SAN JUAN COUNTY, WA. <05/02/2023> Thank you to the 301 dedicated volunteers who collected 4,574 pounds of litter on Shaw, Orcas, San Juan, Stuart, Decatur, Sucia, and Lopez Islands during this year’s Spring Great Islands Clean-up. That’s 1,000 pounds more …
Read moreNo bags in the bin! Plastic bags contaminate recycling system.
NEWS RELEASE – April 5, 2023 New Recycle Right campaign urges Washingtonians to not bag their recyclables OLYMPIA – Plastic bags are one of the largest sources of contamination in Washington’s residential recycling stream. These bags can clog recycling machinery, …
Read moreSan Juan County Waste in the News
— Reported by Nancy DeVaux, Salish Current The Great Pacific Garbage Patch covers an estimated surface area of 617,763 square miles, an area twice the size of Texas or three times the size of France. San Juan County consists of …
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Friday Harbor & Lautenbach Continue Plastic Film Recycling Program
In 2021, the Town of Friday Harbor and SC Johnson Company, a manufacturer of household brands, launched a one-year pilot study to offer curbside collection and recycling of plastic film to Friday Harbor residents. That program ended this October 2022. …
Read moreMoving Forward with Commercial Composting in San Juan County
Good news from the San Juan County website: https://www.sanjuanco.com/civicalerts.aspx?AID=1263
Read moreUpdated Tire Recycling at the San Juan Transfer Station
Due to the challenges of keeping our tires in recyclable condition: We will no longer take in tires with rims attached. They need to be de-rimmed. We will only accept light duty passenger and truck tires (36” in diameter or …
Read moreIs litter really that big of a deal?
Absolutely! Litter isn’t just ugly — it’s dangerous and expensive. Roadside litter causes hundreds of car crashes every year. Many types of litter, like cigarette butts, leach harmful chemicals into the environment. Despite our best efforts, litter is a growing …
Read moreCompost Pilot Project a Success at the San Juan County Fair
Our community relations manager Carolyn Moulton (bottom row, 2nd from right) had a wonderful time representing Lautenbach Recycling at the San Juan County Fair last week. Our booth was in the Green Village with environmental stewardship organizations like the San …
Read moreEarth Day on San Juan Island
Lautenbach Volunteers Celebrate Earth Day at San Juan Island’s Litter Clean-Up Event Lautenbach staff members celebrated Earth Day weekend by volunteering at San Juan Island’s Annual Great Islands Clean-Up on Saturday, April 23rd. We were blessed with fabulous weather, a …
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