• Lake Forest Park Service Area
  • Residential Service
    • Garbage
      • What Goes in the Garbage Can?
      • Household Hazardous Wastes
    • Recycling
      • What Goes in the Recycling Cart?
      • Expanded Recycling Program
    • Yard Debris
      • What Goes in the Yard Debris Cart?
    • Billing & Service Information
  • Commercial Service
    • Billing
    • Garbage
      • What Goes in the Garbage?
      • Basic Garbage
        Information
    • Recycling
      • What Goes in the Recycling Container?
      • Basic Recycling Information
      • Where to Recycle Unusual Items
    • Landscape Debris
      • What is Commercial Landscape Debris?
    • Construction Debris
    • Hazardous Waste
    • Special Waste
    • Containers
  • Multi-Family
    • Garbage
      • What Goes in the Garbage Can?
      • Household Hazardous Waste
    • Recycling
      • What Goes in the Recycling Container?
    • Landscape Debris
      • What Goes in the Landscape Debris Container?
    • Containers
  • Multi-Family Service - Owner/Manager
    • Billing
    • Garbage
    • Household Hazardous Waste
    • Recycling
    • Landscape Debris
    • Containers

To request deskside recycling containers call us at 206-682-3037, email us or fill out the Online Form.

Place these items in the Recycling Container

Paper Paper, junk mail, computer and copy paper, catalogs, envelopes (windows ok), magazines, newspaper, ream wrappers, telephone books, paper boxes with liners, gift wrap without foil or ribbon. Cardboard (flattened) Plastic or poly-coated paper drink boxes (soy and juice, rinsed), frozen food boxes (clean), milk cartons (rinsed), juice cartons and ice cream cartons (flattened and no lids)*

Plastics All plastic bottles and containers (lids removed)

Metals Aluminum cans (rinsed) Tin cans (rinsed and labels removed)

Glass Bottles and jars (rinsed, no lids)

* Not sure if a carton or box is poly-coated or plastic-coated? Use the scratch and tear test. If you scratch it and see wax, throw it into the Garbage. If you tear it and see a thin layer of plastic-coated paper, rinse, flatten and recycle!

Do not put in the Recycling Container
Aerosol Cans	Carbon Paper	CDs	Ceramics or Dishes
Construction Debris Please see information on disposal options for construction debris.	Dirt, Rocks or Sod	Empty Motor Oil Containers Click here to find out how to dispose of hazardous wastes	Empty Paint Cans
Greasy Car Parts	Landscape Debris Please see information on disposal options for landscape debris.	Lids or Bottle Caps	Liquids
Mirrors or Window Glass	Paper Towels, Plates or Napkins	Plastics or Aluminum with food contamination	Plastic or Waxed Cardboard
Plastic cups, plates or utensils	Styrofoam Containers or Packaging Peanuts	Tissue or Foil Wrapping Paper	Tissues or Toilet Paper
Toxic Containers Click here to find out how to dispose of hazardous wastes.	Waxed Paper or Cartons

Hazardous waste items require special handling. Call 206-296-3976 for proper disposal information. Do not put in the Recycling Container
Antifreeze	Batteries Batteries require special handling and should not be put in the garbage.	Computers Computers require special handling and should not be put in the garbage. Visit the Take it Back Network website for disposal options.	Electronics Electronics require special handling and should not be put in the garbage. Visit the Take it Back Network website for disposal options.
Hazardous Waste	Medical waste	Pesticides	Wet Paint
Fluorescent Tubes and Fluorescent Compact Lightbulbs Fluorescent bulbs and tubes require special handling. Please visit the Ecolights website for disposal options.

Reviewed the list, and still not sure?

Check out the list of What Goes in the Garbage? and What is Commercial Landscape Debris?, or call (425) 646-2492.

Back to Top