Wallingford, aka Friday North,* is back on top! In January, you and your neighbors took part in more outreach events than all other neighborhoods in the Think Green Recycling Challenge. That means our sponsor, Wallingford Community Council, will receive $2,000 more at the end of the contest period to award to local non-profits.
Friday North slipped to second place in the primary contest where we are trying to reduce pounds of garbage per household. See the latest Challenge neighborhood standings.
The Think Green Recycling Challenge is a contest sponsored by Waste Management for the 10 Seattle neighborhoods it services with residential waste pickup. Of those 10, the WM route that reduces its garbage per household the most from October 2013 – March 2014 as compared to a year earlier will win $25,000 to award to local non-profits.
Where Wallingford is earning money for non-profits is by participating in outreach events, an additional Challenge. $2,000 is awarded to the route that promotes the Recycling Challenge at the most events in a given month. Friday North has won $7,000 to date.
*Friday North – the route name comes from the day Wallingford has recycling, trash, and yard waste picked up by Waste Management trucks, and we’re in north Seattle.