Zero Waste

Reduce Waste This Holiday - Give the Gift of Time:

Waste-Free Gift Certificates: Looking for the perfect gift? Why not give personalized gift certificates! We have certificates for adults, kids, generic (fill-in the blank) and seasonal ideas.
Reduce Waste Gift Giving Tips: Learn how you can reduce waste this holiday season.

Featured Items:

Ditch the Plastic: Learn about where you can recycle plastic bags.
Electronic Waste: Visit the page to learn more about what you can and can't recycle.
Hazo House: Learn more about where you can recycle hazardous materials.
Reducing Waste: Visit this page to learn what you can do to help prevent waste in the first place.
Styrofoam Recycling: Learn about this new option for recycling styrofoam.

Program Information:

Toward Zero Waste: Olympia's Waste ReSources Plan 2008-2013 Visit this page to learn more about the plan.
Zero Waste Event: Visit this page to get tips and ideas on how you can plan a zero waste event.

New Items to Recycle:

You may now recycle the following items. Just place them in your recycle cart with your other recyclables.

Plastic dairy tubs (without lids)
Plastic yogurt cups (without lids)
Frozen food boxes

Contacting Public Works:

Physical Address: 924 7th Ave. SE, Suite A
Mailing Address: PO Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507 (directions)
Hours: M - F from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for City-recognized holidays)
360.753.8588, TTY 360.753.8270
publicworks@ci.olympia.wa.us
Public Works home page.