Our Green Links

With various drop off locations around the northwest, King County offers a free recycling service for plastics, paper, and some hazardous materials. This service is available to King County residents only.

The Northwest Product Stewardship Council
The Northwest Product Stewardship Council (NWPSC) is a group of government organizations that works with businesses and nonprofit groups to integrate product stewardship principles into the policy and economic structures of the Pacific Northwest. On their website, you can find places to recycle toxic materials and medicines.

Northwest Ag Plastics Inc.:
Northwest Ag Plastics, Inc. is contracted to collect and granulate plastic pesticide containers for the agricultural industry industry in Washington, Idaho,  and Oregon.  Subcontractors in Oregon and Idaho help carry out this program.  Container Recycling is provided at no charge. 

Cascade Recycling Center:
The Cascade Recycling Center offers free recycling of appliances, and pays for scrap metal.  They also receive paper, tin, cans, plastics, etc.  Annually, they receive nearly fifty million pounds of recyclable materials.

RE-PC:
RE-PC is the oldest and largest computer retail recycler in the Pacific Northwest.  They take most types of electronic material for a small fee. 

Seattle Public Utilities Recycling Services:

If you are a Seattle resident, recycling service to your house or apartment is free.  Many materials can also be recycled at no charge at the Recycling and Disposal Stations.  Additional materials can be recycled for a fee by private vendors.

National Recycling Sources

E-Tech Recycling:

E-Tech Recycling is a computer and electronics recycling company with headquarters in Hillsboro, OR and an east coast branch in Sterling, VA. Their company advocates against dumping electronic equipment in landfills.

Earth 911:

Earth 911 is the nation's top environmental resource linking people to helpful recycling centers in their community.

Book Renter:
Created by former college students, the idea behind BookRenter.com came from the frustration of buying textbooks. They utilize state-of-the-art technology and superior customer service to provide students better value and a hassle-free process. Avoid long lines, out-of-stock titles, and getting $0 back for your books by joining BookRenter.com!

International Recycling Resources

Freecycle:

The Freecycle Network is made up of man individual groups across the globe.  It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and gettting) stuff for free in their towns.  Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people).  Membership is free. 

Useful Environmental News Sources

Treehugger:
TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream.  Partial to a modern aesthetic, they strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information. 

Environment News Service:

ENS contributors around the world cover issues and events that affect the environment such as: legislation, politics, conferences, lawsuits, international agreements, demonstrations, science, technology, public health, air quality, drinking water, oceans, and marine life, land use, wildlife, forests, natural disasters, etc.  They are unaffiliated with any government or industry and are privately owned.

The Green Guide:
The Green Guide is part of its ongoing mission to inspire people to care about the planet.  Dubbed the "green living source for today's conscious consumer", The Green Guide is an invaluable resource to men and women, from young adults to grandparents, striving for a healthy and "greener" lifestyle.  It is their collective vision that one day The Green Guide will be, for millions of consumers, the go-to-source of information about practical everyday, environmentally responsible health -minded product choices and actions.