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New Seattle Recycling Rules

Starting January 1^st, 2020 plastic bags and plastic wrap are no longer allowed in the Seattle recycling bin. Recycling processors have had a lot of problems with these items that easily wrap around the machinery causing stoppage and equipment malfunction. Below is some information that pinpoints exactly which items are no longer allowed:

• Bags – grocery bags, produce bags, bread bags, zip-top type bags
• Shipping pillows
• Bubble wrap
• Plastic wrap – such as packaging for items like paper towels, or toilet paper
• Dry cleaning bags
• Thin flexible plastic

How to dispose of these? Well you have a couple options.  You can put them in the garbage, or you can collect (clean and dry) items and take them to a drop off location.  To find your nearest drop off, visit www.plasticfilmrecycling.org.

To learn more about Seattle recycling please visit www.seattle.gov/utilities/recycleright

There are lots of fun activities happening this month, see below for a few ways to spend the time…

The Nutcracker is at McCaw Hall from December 1-28.  For tickets, contact:  https://www.pnb.org/nutcracker/

Snowflake Lane in Bellevue is from December 1-24.  https://snowflakelane.com/

Friday 12/6 is the Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition in downtown Seattle.  Groups gather outside Westlake Center and sing the night away

December 7-8 is the Urban Craft Uprising show at Exhibition Hall.  Learn more here: https://urbancraftuprising.com/

On Lucky Friday the 13^th, see the Christmas Ship Parade of Boats.  Brightly decorated boats will convene in Lake Union at 7:00pm and begin their promenade westward through the Fremont Cut.

Remember to visit local holiday light displays, especially those in the Olympic Manor Neighborhood in the Crown Hill area of Seattle. Enter at NW 85^th St and 23^rd Ave NW.

This year the Holiday Fun Run is on December 21^st. Time to spread some holiday sweat, and cheer of course! So come out and enjoy one of the many distance runs and a warm holiday beverage at the end too. Based at beautiful Magnuson Park on the shores of Lake Washington for the scenic 5k, 10k and 15k run/walks.