When signing up for curbside garbage service, residential customers will receive a blue recycling cart and a green food/yard waste cart, in a choice of sizes, at no additional charge. You can lower your rate by recycling more! Rates are determined by the size of your garbage can. Learn what kind of waste goes in each cart. King County adjusts its garbage rate annually on January 1 and Republic Services adjusts its garbage rate annually on April 1. Together, these two rates make up our current garbage rates. Please visit to review the current garbage rates for residential, multi-family, and commercial customers. The cost of your blue and green containers are included in your garbage rate.īe a STAR Recycler! Remember Empty, Clean and Dry.Your bill is dependent on the size of your garbage can.Please call Republic Services at 20 to sign up for garbage service, if you have questions about your service, and to report a missed pickup. When you put items in the recycling container, make sure they're Empty, Clean, and Dry. It's also important to KEEP your recycling dry. One of the best ways to keep recycling dry is to make sure the lid is closed. Here are just a few other benefits to keeping the covers closed on your recycling cart or dumpster:Ĭlosed lids keep recycling in your container on windy days.īirds pull items from open containers and create a mess. Rain ruins recyclable material, often to the point of it no longer being recyclable. If you have cardboard, break it down and put it in your recycling container or wait until a non-rainy day to place it beside your recycling cart. Together, we can make sure the good work you do getting Empty, Clean and Dry recycling IN the container STAYS dry waiting for collection day.REDcycle’s Soft Plastics collections currently on hold Wet loads are heavy loads, and are much more stressful on our local streets.īe a STAR Recycler and if you see a container lid open - close it. REDcycle are one of Australia’s main soft plastic recyclers for consumer soft plastic waste. Unfortunately REDcycle has suspended operations due to “several unforeseen challenges, exacerbated by the pandemic”. It is recommend residents therefore pause separating soft plastics and put them in a general (red lid) waste bin. Try using beeswax wraps instead of clingfilm.įor your information, REDcycle has confirmed that pre-collected, uncontaminated soft plastics collected through the REDcycle program have not, and will not be sent to landfill.įor more information visit REDcycle’s website: Keeping the City of Perth clean.BYO reusable produce bags or put items loose in your basket/trolley.Try shopping at bulk food stores that use reusable jars and containers.Choose loose, unpackaged items over prepacked.Is there a packaging-free, reusable or recyclable packaging option you could switch to? Rethink your soft plastic packaging purchases.What else can we do? Here are some ideas: Soft plastics include plastic bags, cling wrap, bubble wrap, lolly wrappers, chip packets, bread bags and other soft, scrunchable plastics. The City of Perth has a thorough cleaning and maintenance program, with cleaning operations spanning 20 hours a day, seven days a week.
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