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What Goes in the Garbage Can?

If it cannot be recycled, it probably goes in the Garbage!*

Put in the Garbage Container
Aerosol Cans	Animal waste or pet litter (bagged)	Ashes (bagged)	Batteries
Carbon Paper	CDs	Ceramics or Dishes	Detergent Boxes
Diapers	Empty Motor Oil Containers	Fluorescent Tubes or Light Bulbs (place in plastic bag)	Greasy Car Parts
Lids or Bottle Caps	Medical Needles or Sharps (see preparation instructions)	Mirrors or Window Glass	Paper Towels, Plates or Napkins
Plastics or Aluminium contaminated with food	Plastic or Waxed Cardboard	Plastic Cups, Plates or Utensils	Styrofoam Block, Containers or Packaging Peanuts (bagged)
Tissue or Foil Wrapping Paper	Tissues or Toilet Paper	Toxic Containers (empty, with no residue)	Waxed Paper or Cartons

Do not put in the Garbage Can

Household Hazardous Waste*
Click here to find out how to dispose of household hazardous wastes.

Liquids

Medical Waste*

Wet Paint*

Landscape Debris

* Household Hazardous Waste, Medical Waste and Wet Paint require special handling. Call the King County Households Hazards Line at 206-296-4692 for proper disposal.

Hazardous waste items require special handling. Call 206-296-3976 for proper disposal information. Do not put in the Recycling Container
Antifreeze	Batteries	Computer monitors require special handling and are not allowed in the garbage. *	Computers require special handling and are not allowed in the garbage. *
Electronics require special handling and are not allowed in the garbage. *	Fluorescent Tubes or Light Bulbs	Hazardous Waste	Medical waste
Pesticides	Televisions require special handling and are not allowed in the garbage. *	Wet Paint

* The Take It Back Network provides options for recycling.

Reviewed the list, and still not sure?

Check out the list of What Goes in the Recycling Container and What Goes in Landscape Debris Container, or call 206-652-8832.

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