{"id":34991,"date":"2023-02-07T12:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/?page_id=34991"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:52:29","slug":"sustainability-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/sustainability-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wsu-video--width-full\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Requiem for the Packaging King\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zU3IXuOZD4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It can hold the most delicate objects AND be detrimental to our environment. The Packaging King &#8212; expanded polystyrene foam or EPS (Styrofoam\u2122) &#8212; pollutes our water and takes hundreds of years to breakdown in landfills. Once broken apart, the polystyrene components crumble into small bits that contaminate our environment even further. Discover ways to reuse EPS and learn how it can be reprocessed into products with a longer lifespan. Future solutions include using textile waste and biomaterials as sustainable packaging filler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wsu-video--width-full\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preserving The Salish Sea By Using Less Plastic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5pgeFOg9HGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn easy, real-life, every day actions that you can take to help reduce plastic pollution in the Salish Sea.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-spacing-before--none\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/\">Sustainable Community Stewards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/training\/\">Sustainability Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/repair-cafe\/\">Repair Cafe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/food-waste-prevention\/\">Food Waste Prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/speakers\/\">Sustainability Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/sustainability-resources\/\">Sustainability Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/nav>\n\n    <\/section>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organics Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Waste Prevention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/sustainability-stewards\/food-waste-prevention\/\">WSU Snohomish County Extension Food Waste Prevention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cedar Grove Compost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cedar-grove.com\/collection-recycling\">Drop off yard waste at a Cedar Grove facility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cedar-grove.com\/accepted-commercial-items\">Accepted commercial items<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aRD385ibwqA\">Virtual facility tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/compostmanufacturingalliance.com\/product-category\/cma-i-covered-in-vessel,cma-s-substrate-acceptance\/?cat=cmai\">Third party tested and approved compostable items<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other composters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/snohomishcountywa.gov\/6165\/Yard-Clean-Wood-Debris\">Where to take yard\/clean wood debris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIY Compost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2022\/02\/eb1784e-Backyard-Composting.pdf\">Backyard compost guide by WSU Extension (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2056\/2023\/02\/OSU-How-to-Use-Compost-in-Gardens-and-Landscapes-em9308.pdf\">How to use compost by OSU Extension (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waste Reduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zero Waste Washington<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/zerowastewashington.org\/local-zero-waste-stores\/\">Zero Waste and bulk stores in Washington<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerowastewashington.org\/legislative-work\/\">Zero Waste Washington legislative work<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Repair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.repaireconomywa.org\/\">Fix-it events and tool libraries around Washington<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seattlereconomy.org\/\">Seattle REconomy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recology.com\/recology-king-county\/seattle\/artist-in-residence\/\">Artist in Residence Recology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefatbrush.com\/\">The Fat Brush in Everett<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clothing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/resources\/selling-donating-and-recycling-old-clothing\/\">A green guide to selling, donating, and recycling clothing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retoldrecycling.com\/\">Retold Recycling &#8211; mail-in clothing recycling service<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.henry.com\/residential\/bonded-logic\/\">Bonded Logic<\/a> &#8211; turns textiles into stuffing and insulation for full circularity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclallc.com\/\">Cycla LLC &#8211; Secondhand Apparel Wholesale<\/a> &#8211; Cycla works with local thrift stores to bring reusable clothes, shoes and accessories a new life in new hands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/en\/dept\/dnrp\/waste-services\/garbage-recycling-compost\/services\/textile-recycling\/where-to-recycle\">Textile donation locations and programs &#8211; King County, Washington<\/a> &#8211; these are King County locations, but some businesses have drop boxes for textiles where your residency doesn&#8217;t matter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j4JCOWsGjGg&amp;t=89s\">Zipper Fixing Youtube Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleaning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2014\/10\/GreenCleaning-_April-29_2015.pdf\">Green Cleaning recipes (pdf)<\/a> Are you interested in finding easy, inexpensive, and non-toxic recipes to replace cleaning products found at the grocery store? Our volunteers tested over 20 recipes and narrowed down their favorites into this online Green Cleaning booklet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sno-isle.bibliocommons.com\/v2\/list\/display\/2882399337\/2979078337\">Green Cleaning Revolution \u2014 a staff-created book list from Sno-Isle Libraries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/dept\/dnrp\/waste-services\/hazardous-waste-program\/household\/safer-household-products\">Safer household cleaning products<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waste Haulers + Recycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snohomish County Solid Waste<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/snohomishcountywa.gov\/482\/Curbside-Collection\">Curbside collection &#8212; see who your hauler is<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Republic Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/recyclingsimplified.com\/\">Recycling Simplified<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicservices.com\/municipality\/snohomish-wa\">Republic Services in Snohomish County<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WM (formerly known as Waste Management)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmnorthwest.com\/snohomishcounty\/index.html\">WM Northwest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wm.com\/us\/en\/recycle-right\">Recycle Right<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rubatino<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/106486b0\/files\/uploaded\/RubatinoDualStreamRecycling_11.2015_Final-new.pdf\">Recycling Guide (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/irp.cdn-website.com\/106486b0\/files\/uploaded\/Rubatino-Compost-Flyer_11.2015_FINAL-new.pdf\">Compost Guide (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recology.com\/recology-king-county\/seattle\/what-goes-where\/\">What goes where? tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recology.com\/recology-king-county\/seattle\/sorting-guides\/\">Sorting guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sound Disposal Inc.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sounddisposalinc.com\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City of Marysville<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marysvillewa.gov\/311\/Recycling-and-yard-waste\">Recycling and yard waste<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond the curb recycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/snohomishcountywa.gov\/530\/Recycling\">Snohomish County Transfer Station recycling<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Three transfer stations around the county in: Everett, Arlington, and Mountlake Terrace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three drop boxes around the county in: Snohomish, Granite Falls, and Sultan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/styrorecycle.com\/\">Styro Recycle for Styrofoam in Kent<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/snohomishcountywa.gov\/477\/Hazardous-Waste\">Household hazardous waste disposal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/RKC_DropOffGuide_Feb2023.pdf\">The Recology Store in Bothell takes hard-to-recycle items (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plasticfilmrecycling.org\/\">Find a store recycles plastic film\/bags<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paintcare.org\/drop-off-sites\/\">Find a location to recycle paint<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecyclewa.org\/\">Find a location to recycle e-waste or electronics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medtakebackwashington.org\/\">Find a location to safely dispose of unwanted medication<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetgreenrecycle.com\/pages\/free-ink-recycling\">Recycle ink cartridges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Videos https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zU3IXuOZD4g It can hold the most delicate objects AND be detrimental to our environment. 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