Recycling Guide

Recyclers, re-users and up-cyclers add or delete items that they take over time. Be sure to navigate to each vendor’s website to view their current list of recyclable or reusable items and guidelines on how they should be presented.

 

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What Gets Recycled	Information	Advantages	Where
Metal cans, newspapers, paper, cereal and food boxes, phone books, plastic bottles, jugs, dairy tubs, yogurt cups, glass bottles and jars, cardboard	Thurston County Recycling   LeMay Pacific Disposal	Recycling Cost included with your garbage cost	Curbside or    Waste and Recovery Center (WARC) 2420 Hogum Bay Rd NE Lacey, WA
Plastic film, batteries, light bulbs, textiles, clamshells, loose bottle caps, corks, bread tags, styrofoam, flourescent light tubes, prescription pill bottles, electronics, cables and more	Ridwell	Ridwell accepts many items not reused or recycled locally. They make sure it gets sustainably reused or recycled.	Front door pickup for a modest fee   Free trials are available
Electronics - TVs, Appliances, Computers, Cables, Ink, Toner, Cell Phones, Used Clothing, etc.	Best Buy Recycling	Best Buy offers coupons to purchase replacement products	Best Buy Olympia Capital Mall 625 Black Lake Blvd Olympia, WA 98502
Food and Yard Waste	Food & Yard Waste	Thurston County Public Works Dept. Yard Waste and Recovery Center turns organic debris into compost or fuel.	Waste and Recovery Center (WARC) 2420 Hogum Bay Rd NE Lacey, WA
Household Hazardous Waste	Hazo House	Some items can be provided to orgs for reuse.	Waste and Recovery Center (WARC) 2420 Hogum Bay Rd NE Lacey, WA
Unwanted Medications	Many Pharmacies & Mail-in	Safe and free disposal of unwanted and unused medications	Many pharmacies