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CleanScapes offers an array of innovative services to bring your business sustainable solutions designed to meet your needs and the environmental and social needs of the Northwest. Optional food scraps & yard debris collection is available, as well as no cost recycling when you subscribe to garbage service. Contact CleanScapes at (206) 763-4444 or CleanScapes.com. King County The King County Solid Waste Division (SWD) offers several programs that can help reduce waste and promote recycling in the workplace. MetroKC.gov Business Hazardous Waste Recycling & Disposal At no cost, eligible small quantity hazardous waste generators in King County may take their hazardous waste to household hazardous waste facilities in King County. Visit Local Hazardous Waste Management Program or call (206) 263-8899 for more information on whether your business qualifies for the program. Why is waste reduction and recycling important to your bottom line? As we run out of space for landfills the cost for Municipal Solid Waste disposal keeps going up. The more we reduce the amount of material going into landfills the longer we can postpone or eliminate the need for additional land space and the associated costs. Per the Environmental protection agency here are some ways people and businesses are reducing costs: Less Packaging. When businesses manufacture their products with less packaging, they are buying less raw material. A decrease in manufacturing costs can mean a larger profit margin, with savings that can be passed on to the consumer and making the business more competitive. Reduces toxicity of waste. Selecting nonhazardous or less hazardous items is another important component of waste reduction. Using less hazardous alternatives for certain items (e.g., cleaning products and pesticides), sharing products that contain hazardous chemicals instead of throwing out leftovers, reading label directions carefully, and using the smallest amount necessary are ways to reduce waste toxicity. Saves natural resources. Waste is not just created when consumers throw items away. Throughout the life cycle of a product from extraction of raw materials to transportation to processing and manufacturing facilities to manufacture and use waste is generated. Reusing items or making them with less material decreases waste dramatically. Ultimately, less materials will need to be recycled or sent to landfills or waste combustion facilities. Data and additional files can be accessed from the Environmental Protection Agencies website.
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