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Recycle & Collection Event | What You Can Bring | Residents Only | Restrictions | Restrictions: Household Haz-Mat

What You Can Bring & Tips for Packing Your Load

SPECIAL CURBSIDE PICK-UP!!
Between July 7th and August 1st, Redmond city-limit single-family residents who subscribe to recycling service may place electronic units for curbside pickup WITHOUT having to call Waste Management in advance. All units marked with "*" under Station 1 (except for TV sets 22" or larger) may be set out at the curb two-feet away from your blue recycling bin on your usual garbage pickup day ONLY between July 7th and August 1st. You still have to call Waste Management at 425-814-1695 to schedule a free pickup of these units for all other dates.

As you drive through the event lot, the drop-off stations are set up in numbered order as listed by each material below. To quickly and easily unload at each station, please pack your items for the stations in DESCENDING ORDER - last item placed in your vehicle will end up being the first item out! A tip: the higher the station number for a material, the earlier that material should be loaded into your vehicle.

Stations 1 through 9 are open to EVERYONE. No pass or proof of Redmond city-limit residency is required to drop off materials at Stations 1 through 9.

ENTRY & CHECKPOINT

Greeters will verify the acceptance of materials and proof of Redmond city-limit residency for Stations 10-14. Please read the following information carefully and follow the rules and restrictions, which will be strictly enforced.

TV SETS*, COMPUTERS*, MONITORS*, COPIERS*, STEREOS*, PRINTERS & PC ACCESSORIES (1)

Please note, EVERYONE dropping off these units at the event will be charged according to the following rates, regardless of owner's residency. As all of these items contain hazardous materials, we must send them to a certified processor and pay for their proper handling and disposal. The fees charged for items (working or non-working): $15 - TV set ; $10 - PC (desktop or laptop), monitor, copier, or stereo. We accept checks only. Please pre-write your check to "City of Redmond" and pay at the drop off point. (For any working units with buy back potential, please call Computer Surplus at 425-497-1945 or visit their store at 16715 Cleveland Street in Redmond.)

The following working items will be collected for free: printers, fax machines, telephones, modems, speakers, networking devices, computer accessories such as keyboards, mice, cables, UPS, etc. Please discard any non-working items as bulky garbage at Station 10.

TIRES (2)

Light truck, car and motorcycle tires. Bias, steel belted, and studded tires are okay. Free for first 6 off-rim tires; $1.50 for each additional tire and $2.00 for every tire on rim, with checks ONLY payable to "City of Redmond".

BICYCLES, TRICYCLES, & SKATEBOARDS (3)

Redmond Rotary Club will accept all reusable or repairable kid and youth bikes, tricycles and working skateboards. Reusable adult bikes will be accepted at Station 5-Household Goods. (Adult bikes in need of repair will be accepted at Station 9-Scrap Metals.

PLASTIC PLANT CONTAINERS (4)

Black rigid and round plastic containers only. Unbroken without cracking. Accept only 1-gallon (6.5" diameter & 7" height); 2-gallon (8.5" diameter & 8.5" height); and 5-gallon (11" diameter & 12" height). Please rinse them clean.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS (5)

Clothing, textiles including rags, books, furniture, etc. Adult bikes in good shape, requiring no repair. Furniture items must be reusable as is. No mattresses (accepted at Station 10). Tax receipts available. Any items that need repair will be accepted as bulky garbage at Station 10.

BATTERIES (6)

Lead acid batteries: car, truck, marine and motorcycle. Household batteries: Alkaline AAA, AA, B, C, D Cells (6 volts or less only), nickel cadmium, mercury, lithium, silver, and small lead-acid (computer and telephone) batteries. Please sort according to types and sizes.

LASER/INK JET CARTRIDGES, CELL PHONES* & PAGERS (7)

ALL laser/ink cartridges used in printers or fax machines. The vendor will pay $1.00 each for most VIRGIN cartridges and for most working cell phones*. Previously recharged cartridges will not be bought back, but will be accepted for recycling free of charge. If you have a large amount of any of these items, call PCR Recycles at 800-654-6072.

REFRIGERATORS / FREEZERS (8)

Household units ONLY. $25.00 for each unit. The fee is for the safe removal and disposal of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC coolants) from those units. CASH ONLY accepted at the drop-off.

APPLIANCES / SCRAP METALS (9)

Any metal, auto parts, metal lawn furniture, mowers (drain all fluids), BBQ stoves, all appliances (stoves, microwaves, dishwashers, washers/dryers, hot water tanks), metal frame doors/windows, screen doors, exercise/gas powered equipment. NO butane/propane/Freon/helium tanks or cans that contain chemicals. These items will be accepted at the Wastemobile Stations on July 19th only located on the Home Depot Parking Lot (entry on NE 76th Street), 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (50 gallons per customer per day. No containers over 5 gallons in size. No latex paint.)

NOTE: USED MOTOR OIL*. ANTIFREEZE & PETROLEUM products are NOT accepted at the event but accepted at the Wastemobile Stations on July 19th only located on the Home Depot Parking Lot. The Wastemobile also accepts other types of household hazardous materials. For additional information, please call the Recycling Office at 425-556-2811 or visit the website at http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/disposal/.

*Used motor oil is also being recycled through the current curbside program. Please call Waste Management at 425-814-1695 for more information about properly setting out oil at the curb for recycling.