Printed on 100% recycled-content paper. recycled-content 100% on Printed 360-676-5723 360-676-5723 www.whatcomcounty.us/publicworks/solidwaste Questions? Questions? Call the Recycling Hotline Recycling the Call Recycling Hotline: 360-676-5723 Hotline: Recycling Phone: 360-676-7695 Phone: Bellingham, WA 98225 WA Bellingham, questions, call the Recycling Hotline. Hotline. Recycling the call questions, W #220 Suite Commercial, N. 322 Y H T to reduce waste during construction, or have have or construction, during waste reduce to A N T U C Solid Waste Division Waste Solid O O C M If you would like more information on ways ways on information more like would you If Whatcom County Public Works Public County Whatcom assistance call 360-676-6724. 360-676-6724. call assistance construction and demolition debris. For For debris. demolition and construction regarding reuse, recycling, or disposal of of disposal or recycling, reuse, regarding off ers free consulting and technical assistance assistance technical and consulting free ers off The Whatcom County Health Department Department Health County Whatcom The Need Help? Need (depends on how/what you will recycle). will you how/what on (depends commingled or if they need to be separated separated be to need they if or commingled 360-676-5723 Find out if the recyclables can be be can recyclables the if out Find • Call the Recycling Hotline Hotline Recycling the Call recycling. Set up enough space ahead of time for for time of ahead space enough up Set • QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? 3. Space/Set-up 3. disposal site, drop box, or facility. or box, drop site, disposal Recycling sites. demolition from materials reusable selected or haul it yourself to a legally permitted permitted legally a to yourself it haul or Demolition contractor salvages and accepts accepts and salvages contractor Demolition W opportunities, recycling about company Y 360-676-8890 H T A N T Hire a hauler, ask your garbage collection collection garbage your ask hauler, a Hire • U C O Waste Robinson Recycled Building Materials Materials Building Recycled Robinson O C M 2. Recycling 2. available. available. Store? Construction Construction removal and Pick-up tax-deductible. is material reuse or salvage facilities such as the RE RE the as such facilities salvage or reuse materials for resale to the public. Donated Donated public. the to resale for materials Can any of the materials be purchased from from purchased be materials the of any Can • crew. Accepts a wide range of used building building used of range wide a Accepts crew. used and which ones are recyclable. recyclable. are ones which and used t with licensed salvage and demolition demolition and salvage licensed with t Non-profi Ask your contractor what materials will be be will materials what contractor your Ask • 360-647-5921 Solid Waste Division Waste Solid 1. Materials 1. RE Store RE Whatcom County Public Works Works Public County Whatcom You Start Start You You Facilities Facilities Take Action Before Before Before Action Action Take Take Reuse and Salvage Salvage Salvage and and Reuse Reuse Construction Waste Hazardous Waste Products Recycling Guide Disposal of oil-based paint, paint thinner, mercury switches, and related hazardous construction In Washington, 1.4 million tons of construction materials in the garbage is not safe for humans or the environment and in some cases is illegal. Here and demolition waste are land-fi lled annually.* are some recommendations from Whatcom County’s Disposal of Toxics Program: It is estimated that three quarters of this waste (approximately 74%**) is divertible. PAINT THINNER & TURPENTINE Recycling and reusing construction materials Reuse as much as possible. After pouring off clear thinner into a clean, labeled container for reuse, is an essential part of reducing the amount of let the remaining solids dry out completely. Dispose of unusable liquid or solids at the Disposal of resources that end up in landfi lls. Toxics facility (directions below). LATEX PAINT & STAINS The listings in this brochure provide contact USABLE LATEX (NEVER FROZEN, STILL FLOWABLE): Deliver usable products to the Disposal of information for most construction recycling Toxics facility (directions below) or the RE Store for reuse or recycling. The RE Store is a non-profi t services in the Whatcom County area. It is organization that sells usable latex paint (2309 Meridian St. - 15 gallon limit). Call fi rst: 360-647-5921. recommended to call fi rst to verify pricing, material, and quantity information. UNUSABLE LATEX (SOLID, PREVIOUSLY FROZEN, RUSTY, NEAR EMPTY): Add equal amount of cat box litter (or sawdust, ashes, concrete, or “paint hardener” available where paint is sold) to absorb When transporting construction the paint. Once it is non-fl owable, it can be placed in the garbage with the lid off . NO LIQUID PAINT IN THE GARBAGE. waste, always secure and cover your load! OIL-BASED PAINTS & STAINS, STRIPPERS, PRESERVATIVES, OTHER STAINS & VARNISHES Deliver to Disposal of Toxics (see information below). REMEMBER: It is illegal to burn, bury, or dump OTHER construction/demolition waste. Burying or Take remaining hazardous materials, including mercury switches, roofi ng tar, construction dumping can pollute ground water and surface adhesives, caulks, resins, fl uorescent tubes, paint-stripper residues, rags contaminated with paint water (WCC 8.28). solvents, and lead based-paint chips to Disposal of Toxics (call fi rst for detailed information). Disposal of Toxics *Department of Ecology Annual Disposal by County 360-380-4640 Report. 3505 Airport Drive, Bellingham **California Integrated Waste Management Board. (one block west of the airport entrance) Targeted Statewide Waste Characterization Study: Open Monday — Friday 9 am - 4 pm Detailed Characterization of Construction and First Saturday of every month 9 am - 4 pm Demolition Waste–publication #341-06-007, June 2006, by Cascadia Consulting Group. CONSTRUCTION RECYCLING & REUSE OPTIONS Call fi rst for pricing information! R = Recycled F = For Fuel D = Disposed ASPHALT/ CONCRETE CONCRETE ASPHALT/ (PAVEMENT) CARDBOARD/OCC GLASS PLATE LAND CLEARING DEBRIS/BRANCHES METAL PALLETS PAPER PLASTIC SHEETING/FILM FOAM POLYURETHANE ROOFING UNPAINTED MATERIALS SHEETROCK/DRYWALL TILE/ PORCELAIN WOOD CLEAN TREATED WOOD SCRAP AGGREGATES WEST 360-966-3641 R 9151 Van Buren Road, Everson BARKER’S WOODCHIPPING 360-734-7814 R Call for appointment BLAINE BAY REFUSE (operated by SSC) 360-332-5443, 360-734-3490 RRDRRRRRDDRDDR Pick-up services in NW county CITY ORGANICS 360-671-YARD R Pick-up service NOOKSACK VALLEY DISPOSAL 360-354-3400 250 Birch Bay-Lynden Road DRDRRRRDDDDDDR Pick-up available NORTHWEST CHIP & GRIND 360-676-9569 4243 Hannegan Rd, Bellingham RF On-site & pick-up available NORTHWEST RECYCLING 360-733-0100 1419 C Street, Bellingham RRR Pick-up NOT available NORTHWEST RECYCLING WAREHOUSE 360-734-2250 RR 1515 Kentucky Street PERRY PALLET 360-366-5239 7200 Delta Line Road, Ferndale RR Pick-up available RECYCLING & DISPOSAL SERVICES 360-384-8011 R/D R D R/F R F R D D D R/D D F 4916 LaBounty Road, Ferndale REGIONAL DISPOSAL CO. 360-384-1057 DDDRRDDDDDDDDD 1542 Slater Road, Ferndale SANITARY SERVICE COMPANY 360-734-3490 Roeder & F Street, Bellingham RRDRRRRRDDRDDR Pick-up available SKAGIT RIVER STEEL & RECYCLING 800-869-7097 RRRR 1265 S. Anacortes St. Burlington S & W ROCK PRODUCTS 360-354-4936 R 774 Meadowlark Lane, Lynden T&T RECOVERY 360-671-0722 RR RRRRR R DR Drop-box pick-up services GRANITE CONSTRUCTION 360-676-2450 R 3876 Hannegan Road Z RECYCLERS 360-734-5986 R 6129 Guide Meridian Cando Recycling & Disposal: 360-945-2636 Drop-off service in the Point Roberts area only. Some drop-off recycling available. .