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Seattle is facing a trash problem. It’s not so much a problem of how to pick up the trash but what to do with it once it has been collected. The Cedars Hill Regional Landfill is nearing capacity. This is a landfill that has been collecting rubbish going back to the 1960s. Many of the rolling hills surrounding a landfill are actually mounds of garbage that have been covered over. There is one remaining pit that is 120 feet deep and can eventually rise to over 800 feet above sea level. When that happens, in the coming years, that will be the end of this landfill and there probably won’t be another landfill in King County. This means alternative methods need to be figured out on how to handle the 3,000 tons of trash that residents generate every weekday. The only solutions are to ship it out or to burn it for fuel. As of today, there is no plan in place.
One small measure of help for this situation is to reduce the amount of trash that’s being dumped into the landfill. Recycling is the only way to make this happen and that means everyone needs to step up the recycling efforts. But it’s not just the kitchen items that have to be recycled but everything that gets tossed out. You should be concerned about where all your junk will end up.
Junk King Seattle appreciate this better than anyone. After all, they are on the front lines of collecting trash overflow and rubbish. Thankfully, Junk King has been operating with a “green philosophy” ever since they began collecting junk. They would prefer avoiding the landfills altogether. They make that happen by doing drop-offs at recycling centers and charities of up to 60% of all the things they collect. When you consider that the average recycling rate is closer to 20%, it is clear that Junk King is doing a great job.
If you’re not sure of what items you’re getting rid of can be recycled, then leave it to the junk King crew to make that determination. This is what they been trained for. The best approach for your home rubbish removal is to put Junk King Seattle in charge of it. They’ll make sure it gets done right every time.
