Recycling in Seattle
List three items accepted in curbside recycling by the City of Seattle
Plastic bottles (caps on), aluminum/tin cans, glass bottles, sheet paper, cardboard boxes, milk cartons, coffee cups (empty and clean)
Fish famous for swimming upstream to spawn - a symbol of Washington state and key to its ecosystems.
Salmon
The date of Earth Day
April 22nd
Trick question! Earth Day is EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR
Mountain range dividing Washington, formed through periods of volcanism spanning 40 million years.
Cascade Mountains
Are paper towels in our bathrooms compostable?
Yes!! We are working on placing compost bins in school bathrooms currently
The bin greasy pizza boxes go in. (Compost, recycling, or trash)
Compost bin (lime green bin)
Often found in Washington and the national bird of the US.
Bald Eagle
The age of planet Earth.
~4.5 billion years old!
Washington sits on this volcanically active region around the Pacific ocean, on the border between tectonic plates.
Ring of Fire
Are our cafeteria plates, bowls, and forks (World Centric brand) compostable?
Yes! They all are!
Disposal method of used batteries.
i. Place on top of your recycling cart in a ziploc bag
ii. Take to North/South Seattle Transfer Station or a Hard-to-recycle collection day hosted monthly by the City of Seattle
Next to the barred owl, this is the most common owl in Washington state.
Great Horned Owl
Legislation piece now in its 3rd rotation through the WA State Legislature advocating for state-wide recycling guidelines and extended manufacturer responsibility for waste
SB1383 (not passed yet)
The volcano in southern Washington that famously erupted in 1980.
Mt. St Helens!
The year when Ballard High School began composting.
2009
The two companies that split the contract for residential trash/compost/recycling collection in Seattle.
Waste Management (West of I5) and Recology (East of I5)
There are two ecotypes of this mammal in the Puget Sound - Resident and Transient.
Orcas whales!
The "most environmentally friendly" president in US History
Richard Nixon (1968-1974)
Name of the tectonic plate immediately west of Washington State
Juan de Fuca Plate
Location of Earth Service Corps Garden.
15th Ave outside the ceramics classroom
Are Amazon Prime Envelopes, covered in recycling symbols, actually recyclable thru curbside collection in your recycling bin?
NO!! (They go in the GARBAGE (black bin))
This species was nearly eradicated from WA in the early 1900s, but is now recovering and helping to control deer and elk populations.
Gray wolf
Does Washington State have a "Bottle Bill" - where you can turn in beverage containers for a state-paid refund?
No! Our neighbor, Oregon, pioneered this but Washington has never had one!
The date when Washington State last experienced a "MegaThrust" earthquake (magnitude 9 and triggering massive tsunami)
(January 26th) 1700
The teacher at Ballard who loves Tube Worms.
Noam Gundle!