https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209 en-us 2017-04-11 12:54:31 UTC 2026-02-09 05:05:20 UTC hello@padlet.com jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165865930 http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Mandatory-recycling-program-working-well-1198413.php]]> 2017-04-11 12:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165865930 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165866331 "When we first started out, we had more than 90 percent of apartments and businesses complying with the new ordinance. The majority of residents get recycling and hardly any garbage cans were left behind at all. We've seen that trend continue."

]]> 2017-04-11 12:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165866331 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165866360 "No, so far we haven't had anyone get a second tag. Businesses in particular have been very helpful in complying with the new ordinance."

]]> 2017-04-11 12:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165866360 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165866857 "there was a big drive when we first started the program in the late '80s and the issue of landfills and the environment was very popular."]]> 2017-04-11 12:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165866857 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165867232 "The way that we've implemented this ordinance, people are starting to understand that we're not going to be nit picky about how they recycle. "]]> 2017-04-11 13:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165867232 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165867712 "For people who don't understand recycling, this is a heads-up that this is how to do recycling right when you live in the city."]]> 2017-04-11 13:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/165867712 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059496 If people throw out an errant aluminum can or piece of paper, we're not going to go out there and get them for that. ]]> 2017-04-12 12:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059496 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059565
"Starting Jan. 1, recyclables are basically prohibited from Seattle's household, apartment and business garbage. For businesses, that means paper, cardboard and yard waste is prohibited from the garbage.]]> 2017-04-12 12:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059565 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059607
"For households, we don't fine anyone. Just automatically if we find too many recyclables in your garbage, we'll leave a tag and ask you to sort it out and then we'll collect the garbage can the next week."]]> 2017-04-12 12:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059607 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059627 For businesses, if we find more than 10 percent of the garbage container is filled with things like paper or cardboard, we'll leave a tag. On the third tag we'll leave a $50 fine. On apartments, it works the same way.]]> 2017-04-12 12:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059627 jctran19 https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059720 Commercial business tags went from 10 in January to two in February. In January, we left behind 227 household garbage cans and in February we left behind 133. ]]> 2017-04-12 12:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jctran19/fb9b7u0mr209/wish/166059720