No garbage, food and yard waste or recycling collections are scheduled in Seattle on Thursday, November 26, 2009. Collections scheduled for Thursday will occur on Friday, and Friday collections will occur on Saturday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Please be sure to have your containers out by 7 a.m. to ensure collection.
Closures: The City of Seattle’s North Recycling and Disposal Station in the Fremont/Wallingford area and the South Recycling and Disposal Station in the South Park area will be closed on Thanksgiving. Both of the Seattle’s recycling and disposal stations will be open for normal operations the day after Thanksgiving.
Put that carcass in the cart! 30 percent of Seattle’s landfilled garbage is made up of food waste. Seattle food and yard waste customers can place all of their Thanksgiving leftovers, such as turkey bones, celery, yams, potatoes, pumpkin pie, fruitcake and napkins, in their food and yard waste carts. The food scraps will be made into compost for local gardens and parks. Learn more at www.seattle.gov/util/services/yard.
Don’t be a turkey! Keep sewers fat-free! Property owners are responsible for their side sewer connections to the city’s sewer system. Sewer clogs often happen during the holiday season when holiday fare is prepared for friends and family. You can prevent this by pouring used dairy products, fats, oil, grease or greasy foods into a lidded container and placing it in the trash – NOT down the sink drain.
Give the gift of emergency preparedness. The holiday season comes at a time where we have some of our most extreme weather. Give a gift that you know will be useful and may make a difference. Assemble an emergency kit for a loved one. The kit can include a battery-powered radio, flashlight, extra batteries, a first-aid kit, a fire extinguisher, bottled water and three days of non-perishable food and drinking water. Kits can be stored at home, work and in the car. Learn more tips at www.takewinterbystorm.org.
Customers can report a missed garbage, yard waste or recycling collection after 6 p.m. on the day it was missed by calling (206) 684-3000 or by visiting the Online Missed Collection form on Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) Web site at www.seattle.gov/util.
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