Recycle

Where to recycle in the South Sound and find good homes for your extra stuff. PLEASE REFRESH THIS PAGE OFTEN SINCE IT KEEPS CHANGING. Scroll to the category you want. Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to recycle! You are taking care of yourself and us!

Area codes are all 360.

"Recycling affects public health" Waste reduction and recycling can slow our contributions to the greehouse gases that are causing climate change. Garbage leads to methane gas released as wastes decompose in landfills. Thurston County captures this methane and burns it for electricity. However many other landfills do not, causing methane to escape into the atmosphere, where it is 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The devasting changes of global warming have been brought about largely by our human activities and lifestyles. Suggestions: Recycle more, plant trees, drive less, turn off lights when not in use, look for alternative gifts on http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/holiday/ From: The Olympian 12/11/07

THURSTON COUNTY WASTE & RECOVERY CENTER` http://www.co.thurston.wa.us or http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/wwm/Recycling/where_q_z.htm
Check their Community Recycle Days and Neighborhood Chipping Days Program. Things to take: Propane tanks, old barbecues, junk vehicles, car parts, Yard waste, Asbestos, creosote railroad ties, Garbage and Trash, tires. Household recycling (glass, plastic, cans, mixed paper) Look for public drop boxes in West Olympia, Lacey, Steamboat Island, Yelm, Rochester, Bucoda, Rainier, Summit Lake. HazoHouse: household hazardous waste, paint, fluorescent bulbs. Goodwill Industries dropoff site.

The Auction Consignment Shop will sell your stuff on ebay. Take stuff to storefront in downtown Olympia, 556.1874.
Another ebay consignment, Seattle/Bellevue: http://www.bidadoo.com/getstarted.asp?body=1&zipcode=98512&state=WA&city=OLYMPIA&country=USA&store=

GIVE AWAY/GET FREE STUFF/SELL STUFF:
Seattle-Tacoma Craigs List. http://seattle.craigslist.org/
http://www.2good2toss.com/ - local giveaway/sell site sponsored by WA State Dept. of Ecology
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycleolympia/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/olyreusables/
http://www.rethinkink.com (computer cartridges)
http://www.swapthing.com/ - Bartering site
KAOS Community Billboard, 867.6888 or mailto:kaos@evergreen.edu
The Olympian on-line classifieds, http://www.olympianclassifieds.com/cv3/olympia/

WHERE TO TAKE YOUR EXTRA STUFF:
Anything and everything!
Panorama (a facility for seniors), 1751 Circle Ln SE, Lacey. A once a year sale on July 21 benefits the Panorama Benevolent Fund. Drop off articles in good condition year-round behind the Chalet Apartments Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00-11:30 am, 456-0111, ask for the Barn and Diane.

Appliances
Jayco Environmental, 800.414.5072
Refrigerators: Call 877.577.0510 for free pickup. New program from Puget Sound Energy. Very important to recycle to avoid putting CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) into environment.

Art Supplies
Procession of the Species Celebration, Olympia, 705.1087, http://procession.org in March and April
art items, wood, wheels, bamboo, white sheets, foam, baseball hats, helmets, beads, buttons, scarves, ribbon, thread, fabric.

Baby items
Care Net Pregnancy Center, 753.8023
Children's Hospital Thrift Store, 236.8245
Providence Maternal Child Health, 493.5944

Books
Orca Books, 352.0123
Last Word Books, 786.9673
Browser's Book Shop, 357.7462
Whodunit Books, 352.8252
Wysiwygbooks, 709.9812
Cup of Cold Water Preowned Christian Books, 754.7450
Lassley's Books, 956.9339
TESC Bookstore, 867.5300
SPSCC Bookstore, 596.5439
St. Martin's University Bookstore, 438.4394
Christian Homeschoolers of South Sound, http://www.chossfamilies.org
Life Education Activity Resource Network, http://www.homeschoolerslearn.org
any of the Timberland Libraries
Books To Prisoners, http://www.bookstoprisoners.net
Senior Services for South Sound - Take MAGAZINES
South Sound Reading Foundation - CHILDREN'S, No.Thurston Schools, 305 College St NE, Lacey
Operation Paperback - MILITARY TROOPS, http://www.operationpaperback.org/

Building Materials
Habitat ReStore, Olympia, 753.1575

Cameras, old film cameras - non-digital
Boys and Girls Club, Tumwater: 570.8888, Lacey: 438.6811, Rochester: 360.273.9175
YWCA of Olympia, 352.0593

Cans and scrap metal
J & J Metals, Tumwater, 754.5865
South Sound Steel & Recycling, Tumwater, 705.3532
Pacific Disposal, Lacey, 923.0111

Cell Phones & accessories
Drop off at Downtown and Briggs YMCAs, Traditions, Rainy Day Records, Rosey's on Rogers, and Blue Heron Bakery for the Joint project of YMCA Earth Service Corps & Project Re-cell. OR SafePlace, Goodwill, office supply stores. Collectivegood http://www.collectivegood.com/ for developing countries. Secure the Call Foundation http://www.donatemycellphone.org/ get free downloadable pre-paid labels from their website to send phone in. Charitable Recycling Program http://www.charitablerecycling.com/CR/home.asp

Cement chunks
Concrete Recyclers, 570.1662
Quality Rock, 570.0821

Cleaning and Hygiene supplies
YWCA, Olympia, 352.0593 http://www.ywca.org

Clothing and Shoes
The Wardrobe, by Capital Clubhouse. Community clothing bank to provide work clothing for men and women. 357.2582. http://www.capitalclubhouse.org/programs.htm United Cerebral Palsy of WA. Will pickup. Also: household, electrical, recycle cell phones, laptops, printers, PDA's 1.800.633.1351
Care Net Pregnancy Center, Olympia, 753.8023
Cerebral Palsy of WA, PICK UP SERVICES! 800.633/1351
EGYHOP - Long-Haired David 791.2241
St. Vincent de Paul Society, Olympia. 352.7554
Salvation Army, PICK UP SERVICES! 800.958.7825
Children's Hospital Thrift Store, 2703 Capital Mall Dr, Olympia, Proceeds go to Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, PICK UP SERVICES! 236.8245
Goodwill, Olympia, 956.0669 and Lacey, 413.7191
United Churches, 943.1210
ARC (Assn for Retarded Citizens) of WA, PICK UP SERVICES! 1.800.826.4310
Free Store, West Side Co-Op, 754.7666
Yelm Community Services, Yelm, 458.4230

Clothing, soiled and in bad condition and worn out leather goods
Value Village, Lacey, 923.2410. They recycle and send to Third World countries.

Compact Fluorescent light bulbs
Beware: the mercury in these is very toxic even in small quantities. Mercury from a broken bulb can be inhaled or picked up off surfaces. Mercury damages the nervouse system and is environmentally unfriendly. See: http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/wwm/Recycling_and_Disposal/Recycle/Hazardous/Fluorescents.htm for specific instructions. Take them, wrapped so they don't break, to the Puget Sound Energy Office on Pacific, to selected retail stores, to HazoHouse.

Computers
Washington's new electronics-recycling law took effect July 1, 2006; and is now being implemented. This requires manufacturers to offer free recycling options for computers, monitors and TVs. For locations check: http://www.1800recycle.wa.gov or 1-800-RECYCLE. South Sound locations are: Goodwill stores in Lacey, South Lacey and Olympia, Goodwill donation stations at Mega Foods in Tumwater and the Thurston Co. Waste & Recovery Center on Hogum Bay Rd in Lacey, and the state Dept of GA surplus center at 7511 New Market St in Tumwater. A website to check for hours of operation is: http://www.ecyclewashington.org

Computer Recycling Education and Training (formerly Free Geek), Olympia, 705.9999
Evergreen Vista/Intercommunity Mercy Housing 352.1315' J & J Salvage, Tumwater, 754.5865
Thurston County Waste & Recovery Center 786.5494
Thunderbird Computer, Lacey, 413.9130
Sound Computer Service, Tumwater, 705.9903
Fourth Dimension Computers, Olympia, 357.5169

Websites to check computer and other electronics:
EPA: http://www.plugintoecycling.org
Salvation Army: http.//www.satruck.com/makedonation.asp
Computers for Learning http://www.computers.fed.gov/Public/aboutProg.asp
Wilderness Technology Alliance http://www.wildtech.org/donate.htm
Earth 911: http://www.earth911.org
Consumer Education Initiative: http.//www.eiae.org
WA State Purchasing Contract for schools, local governments, nonprofits: http://www.ga.wa.gov/purchase/

Computer toner cartridges
Cartridge Care, Lacey, 459.8845
Office supply stores
Free Geek at Olympia Free Skool

DVDs
Evergreen Vista/Intercommunity Mercy Housing 352.1315'

Explosives
ammunition, flares, fireworks, Wa State Patrol, District 1 Command Center in Tacoma, 253.536.6210

Eyeglasses
Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center, 923.2075. Complete glasses are sent to developing countries. Take gently used glasses to post offices, eye-care businesses, various businesses of Lions members. 24-hour drop box at the Center, 9013 Mullen Rd SE, Olympia.

Exercise equipment
Give it away through the sources listed above.

Fabric, scrap
Homeless Backpack Project, Lacey, 438.6233
Laureate Alpha Psi, 357.3616
Capitol Cats, velfitz@aol.com
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 459.4771
Hugs Project, 493.6090
United Methodist Church, 943.2661
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 493.1773
Quilts for Kids, 725.1879
Altrusa International, 923.1908
Sleigh Bells & Sugar plums, 458.1721
Piece Corps, 357.3554
St. Mark Lutheran Church, 491.3849
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 357.3386
Project Linus, 754.2879
Quilter's Quorum, 259.1548
WA State Grange, 785.3366
Christ the Servant Lutheran, 456.5785
Christmastown Quilters, Shelton, 866.6601

Flags, American
It is considered disrespectful to toss a tattered flag into the trash. Drop off at Boy Scouts council, Linderson Way SW in Tumwater or the American Legion, 3600 Ruddell Rd SE in Lacey.

Furniture
Thurston County Furniture Bank. Take clean mattresses, beds, dressers. Will pick up. 705.1756
Behavorial Health Resources, Olympia, 704.7170
Evergreen Vista Mercy Housing, Olympia, 352.1315
United Cerebral Palsy of WA, Will pickup. 1.800.633.1351
Union Gospel Mission, Olympia, 709.9725
Children's Hospital Thrift Store, Olympia, 236.8245
Goodwill, Olympia. Take clean mattresses. Olympia: 956.0669, Lacey: 413.7191
Value Village, Lacey, 923.2410

Games (board games or educational games), puzzles
SOCK Youth Center, Shelton, 360.462.5947
M.T. Simmons Elem. Schl. PTO, Tumwater, 705.3885
Schmidt Elem. Schl. PTA, Tumwater, 709.7200
Tumwater West Ed. Center, 709.3198
Tenino Midl. Schl. 360.264.3615
Garfield Elem. Schl. PTA, Olympia, 596.6900
Bread & Roses Advocacy, 754.4588
Horizons Intermed Schl. Lacey, 412.4730

Greeting cards & used stamps
Use again for package decoration or note cards. Doris G. 352-0156
Senior Services for South Sound. 586.6181

Household items
Evergreen Vista/Intercommunity Mercy Housing 352.1315' SafePlace 786.8754
Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging, 664.3162 x 133 in Thurston Co. and 427.2225 x 11 in Mason Co.

Junk Cars
If you own the car: Find the title or get a lost title certificate from the Dept of Licensing, 360.902.3600 or http://www.dol.wa.gov/ . Also check with them about their list of licensed junk or hulk vehicle haulers. Check with Thurston County, 360.709.3083 or http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/hulk/ to see if your vehicle meets the definition of a junk vehicle and if you are qualified for a $voucher to help pay for hauling. Call someone from the County list to come out and remove the vehicle.

If you do not own the car and it is on your property, you are still responsible for it. Contact Thurston County for what you need to do. Check with local and County laws on the laws for storing inoperable or unlicensed vehicles.

Junk Mail
http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/wwm/recycling/junk_mail.htm

Lead containing items
This refers to toys containing lead paint that have been recalled. Insteading of throwing them into the trash or donating them, return them to the manufacturer. "Leachate" is a liquid collected that drips out of garbage. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/ , this substance contains a variety of toxins, including lead, that has an incomplete cleaning process, which means it potentially contaminates ground and ground water. Anything hazardous needs to be taken to the Thurston County Hazo-House if it can't be sent back to the manufacturer.

Lumber and building materials
Habitat Restore, 956.3456. Exterior treated lumber: Garden Raised Bounty (GRUB) 753.5522

Magazines
Try using pages to wrap gifts or make envelopes
Give to Libraries, schools, day care centers, nursing homes, libraries, waiting rooms in offices
The STARS adult day program, Olympia, 586.6181
Evergreen Vista Apartments/Mercy Housing, 352.1315

Medical equipment
Providence Health International, ships equipment and medicine to developing countries. PICKUP. 493.5640 Thurston Co. Council on Aging - Medical Equipment Bank, 456.8810

Medicine
Group Health,700 Lilly Rd, Olympia, near the pharmacy. http://www.medicinereturn.com/

Mercury containing items
Mercury is extremely toxic and its disposal is tightly regulated by the EPA. Take all items to Thurston County Hazo-House. Mercury thermometers, thermostats, silent switches, float switches, appliance switches, old pesticides, some old paints and coatings, fluorescent light bulbs including compact fluorescent.

Metal, scrap
Recycle at Thurston Co, So. Snd Steel & Recycling, 705-3532, or J & J Metals, 754-5865.

Musical instruments
Cultural Assistance Program (CAPS), a program of the Patrons of South Sound Cultural Activities (POSSCA), provides free instruments to needy area students. Drop off instruments at Yenney Music and Music 6000.
Evergreen Vista/Intercommunity Mercy Housing 352.1315' Drums and percussion instruments: South Sound Kids Drum and Dance, 459.5590

Paper shredding
From phone book yellow pages: LeMay 486.8605
Shred-it of Western WA 800.697.4753
Turboshred 888.214.3395
Kinko's - charges per paper bagfull

Pets and animals
Food, supplies for all types of pets, blankets, towels, wash cloths, yarn skeins, plus inside cleaning and outside landscape supplies. Animal Services 352.2510

Plastic bags
PRECYCLE! That means avoid getting them in the first place by using reusable cloth bags to carry items in. Can you poke your finger through the bag? Then it can be recycled. Grocery stores provide bins to collect them. Plastic wrap, press and seal bags, bubble-wrap, and ziploc bags - unless the zipper is cut off - CANNOT be recycled.

Plastic plant pots
SPSCC: 4 & 6 inch & gallon, trays. Drop off at the picnic table under the overhang at the potting shed next to the campus greenhouse near Bldg 29 across from the gym on the outer loop road. Also check with local plant nurseries.

Sports gear
Thurston County Youth Football League, http://www.tcyfl.com/Contents.asp?Page=contacts
Boys and Girls Club of Thurston County, http://www.bgctc.org/

Styrofoam
It cannot be recycled here, so what to do with styrofoam packaging?
Write the company and ask they use something else. See: http.//www.ecocycle.org/specialevents/styroeprinstructions.cfm]
Make a bulletin board, use for insulation, use in the bottom of planters, make art?

TVs
M & G VCR-Audio, Olympia, 943.6809
Berry Electronics, Yelm, 458.4166
Online TV, Tacoma, 253.531.0388
Children's Hospital Thrift Store, Olympia, 236.8245
Pawn shops, sell through KAOS, TCTV, newspapers

Telephone Books
Thurston Co Waste & Recovery Center on 2420 Hogum Bay Rd, Safeway on 4700 Yelm Hgwy, 3403 Steamboat Island Rd, 12133 Summit Lake Dr, 13010 Rainier Acres Rd in Rainier, Minnesota & Rochester sts in Rainier, 16500 Sargent Rd in Rochester, Public Works Bldg in Yelm.

Telephone sales calls
http://donotcall.gov

Tires
Courtesy Auto Service & Tire, Olympia, 491.303 cost' Gary's Tire Factory, Lacey, 456.4383 cost
Tire Dogs, Lacey, 455.9144 cost' Thurston Co. Waste and Recovery Center, Hogum Bay Rd, 786.5494 cost. For large loads see website above.'

Video games and consoles
Trade or sell at stores: Game Crazy, GameStop, EB Games
Trade or sell on line: ebay or 2good2toss.com
Recycle through GreenDisk, http://www.greendisk.com/ or 800.305.DISK

Waste-free Holidays
Local businesses offer discounts on gift certificates, tickets, and more. http://www.wastefreeholidays.com/

Wire hangars
Check with your dry cleaners to be reused or J & J Metals to be recycled, 754.5865

Yard Waste
City of Olympia, 1401 Eastside, 753.8362
Bill McTurnal Enterprises, Shelton, 866.4594
Learn to compost: Thurston County Master Gardeners, 786.5445 x7908. Get a schedule of classes at Olympia Farmers Market
Organic wastes: Silver Springs Organics in Rainier, 360.446.7645 http://www.silverspringsorganics.com/