Recology King County

It's the perfect time for a tabling event! Have questions about recycling, compost, or garbage? Looking for waste reduction resources? If you see us at a local community event, Stop by and say hello!♻️

The new school year is just around the corner! Start it off on a sustainable note and check out our tips for reducing waste, reusing supplies, and making eco-friendly choices all year long.

We are pleased to announce the final exhibition of work created by our 2026 Artists In Residence! Please join us on September 4 at Mutuus Studios to celebrate the opening reception of Janelle Abbott’s “Containers.”

“Containers positions the body as a container shaped by consumption and explores the life that’s lived “under the lid.” A marked departure from artist Janelle Abbott’s fashion practice, Containers features her long held zero-waste methodologies applied to assemblage, sculpture, paper making, and wearable forms. Through themes of nostalgia, self-care, technology, fashion, and sentiment—Containers considers the transitory nature of what society values and how material culture mediates our emotional, physical, and spiritual realities.” - Janelle Abbott

Opening reception: September 4, 6-9pm�Exhibition hours: September 5, 11-4pm�Exhibition open by appointment: September 7-11�Closing reception: September 12, 12-4pm, artist talk at 12:30

We are pleased to announce the final exhibition of work created by our 2026 Artists In Residence! Please join us on September 4 at Mutuus Studios to celebrate the opening reception of Eirik Johnson’s “Tensile Strength.”

“Working with sculpture, sound, and photography, I have spent my residency at Recology exploring how to creatively counter the idea of progress as a constant future forward march and instead point towards alternate multi-directional paths and potential histories in the making. What happens when such potential histories, as represented by the objects we discard, are compressed, reversed, shattered, or precariously stretched to their breaking point. What new forms take shape from such tension, what new growth can spring from this entropy, and what rhythms pulse through our debris.” -Eirik Johnson

Opening reception: September 4, 6-9pm�Exhibition hours: September 5, 11-4pm�Exhibition open by appointment: September 7-11�Closing reception: September 12, 12-4pm, artist talk at 12:30

Spend the weekend with our Waste Zero team at one of these upcoming community events! Check out the details for each event below:

☀️Redmond Big Truck Day: Friday, August 14th from 12pm to 3pm at Farrel-McWhirter Park (19604 NE Redmond Rd, Redmond, 98052)
☀️Celebrate Shoreline: Saturday, August 15th from 12pm to 6pm at Cromwell Park (18030 Meridian Avenue N, Shoreline, WA 98133)
☀️Downtown Redmond Open Streets Festival: Saturday, August 15th from 10am to 3pm at 161st Ave NE & Cleveland Street - 16101 Redmond Wy, Redmond, WA 98052.

As we anticipate the launch of our new Maple Valley Recology Store, we are continuing to host pop-up events. Our upcoming events are Friday, 8/14, Tuesday 8/18, and Friday 8/21. Please see the second page for our list of accepted items and daily limits. ♻️

Friendly reminder: Ridged plastic clamshells and takeout containers can be disposed of in your recycling bin once they are empty, clean, and dry.

Thank you, King County Solid Waste Division, for showing us Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and providing a behind-the-scenes look at where King County's garbage goes!

One of our biggest takeaways from the tour is that composting and recycling matters to help divert materials from the landfill.
⭐Composting takes materials like apple cores, fallen leaves, and other organic materials, and turns them into nutrient-rich soil. When organic materials are sent to the landfill, they break down differently and generate methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
⭐Recycling helps ensure materials like paper, cardboard, metal, and hard/ridged plastics can be made into new products. When recyclables are placed in the garbage, those valuable resources are lost and cannot be recovered."

Due to air quality concerns, our Recology Store pop-up at the Community Center on 8/7 is cancelled. See you at our next pop up on 8/14 and 8/21 and stay tuned for added dates! ♻️

Spend the weekend with our Waste Zero team at the North Bend Festival at Mt Si; Saturday, August 8th from 11am to 8pm and Sunday August 9th from 11am to 4pm at 400 SE Orchard Dr, North Bend, WA 98045.⛰️