Best Bellevue Workplaces for Recycling

King County announced the 2nd Annual Best Workplaces for Recycling list. Eleven Bellevue businesses have been recognized for strong internal recycling programs and for their commitment to making recycling a priority for their companies.

King County announced the 2nd Annual Best Workplaces for Recycling list.  Eleven Bellevue businesses have been recognized for strong internal recycling programs and for their commitment to making recycling a priority for their companies.

The 11 companies named are CH2M Hill, City of Bellevue, Coca Cola Bottling Company of Washington, Expedia Inc., HDR Engineering, MulvannyG2 Architects, Outsource Marketing, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Reprographics Northwest, Yoga Centers, and Roth Hill Engineering Partners.

The goal of the Best Workplaces for Recycling list is to recognize the top recyclers and help motivate other local businesses to improve their own recycling programs.  To qualify companies must meet at least 10 criteria out of a list of 33 good business recycling practices – choices that range from placing recycling bins by every desk, to collecting food scraps for on or off-site composting.  In some business, just providing desk-side recycling bins has increased recycling rates from 25 to more than 80 percent.

Each year, businesses in King County send more than 240,000 tons of recyclable materials to the landfill.  By providing a recycling-friendly workplace, companies can dramatically increase their recycling rate, ultimately saving money on their garbage bill.

The Best Workplaces for Recycling list is part of a larger county educational outreach campaign to encourage businesses and residences alike to recycle more.  To learn more about what these businesses are doing to improve recycling programs, visit www.metrokc.gov/recyclemore.

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