Solid Waste and Recycling Information

 
New garbage and recycling guidelines began in 2007. A new guide was sent to all households in the City. If you need an additional copy, you can download the guide by clicking the image at left.

The City of Lake Forest Park & Allied Waste Services are working together to bring new recycling and yard and food waste recycling programs to your neighborhood. New technologies and markets make recycling more cost-effective and easier every year!

Green Yard & Food Waste Carts
Residents can put fruit, vegetables, bread, food-soiled paper (kitchen paper towels, paper plates) and even pizza boxes in their green yard waste carts. To participate in the food waste recycling program residents must put food waste in the green yard waste cart.

Blue Recycling Carts
Blue carts are intended for paper and mail, newspapers and advertising inserts, flattened cardboard (no larger than 3 ft. x 3 ft.), shredded paper (in clear plastic bags only), milk cartons and juice boxes, cans, bottles, food boxes (liner removed) , plastic bottles and jugs (no caps), plastic round dairy tubs (no lids), plastic shopping and newspaper bags (bag in tied plastic bag), aluminum and tin cans (labels are ok), glass bottles and jars (no lids), scrap metal (limit: 2 ft. x.2 ft., 35 lbs.)

Other Recycling
Other items collected separately include electronics (computer monitors, cell phones) and textiles (clothing & household linens). See new program details inside the brochure (available by clicking the image at left.)

Detailed recycling information can also be found online at www.Rabanco.com.

There is no extra charge for pickup of recycling. If your pickup day falls on or after Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's Day, collection will be one day later that week for the balance of the week through Saturday. Click here or on the image at left to download the solid waste/recycling pickup schedule and guidelines. Information at King County Metro.

Hazardous Waste can be dropped off at some transfer stations and at Hazardous Wastemobile dropoff sites. Information about hazardous waste disposal options for households and businesses and Wastemobile schedules can be found at King County's Local Hazardous Waste Management Program website.

The City negotiates with a provider for solid waste, recycling and yard waste collection on behalf of the City's residents. Following a 2006 request for bid, a new contract with Allied Waste (formerly Rabanco) calling for increased recycling of plastics numbers 1-7, electronic scrap, plastic bags, and food waste recycling was negotiated. Allied Waste garbage trucks will also have particulate traps, and the City is working on a project to require that the trucks use a mixture of 80% ultra low sulfur fuel and 20% biodiesel.