The Whole Foods Store in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood has set up a recycling station with bins for “odd things” as a way they can contribute to living green. Here you can drop off:

• Bottle caps
• Wine bottle corks
• #5 plastic
• Cell phones
• Batteries

The City of Seattle’s hazardous waste stations will allow you to recycle up to 10 fluorescent light bulbs per trip at no charge. Here’s a link to their web site for more details.

Merchants who belong to King County’s Take it Back Network accept a variety of electronic equipment. They also sign an agreement with King County’s Hazardous Waste division to recycle the equipment domestically.

They further agree to not export hazardous electronic waste for recycling to developing countries directly or indirectly through intermediaries.

Each vendor determines what items they’ll accept. The following products are commonly accepted:

• Cell phones, pagers
• Audio/video equipment
• Computer monitors, key boards,
• TV’s, video game consoles
• Printers

The RE Store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood accepts used building materials on an as needed basis. They will also take furniture and decorative items. Call their store to see what they’re accepting on any given day.

If you have a suggestion or tip for places to recycle odd things please write a post or call me @206.915.1076.

Mary