Family starts ‘Owen’s List’ to pick up recyclable items from neighbors
It all began last summer when 6-year-old Owen and his dad Ryan wanted to dispose of old batteries without sending them to a landfill. Owen was curious how recycling worked, …
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Recycling event on this weekend at Our Redeemer’s
Make a Clean Sweep with this fall’s recycling and donation event at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church (NW 85th Street and 25th Ave NW) this Saturday, September 24, from 9 a.m. …
Neighborhood recycling challenge to raise funds for non-profits
Waste Management Think Green Reuse and Recycling Challenge is on now and locals are encouraged to participate to help local non-profits win up to $20,000. Locals who have Waste Management …
Recycling event on this weekend at Our Redeemer’s
Make a Clean Sweep with this spring’s recycling and donation event at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church (NW 85th Street and 25th Ave NW) this Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. …
Recycle your electronics for free on Saturday
The Ballard Windermere Real Estate office is holding a free electronics recycling event this Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. bring your unwanted electronics to 2636 NW Market St …
Child car seat recycling event Sunday
This Sunday is your chance to get rid of an old child car seat that may be collecting dust in the garage. CoolMom will be collecting infant, convertible, child and …
New city ordinance has restaurants going green
New rules go into effect Thursday requiring restaurants, coffee shops, food courts and cafeterias in Seattle to serve one-time use foods in compostable or recyclable containers. Drew Greer, owner of …
Get ready for a new garbage day
In an effort to divert 60 percent of waste to recycling or composting by 2012, the city is making changes to garbage collection. Starting next week, the city will be …
Unofficial start to combined recycling
Several My Ballard readers said they’ve noticed recycling crews putting both glass and other recyclables into the same compartment on their trucks. We spoke with our own neighborhood driver who …
Recycling electronics for free at Goodwill
The Goodwill on 8th Ave. and 65th has been especially busy today, accepting electronics along with its usual donations. It’s all part of E-Cycle Washington, a new program that kicked …
Crowd at Office Max recycling event, but no TVs
People were dropping off hundreds of PCs at the Ballard Office Max’s “Recycle Your Old Electronics” event on Saturday. But despite what the store told My Ballard Friday — and …
Phone books arrive, not everyone happy about it
Many Ballard residents received their annual phone book delivery yesterday. “I haven’t used a phone book in about 10 years thanks to the internet,” writes Mo in the forum. “Every …