Skagit County Solid Waste

05/21/2026

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Reduce waste through prevention and reuse | Keep toxics out of the environment | Safely manage what remains

05/21/2026

May may be over, but the highlights are just getting started 🙂 Take a look at our latest newsletter for all the details!

May Solid Waste Newsletter Skagit County, Washington sent this bulletin at 05/21/2026 10:50 AM PDT Division News Upcoming Holiday Hours at Skagit County Solid Waste Facilities 🦅 Visit our website for hours of operation and holiday schedules 🦅 Ask a Master Recycler Get your recycling questions ...

04/16/2026

04/14/2026

We’re excited to share this month’s Skagit County newsletter—featuring a special Earth Month focus! 🌱

Inside, you’ll find simple ways to get involved in caring for our local environment, along with updates on community events, recycling and waste reduction tips, and other resources that help keep Skagit County clean and green.

Whether you’re looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day, learn something new, or plug into local efforts, this edition has something for you. 💚

👉 Take a look here:
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Thanks for being part of a community that cares about our environment and each other!

April Solid Waste Newsletter Skagit County, Washington sent this bulletin at 04/14/2026 12:30 PM PDT Division News Earth Month in Full Bloom Skagit County is our home—fertile farmland, clean air and water, fields of world-renowned flowers, and a river with all five species of Pacific salmon. We ha...

04/07/2026

Ever wish you could throw something away without guilt? ✅ Here it is: your old plastic cutting board.

Scratched, worn, and shedding microplastics with every chop 🥕🔪—these boards aren’t just useless, they’re unsafe. Don’t donate them; they need to be removed from circulation.

Swap for wood, bamboo, or another non-plastic board and chop guilt-free

With each chop, you’re releasing microplastics into your food

04/02/2026

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TRASH ACADEMY Our Trash Academy/La Academia de Basura virtual series integrates education, advocacy, and community science into a multi-phased educational platform — available in English and Spanish. Subscribe on YouTube Season One: Plastic Pollution 101The pilot season explores all things plastic...

03/17/2026

🎉🗞️ Our March Solid Waste Newsletter is here! 🌱♻️
Spring is in the air and so are fresh recycling tips, fun events, and ways to make waste reduction easier and more exciting! 🌼✨

🔍 What’s inside this month:
🌟 Meet the Master Recycler — pop by select Saturdays to get recycling tips from the experts!
🏫 Field trips at the Skagit County Transfer & Recycling Station — perfect for school and community groups!
🍀 Recycling Tip of the Month — Learn how “lucky” #5 plastic cups can make St. Patrick’s Day greener!
🌿 Composting Tip of the Month — Get the scoop on biosolid compost and how it can boost your garden!

👉 Dive into all the goodies in the full newsletter: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WASKAGITCO/bulletins/40c57d0

Let’s recycle smarter, compost better, and keep our community shining! ✨♻️

March Solid Waste Newsletter Skagit County, Washington sent this bulletin at 03/17/2026 02:16 PM PDT Division News Ask a Master Recycler – Starting Saturdays in April Skagit County Master Composter Recyclers will be available one Saturday each month from April through October, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a...

02/24/2026

Our February newsletter is here!

February Solid Waste Bulletin Skagit County, Washington sent this bulletin at 02/24/2026 02:08 PM PST Division News Recharging This Winter While New Volunteers Gear Up As we happily anticipate the first signs of spring, we’re taking a short mid-winter break to recharge and make room for some excit...

01/08/2026

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Confused by expiration dates on food? Learn what labels like “Best By”, “Sell By”, and “Use By” really mean. This guide will help you reduce food waste and make your food last longer.

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