The Seattle Think Green Challenge organized by Waste Management partnered with neighborhood organizations to challenge 3 Seattle regions to reduce waste and recycle more.
Over the past six months, neighborhoods hosted polystyrene foam collection events and provided containers and signage for recycling and yard and food waste collection in public areas. Seattle residents serviced by Waste Management for recycling, composting and garbage competed to win through either waste reduction activities or community education and involvement.
Led by the Wallingford Community Council and Sustainable Ballard led Goodwill, the Northwest region hosted the most activities during the challenge and secured a grant of $3,000 which will go towards projects to benefit the region conducted by local non-profits.
To learn more, go to http://wmnorthwest.com/
I can say that attention needs to be paid to just basic recycling – breaking down boxes, removing contents, no Styrofoam – people are getting an extreme amount of packages from online, etc. and don’t know/care how to do this. Also, that there is no food allowed in the garbage or basic recycling! I am so tired of taking care of this , in order to assure that all my efforts to recycle are not in vain!! I also do not need any more garbage pick-ups at my apt. residence – and think these huge, cumbersome garbage trucks should be confined to central pick-up places in neighborhoods, instead of the regressive practice of coming to each residence. I only have 1 very light-weight bag of garbage, about every 6 weeks. Food used to be a major component of garbage for me…. I will gladly take this little bag to a central location…