Recycling Resources in and near Wallingford as of March 2013
Also find this information under the Resources tab of the Wallyhood blog: www.wallyhood.org
Community Organizations and Neighborhood Information – Where to Recycle Anything in Wallingford
OLD ELECTRONICS
Old computers: The best place for refurbishing and reusing computers and computer
peripherals is InterConnection, 3415 Stone Way N. InterConnection is a non-profit that
refurbishes computers and provides them to worldwide charitable organizations.
www.interconnection.org 206-633-1517
Old cell phones: Donate at John Stanford International School to support school Green
Team. Drop off at JSIS blue recycling center near door to staff parking lot.
Almost any other item related to computers or electronics, including CDs, DVDs,
audio tapes: RePC SoDo store: 1565 6th Ave S. http://www.repc.com 206-623-9151
Ink and toner cartridges: Drop off at JSIS blue recycling center near door to staff
parking lot or at Cartridge World, 400 NE 45th St 206-632-5555
LIGHT BULBS
Compact fluorescent light bulbs (unbroken; no fluorescent tubes): Bartell Drugs –
hand to employee at checkout. 1820 N 45th St 206-632-3313
Fluorescent tubes
o North Household Hazardous Waste facility 12550 Stone Ave N – up to 10 tubes
per trip
o Greenwood True Value Hardware 7201 Greenwood Ave N 206-783-2900
o Maple Leaf Ace Hardware 9000 Roosevelt Way N 206-522-3324
BATTERIES
Rechargable including cell phone batteries
o Bartell Drugs 1820 N 45th St 206-632-3313
o Radio Shack 4223 University Way NE 206-632-4720
Alkaline batteries, including AAA, AA, C, D, 9 volt, camera, hearing aid, watch
o May go in garbage
o Or take to North Household Hazardous Waste facility at 12550 Stone Ave N
Lithium batteries
o May go in garbage
o Or take to North Household Hazardous Waste facility at 12550 Stone Ave N
Vehicle / lead-acid batteries
o Take to North Transfer Station recycling (no charge) 1350 N 34th St
HOLIDAY LIGHTS (may be seasonal)
Maple Leaf Ace Hardware 9000 Roosevelt Ave NE 206-522-3324
Girl Scouts of Western WA, collecting for Point Defiance Zoo: 601 Valley Street (just
west of Aurora) – late November / December only
Remove all packaging, twist-ties and rubber bands. Place lights directly in the collection bin,
not in any sort of bag or with other extra material.
STYROFOAM
Styrofoam packing peanuts: Take to UPS Store for re-use. No biodegradable peanuts.
2311 N 45th 206-522-1970
Styrofoam chunks: Take to Whole Foods (all locations) or Seattle Lighting Outlet: 26
S. Hanford, just south of Home Depot in SoDo. 206-268-3579
BIODEGRADABLE PACKING PEANUTS
Reuse or dissolve in water, or put in garbage. Cedar Grove says they are not compostable.
WINE CORKS
City Cellars 1710 N 45th St 206-632-7238
Wine World 400 NE 45th St 206-402-6086
PCC (all locations)
Whole Foods (all locations)
PLASTIC CAPS from bottles, jars, jugs (smaller than 3” diameter)
Aveda accepts caps that twist, specifically from shampoo, water, soda, milk and other
beverage bottles, pharmaceutical lids, flip top caps on tubes and food product bottles
(such as ketchup and mayonnaise), laundry detergent caps and some jar lids such as
peanut butter.
Caps need to be rigid, so they do not accept lids from plastic tubs, like yogurt – those go
in curbside recycling.
Collection locations:
o JSIS blue recycling center near door to staff parking lot.
o Aveda store 727 – University Village, 2622 NE University Village
o Aveda store 136 – Pacific Place, 600 Pine St
Recycling Resources in and near Wallingford as of March 2013
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SHOPPING BAGS / BREAD BAGS / PRODUCE BAGS / BUBBLE WRAP / PLASTIC
FILM / SHRINK WRAP / DRY CLEANING BAGS
Plastic bags get tangled in recycling sorting equipment so do not put them in your
curbside recycling (this from Waste Management).
Instead, “Bag Your Bags”! Stuff them - clean, dry, without food residue - into another
bag, tie it up, and bring back to one of the stores below.
Accepted: plastic grocery bags, bread bags, produce bags, plastic wrap from paper
products (such as paper towels and toilet paper), plastic bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags,
shrink wrap
Not accepted: plastic zipper bags, plastic bags with strings, frozen food bags
http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/garbage-recycling/bag-your-bags.asp
o QFC - 1801 N 45th St, 2746 NE 45th St, 6600 Roosevelt Way NE
o Fred Meyer - 915 NW 45th St, 100 NW 85th St
CLOTHES HANGERS
Take to Sun Cleaners 2600 N 45th St 206-633-3131 for recycling
Take to North Transfer Station recycling (no charge) 1350 N 34th St
Metal clothes hangers get tangled in recycling sorting equipment, so don’t put in curbside
recycling
SMALL APPLIANCES
Take to North Transfer Station metal recycling (no charge) 1350 N 34th St
BUILDING MATERIALS, new or salvaged
Re-Store 1440 NW 52nd St 206-297-9119 http://www.re-store.org
Second Use 7953 2nd Ave S 206-763-6929 http://www.seconduse.com/policies
Habitat for Humanity Home Improvement Store 21 South Nevada St 206-957-6914
http://www.seattle-habitat.org/the-habitat-store/donate
SCRAP METAL
Anything primarily of metal that does not contain hazardous products
Take to North Transfer Station metal recycling (no charge) 1350 N 34th St
No electronics (see OLD ELECTRONICS above)
PHONEBOOKS and JUNK MAIL
Opt out of phone book and/or junk mail delivery: http://seattle.catalogchoice.org/
HARD COVER BOOKS
Donate to Friends of Seattle Public Library: www.friendsofspl.org/donations.php
Try Craigslist, Freecycle, or DonateSeattle.org if SPL won’t take them
Only pages of hard cover books can be recycled; tear or cut out of book. Spine and cover
go in garbage.
PAPERBACK BOOKS, ART PRINTS, POSTERS, AUDIO BOOKS, CDs, COMPUTER
SOFTWARE, SHEET MUSIC, DVDs
Donate to Friends of Seattle Public Library: www.friendsofspl.org/donations.php
Take three or fewer boxes to any Seattle Public Library branch
More than three boxes take to: Friends Book Sale sorting room, 6310 NE 74th St, east
wing of Building 30, Magnuson Park.
FOOTWEAR – in wearable condition
Shoes, boots, sandals of all sizes for men, women, children - donate to Redeeming Soles.
Shoes are distributed to the homeless. Collection bin locations:
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o Sock Monster, 1909 N 45 St 206-724-0123
o JSIS blue recycling center near door by staff parking lot
WORN/UNWEARABLE CLOTHING, SHOES, BACKPACKS, other TEXTILES
ReTex: They take your clothes that are too old to donate (including socks with holes)
and turn them into rags for resale. www.retexnorthwest.com/
Collection bin located in the Shell station parking lot across from Dick's Drive-In (111
NE 45th St)
UNOPENED/UNEXPIRED FOOD
Donate to a food bank such as FamilyWorks www.familyworksseattle.org
UNWANTED MEDICATIONS - Take Back Your Meds
What you can take back: www.takebackyourmeds.org/what-you-can-do/what-to-takeback
Take to a participating Bartell Drugs
o University Village Bartells 2700 NE University Village St 206-525-0601
o Upper Queen Anne Bartells 1929 Queen Anne Ave N 206-285-0200
CAN’T FIND IT ON THIS LIST? How Do I Get Rid of This? http://www.seattle.gov/util/