Beginning today through the month of January, the City of Seattle will pick up and compost your Christmas trees and wreaths for no additional charge. Just place them on the […]
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Normal garbage pick-up for Labor Day
Seattle Public Utilities will pick up garbage, yard waste and recycling like normal on Monday, despite the Labor Day holiday. If Monday is your regular pickup day, put your containers […]
Wide garbage truck blamed for totaled garage
Derek posted this message and photo in the forum: The new garbage trucks are so wide they barely fit down the alley. Yesterday, they TOTALED my neighbors garage, it is […]
Garbage and recycling changes start today
Don’t forget that all the new recycling and yard waste changes start today, and that your collection day may have changed. You should have received a notice in the mail […]
Get ready for a new garbage day
In an effort to divert 60 percent of waste to recycling or composting by 2012, the city is making changes to garbage collection. Starting next week, the city will be […]
Unofficial start to combined recycling
Several My Ballard readers said they’ve noticed recycling crews putting both glass and other recyclables into the same compartment on their trucks. We spoke with our own neighborhood driver who […]
Details on garbage, tree recycling, yard waste
The city today released this schedule to help clear up remaining confusion about garbage, recycling and yard waste collection: See it full-screen here (pdf). Yard waste pickup resumes next week, […]
Wind blows trash cans, knocks out power
First the snow was too deep for garbage trucks, now the wind is blowing trash and garbage cans all over the place. We had to run around the neighborhood looking […]
Garbage, recycling pickup… finally
After missing last week, Seattle garbage collectors will be making their regularly-scheduled rounds in many Ballard neighborhoods today (Monday). A recording on PUD’s line (684-3000) says contractors will focus on […]
Trash and yard waste pickup delayed again
The City of Seattle has just put out a press release explaining that garbage and yard waste pickup has been postponed again “due to dangerous road conditions.” Collectors will attempt […]
Bizarre standoff with a garbage truck
Many of the roads in the neighborhood are too narrow for more than one car at a time, which forces Ballard drivers to test their politeness when an oncoming car […]
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