024 Artists in Residence Margie Livingston and Kalina Winska. Please join us to celebrate: Opening reception at Mutuus Studio, September 6th, 6 PM – 9 PM. Closing reception on September 14th, 1 PM – 5 PM, artist talk at 2 PM Additional exhibition […]
Recology King County wins Excellence in Recycling Public Education award
We are thrilled to announce that Recology King County has been honored with the 2024 Excellence in Recycling Public Education award by the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA)! This prestigious and competitive award recognizes Recology King County as a true leader in public education within the waste and recycling industry. Recology King County (RKC) […]
No Service Disruptions – 4th of July
Hello, Recology King County community! As a reminder, service will remain as scheduled on the week of July 1st and we will be servicing all customers as normal on July 4th. We wish you a very happy Fourth of July and hope you are enjoying your summer. Sincerely, Recology King County