Did you know that Washington State’s recycling rate is stagnant at 51%? In 2011, a King County study found that 39.7% of things thrown away could have been composted, and 21% could have been recycled. Over half of what’s tossed could be turned into new products or into beneficial compost.  Using recycled aluminum cans to make new aluminum cans uses 95% less energy than using raw material; for every ton of paper made from recycled paper, 17 trees are saved,…