The population of Washington is projected to growby nearly 2 million people in the next 25 years.As our population grows, greater demands areplaced on our environment by the individualchoices and actions of Washington's citizens.As a result, the volume of wastes is increasingand the sources of water and air pollutionare becoming more widespread.

Almost 80% of our air pollution comesfrom more cars traveling more miles,woodstoves, fireplaces and outdoorburning; water is being polluted fromfailed septic systems, pesticides,animal wastes, and oil carried offstreets with storm water into lakes,streams, and rivers.

These sources of pollution are difficultto control. It takes the action of morethan just government; everyone has astake in achieving a healthy environment.Everyone has a responsibility in makinginformed choices about their actions and their effects.

1998 Project Action Guide

Home Sweet Home: It all begins here

Around the House

HeatingThe central heating systemis the biggest energyuser in the home, andif you're not careful,it can also be thebiggest polluter.Make sure yourheating system is efficient.

n Lower the thermostat at night andwhen you're away. Close offrooms that aren't being used.

n Service your furnace annuallyand have the oil tank checkedfor leaks.

n Burn only seasoned wood spar-ingly, unless it's your only heat-ing source.

Electric or gas energy sources areusually more efficient for heatingthan wood or oil.

Contact your local utility to com-pare the cost of heating options.You may qualify for a loan to con-vert to a more economical and ef-ficient form of heat.

Lightingn Use “task lighting”

whenever possible:at desks, for readingor in food preparation areas.

n Consider switching tocompact fluorescent lighting inthe home. The bulbs are 3 to 4times more energy efficient thanincandescents and last 8 to 15times longer.

Water heater and plumbingn Install a toilet tank displace-

ment device: a small plastic bot-tle, displacement bag, or toiletdam. This can save 12,000 gal-lons of water a year. If you in-vest in a low flush toilet, you cansave up to 34,000 gallons a year!

n Insulate the water heater tankand set the thermostat at 120 F.

n Insulate all hot water pipes andthe last three feet of the cold wa-ter pipe leading into the tank.

n Install energy--efficient showerheads and faucet aerators onwater taps. Devices that controlwater flow can reduce house--hold water use by 70 percent.

Clothes washer and dryern Choose the coolest water tem-

perature appropriate to theclothes you are washing.

n When selecting a new washingmachine, consider a model witha rinse water re--use feature or afront--loading machine. Theseuse considerably less water thantop--loading machines.

n Air dry clothes when possible.Otherwise, use the dryers' “airdry” setting, and try to do onlyfull loads.

n Clean the lint screen betweenloads.

In the Kitchen

Cookingn Stove: Fit pots and pans to

burner size and cook with lidson your pots.

n When cooking small meals,consider using amicrowave,toaster oven orcrock pot insteadof the larger oven.

n Store food and other items inreusable containers instead ofplastic wrap or aluminum foil.

n Compost your food scrapsin a wormbin or bury.

Refrigeratorn Location: Locate the refrigerator

away from the stove, dish-washer or direct sunlight andleave space for air to circulatearound the condenser coils.

n Clean coils regularly.

n Defrost manual units whenfrost build--up is 1

4 inch.

n Side--by--side refrigerator/freezers use 15 percent more en-ergy than top freezer models.

Dishwashern Wash only full loads. If pre--

rinsing is necessary, use cold wa-ter.

n When purchasing a new dish--washer, look for a booster heaterfeature. This can raise the dish-washer water to 140 F. while stillallowing you to set your waterheater to the lower 120 F. Alsolook for short cycle and air dryoptions.

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Home Sweet Home

Reduce Your Waste

In just one year, Washington resi-dents generate enough garbage tocover four lanes of I--90 about sixfeet deep from Seattle to Spokane.

Shop smart!Many of the choices we make inthe super market can affect thehealth of our planet and its in-habitants. We can significantly re-duce the amount of waste wegenerate by being conscious shop-pers.

Product packaging makes upabout 1

3 of the average household'sgarbage and accounts for about 10percent of a product's price.

Becoming a smart shopper meansthat you'll reduce waste by notbringing it into your homein the first place. You'llsave money, too.Good ecologyis usually goodeconomics!

A helpful resourceon eco--buying isShopping For A Better World byBen Corson.

Here are some ways you can makeyour purchasing power work for ourenvironment:

n Avoid unnecessary packaging.Buy in bulk quantities or econ-omy sizes. Fancy multi-- lay-ered packaging generates moregarbage. When asked, “Wouldyou like your groceries baggedin plastic or paper?” select nei-

ther. Bring your own reusableshopping bag or take yourpurchase home without a bag.

n If it's necessary to use a dispos-able bag, reuse and recycle it.

n Avoid disposable products.Choose reusable items instead.

n Look for products packaged inrecyclable or recycled materi-als. This helps complete the re-cycling loop.

n Buy products that are durableand need few repairs. Theymay cost more in the beginningbut will cost you less in thelong run. Check consumermagazines for information onproduct durability.

n Buy non--toxic or the leasttoxic products. Read productwarning labels to find out howhazardous a product is. NonToxic And Natural by DebraLynn Dadd is a useful book onthis subject.

n Buy phosphate--free deter-gents which are low in metals.

n Buy unbleached and recycledpaper products when possible.

n Purchase locally grown pro-duce. You will support your lo-cal economy and save energyrequired in transportation.Also avoid buying produce outof season. Fruits and vegeta-bles from other countries maybe grown with more chemicalsthan the U.S. allows.

Avoid products containing chlo-rofluorocarbons (CFCs), whichare associated with ozone deple-tion and global climate change.Have your air conditioners andrefrigerator repaired only by thosetrained to capture CFCs. Aerosolcans, foam cushions, building in-sulation, and packaging materialssuch as styrofoam may be manu-factured with CFCs. Check beforeyou buy!

n Buy rechargeable batteries.

n Buy cardboard egg cartons.

Tell the storewhat you think!

If you can't find recyclable pack-aging, let the manager know youwant the choice.

Also request that your store iden-tify products that are environmen-tally friendly, with labels andpromotions.

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Home Sweet Home

Recycle!

Recycling saves resources, energyand landfill space, and reduces airand water pollution.

Washington residents already re-cycle over 38 percent of their gar-bage, the highest rate in thenation. You can have amajor impact onlandfill and pol--lution problemsif you take a littletime and make aneffort to recycleregularly.

What should you recycle?n Paper: Almost any type of pa-

per, from newspaper to writingpaper, can be recycled. Paperthat does not recycle well is thecoated variety, such as the typeused in moisture-- proof pack-ages.

n Glass

n Aluminum: Not just your popcans, but any household itemssuch as siding, storm windowand door frames, lawn furni-ture tubing, lawn mower hous-ing, barbecue grills and canoes.Call the Recycling Hotline at1--800-- RECYCLE for a recy-cling center near you.

n Plastics: Look for the arrowson plastics containers to findout what type they are. Recy-clable categories include: type1, such as 2--liter pop bottles;type 2, like clear plastic milkjugs; and sometimes type 4 and6, which cover a variety ofplastic bags and containers.

Types 1 and 2 can often betaken to a local recycler. Call1--800--RECYCLE or your localsolid waste utility to find outwhere you might be able torecycle plastic.

Many areas in Washington alsohave programs for recycling usedoil, car batteries, household bat-teries, tires, appliances and yardwaste. To find out more aboutwhat you can recycle in your com-munity, call Ecology's recyclinghotline, 1--800--RECYCLE.

In the Yard

CompostingYou will be amazed at how muchyour household waste is reducedwhen you begin composting or-ganic materials. In addition, com-post providesa rich garden soilamendment.Composting(instead ofburning orlandfilling)protects ourair, land andwater resources.

Contact a local representative ofMaster Gardeners, Master (recy-cling) Composters, your solidwaste utility, or 1--800--RECYCLEfor assistance in creating a back-yard compost bin.

LandscapingA beautiful yard and garden canbe a show piece and a place to re-lax and enjoy the outdoors. Unfor-tunately, a picture perfect yardcan also be the dumping groundfor a lethal assortmentof chemicals.

It's important to take the time toobserve and understand whatgoes on in your yard and garden.Insects, commonly consideredpests, are actually often beneficialto the garden ecosystem.

n Landscape using native plants.That means plants which are suit-able for the Northwest environ-ment and for the conditionsfound in your yard. The ToxicsCoalition has fact sheets on land-scaping and yard chemicals. Call(206) 632--1545.

n Landscape utilizing pest anddrought resistant plants. Thiswill help cut down on pesticideand water use.

n Set your lawn mower height fora grass length of about 2--3inches high. This encouragesdeeper, healthier roots and helpsretain moisture.

n Water your lawn and plantsearly in the morning – this is theoptimum time to water becausewater is less likely to evaporateand plants will be less suscepti-ble to mildew.

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Home Sweet Home

Getting rid ofweeds and bugsApplying pesticides to rid youryard of insects can also eliminatethe very organisms you want toattract. Pesticides can be as deadlyto beneficial birds and insects asthey are to pests. Five grains of di-azinon, a commonly used house-hold pesticide, is enough to kill asongbird.

A solid first step is learning toaccept a certain level of plant damage.

n A healthy plant is more oftena pest--resistant plant. Main-tain healthy plants by provid-ing needed nutrients andmoisture.

n Pull weeds instead of poison--ing them. Use mulch or naturalpest control techniques as alter-natives to chemical pesticides,and organic fertilizers as alter-natives to petroleum basedsynthetic fertilizers.

n Read pesticide and fertilizerlabels and follow the directionsfor use, storage and disposal ofunused portions. Check with 1--800--RECYCLE or your city orcounty solid waste utility to findout if they host household haz-ardous waste collection dayswhere you can safely dispose ofpesticides, household cleanersand some paints.

n Try using Integrated PestManagement (IPM) – an alter-native to using lots of pesti-cides. It focuses on preventionas a strategy. Your CooperativeExtension agent can help de-velop strategies for your yard.

Create your own backyardwildlife habitatHabitat is the most critical issuefor Washington's wildlife. Ourrapidly growing human populationis squeezing wildlife into a corner.

Without the proper combinationof food, water, shelter and space,wildlife will disappear. We'realready in danger of losing manyspecies, and more will follow ifwe don't take action now.

Believe it or not, there's aconnection between turning downyour thermostat andsaving Washington's wildlife. Eve-rything you do to conserveenergy, reduce waste and removepollutants from the environmentbenefits the wildlife in our state.

By reducing the demand forelectricity, we avoid building newdams that destroy fish and wildlifehabitat. Reducing and recyclingpaper products saves trees andforest habitat.

Turning your backyard into awildlife sanctuary can also help.All you need to do is grow nativeplants and provide food, waterand shelter forbirds and otherwildlife.

n Attract wildlife to your yardwith plants. Butterflies are at-tracted to vividly coloredflowers in sunlight. Humming-birds like honeysuckles and redmorning glories. And birdfeed-ers will attract a wide varietyof birds throughout the year.

n Chipmunks, rabbits, raccoonsand even deer are not unusualvisitors if adequate protectionwith a wall or shrubs is provided.

n In winter, provide a heated wa-tering source for birds andother wildlife that are often inneed of water when the groundis frozen.

n Send a self--addressed enve-lope with $5.00 to the Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife for“Backyard Sanctuary Packet,”16018 Millcreek Blvd. MillcreekWA 98012, (206) 775--1311.

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At Work and School

On your way to school or to work,you may be feeling great aboutyour efforts to protect the envi-ronment in your home. And justi-fiably so! But don't stop there!

Once you get to work or school,look around. Are all the lights onin an empty room? Is thethermostat fixed on a tropical tem-perature? Do you see any effort toreduce waste and recycle thewaste that is produced?

Perhaps because we aren't directlypaying for consumptive habitsaway from home, we are less in-clined to conserve. But down theline, we all pay the price. Don'tget frustrated, you can make a dif-ference at work and at school also.

Transportation

Do we have to giveup driving? No!But we need tominimize our solodriving time andauto emissions, andmaximize our autoefficiency. Whatcan you do? Lots!

A healthy carThe road to becoming a bettereco--student or employee startsright in your garage.

No actions that we take on a dailybasis carry more environmentalimpacts than the actions we takeregarding the use and mainte-nance of our cars.

Not only doour carsproducesignificantair pollution, their impropermaintenance can also lead toserious water pollution.

Inefficient vehicles cause us to usemore energy. This leads to in-creased pollution from oil and gasdevelopment, and runoff fromroads is a serious source of waterpollution.

n Maintain your car to achievemaximum efficiency. A wellmaintained car can reduceemissions by up to 10 percent.Have a thorough tune--upevery 6,000 miles or so. Checkyour tire pressure weekly.

n If you change your own oil,recycle it! It takes 42 gallons ofcrude oil to make 21

2 quarts ofengine oil. One gallon of usedoil can be re--refined to pro-duce 21

2 quarts of usable oil.

n Dispose of all auto wastessafely. More than 2 million ofthe 4.5 million gallons of usedoil discarded annually in Wash-ington State end up in PugetSound! Ecology's hotline (1--800--RECYCLE) can tell you lo-cations in your community totake oil, tires, antifreeze, de-greasers, brake and transmissionfluid and other auto wastes.

Don't drive aloneIf you simply use an alternative todriving alone to work or schooltwo days a week, you can cutyour individual emissions by al-most 40 percent in one year!

What are your alternatives?

n Bicycling: Bikes are extremelyefficient vehicles. There are lotsof bike clubs that can teach yousafe bike commute habits andget you involved in efforts toincrease bike lanes and urbanbike access. Call the CascadeBicycle Club at (206) 522--2453for information.

n Vanpool: Check with your localtransit provider to find outwhat sort of vanpool service isoffered in your town.

n Carpool: Ridesharing is be-coming an increasingly popu-lar way to get to and fromwork. Check around with co--workers to find out who livesin your part of town.

n Mass Transit: Take the bus andyou avoid transportation andparking woes as well as highgas prices.

Employers sometimes offerincentiveprograms toencourage work-ers to use the busor car and van-pools.

Also consider what would hap-pen if students and teachers or-ganized a competition around thestate to minimize their school'sannual vehicle miles traveled.Why, vehicle emission reductionscould become as important a partof school pride as football andSAT scores!

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At Work and School

Energy Conservation

Energy--conscious employees andstudents can...

n Turn off lights in conferenceand class rooms and other areaswhen they are not being used.

n Use task lighting, when appro-priate.

n Know when to turn off equip-ment, such as computers orphotocopy machines.

n Use stairs instead of elevatorswhenever possible. Not onlydo you save energy, but stairclimbing is great exercise.

Building owners and operators can...

n Institute energy accountingpractices and establish an en-ergy management program.

n Conduct regular preventivemaintenance to keep plantequipment working efficiently.

n Refit lightingfixtures withmore efficientfluorescent lampsandinstall lightingcontrols.

Too Much Garbage?

The amount of waste we produceaway from home is phenomenal!It is estimatedthat educationfacilities produce240 pounds ofwaste per studentper school yearand offices generate

580 pounds per employee peryear. The need to reduce your con-tribution to the waste streamaway from home is more impor-tant than ever.

How to reduce your schooland office wasten Use two--sided copying when-

ever possible.

n Use the back side of waste pa-per to print draft documents orfor informal notes.

n Re--use a small piece of wastepaper to attach notes with a pa-per clip, instead of buying newpads or “post--its.” Recycle af-ter use.

n Avoid using unrecycled paper(such as “fax” paper).

n Reuse envelopes and file folders.

n Route or post memos anddocuments rather than makingcopies for each individual.

n Bring your own cup to workand make ceramic cups avail-able to guests instead of paperor polystyrene cups.

n Avoid using disposable plates,cups, silverware, napkins, etc.in lunch rooms or for parties.

n Share magazine and newspap-ter subscriptions.

Recycle when possiblen Recycle office paper and pa-

per products. Depending onthe recycler, you may need toseparate paper into high gradewhite paper and mixed paper.Placing a compartmentalized

recycling box by each desk orin each classroom will help em-ployees and students separaterecyclable paper. Smaller con-tainers for non--recyclable ma-terials will help re--emphasizeyour goals.

n Recycle glass and aluminum.Place receptacles by popmachines or in common spacessuch as lunch rooms.

Make environmentalpurchasing decisionsWhen buying school or officesupplies, choose environmentallyfriendly products that will helpreduce the waste stream.

n Purchase recycled products --paper, re--refined oil, batteries,and xerox cartridges to supportthe market for recycled prod-ucts.

n Use water--based supplies.Most toxic items can be re-placed with water--based alter-natives. Correction fluid andglue are just two examples.

n Order less toxic janitorialsupplies.

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Don't Stop at Work and School... carry on!

In addition to the action we take inour homes, offices, and schools, wecan team up with others in ourcommunities to sponsor larger--scale projects that benefit the envi-ronment. It is equally importantthat we preserve and protect thoseareas where we play, recreate, andcommune with nature.

In your Community

n Enlist a group of children oradults to stencil storm drains.The storm drain stenciling pro-gram helps draw attention to thefact that wastes dumped downstorm drains go directly tostreams, lakes, and bays.

n Adopt, restore and maintain awetland. Ecology, the NationalAudubon Society, the Washing-ton Environmental Council, TheNature Conservancy, and Wash-ington Wildlife Heritage Foun-dation all provide informationand assistance. Your local gov-ernment also may be interestedin working with you. Adopting aWetland, a Northwest Guide isavailable from the Adopt--A--Stream Foundation. Write toAdopt--A--Wetland, 600 128thSt. S.E., Everett, WA 98208, orcall (206) 316--8592.

n Coordinate or participate in aspring community tree plantingeffort as a way to create urbangreen belts, cut down on air pol-lution, and beautify your com-munity. Contact the WashingtonArbor Day Council, Keep Wash-

ington Green, the Department ofNatural Resources (DNR), or theU.S. Forest Service for help orfree seedlings.

n Coordinate the creation of wild-life corridors among privatelandowners with adjoiningproperties. Corridors allowwildlife to migrate and foragefor food despite impacts of landuses on habitat. Seek assistancefrom the Department of Fish andWildlife, The Nature Conser-vancy, your local conservationdistrict, and Washington Wild-life Heritage Foundation or localcounty land trusts.

n Participate in annual Count-down to Earth Day events inyour area. Each April, Ecologysupports local events to clean uplitter and participate in projectsin support of Earth Day. See lo-cal government representativeslisted in this booklet.

n Restore critical fish and wild-life habitat. Sediment build--up,run--off from rural and subur-ban land uses and flooding fromeroding stream banks can sealthe doom of wildlife and fishhabitats, in addition to affectingwater quality and quantity. Con-tact the Department of Fish andWildlife at (360) 902--2200.

At the Beach...

n Bring a bag to take your trashhome. While you're at it, packout someone else's deadly plasticlitter. Plastic debris kills thousandsof seabirds, sea mammals, andfish each year as they ingest it orbecome entangled and die bystrangulation, drowning, or star-vation.

n Snip the circles on six--packrings to provide some protectionfor birds who can become entan-gled.

n Join a beach cleanup. TheAdopt--A--Beach program andShorePatrol beach cleanup is in Septem-ber during Waterweeks.

n Practice good marine sanitationif you own a boat. Call theBoater Education Program at theDepartment of Parks and Rec-reation at (206) 902--8500 and theHood Canal Coordinating Coun-cil's Water Quality Project forHood Canal at (360) 895--4963.

In the Woods...

n Pack out your trash!

n Stay on designated trails!Hikers and camperscan destroy fragilesoils and plants whenthey venture intowilderness territory.

n Be extremely careful with fireand take every precaution to en-sure your campfires are com-pletely out. Douse campfireswith water and dirt before goingto sleep or leaving the area. Eachyear thousands of acres of forestland are lost to fires, most ofthem caused by people.

n If you are interested in volun-teering in the outdoors, send astamped, self--addressed enve-lope to Washington Trails Associa-tion, 1305 Fourth Avenue, Ste.512, Seattle, WA 98101 for thepamphlet, “Whom to Ask.” Call(206) 625--1367 for trail informa-tion.

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Be the Solution

To address environmental chal-lenges, we all need to re--think ourrelationship with where we live.Taking steps to reduce the environ-mental impact of our daily lives is agood start—but we can do evenmore by understanding the ecologi-cal systems that support us.

Practice Awareness

Notice the living things all aroundyou, even if they are “only” city pi-geons or weeds growing throughcracks in the sidewalk.

n Explore your watershed.Where does your local streamcome from and where does it go?Does it connect to lakes orgroundwater? How about yourhousehold drinking water?Where does that come from andwhere does your wastewater go?(Ask your local water utility fora tour.) There may be a water-shed action group in your com-munity that can help you learnmore about the flow of water inyour own habitat.Realize that “weall live down--stream”.

n Learn where the resources thatsupport you come from.Where is your food grown orprocessed? (Check with yourgrocer.) How is the electricitythat lights your home generated?(Call your utility company.)

Learn More

n Study the natural historyof your environment.You can take courses at universi-ties or local community colleges,through parks and recreation de--partments, and at nature centersall around the state. OlympicPark Institute and North CascadesInstitute are only two of the or-ganizations that teach natural his-tory to people of all ages.

n Read environmental magazinesfor information on national andglobal environmental issues.Check your library or phonedirectory yellow pages for localorganizations and their publica-tions.

n Subscribe to the online com-puter bulletin board of Econet,(415) 561--6100, to stay con-nected to environmentally con-cerned citizens worldwide.

n Keep an eye and an ear out forTV, radio, and print media sto-ries about the environment. Re-alize that the system thatsupports you is not just local orregional, but global — and thatyour impacts are global, too.

Spread the Word

Promoting environmental aware--ness may be the most effective wayfor you to help the planet by in-creasing the number of people whoare concerned, aware, and active.Here are some ways to teach otherpeople to care.

n Organize a study group atwork or in your neighborhood.Invite speakers to talk about en-vironmental issues and successstories.

n Volunteer to work with a youthgroup (Boy or Girl Scouts, CampFire, 4H, Earth Service Corps,church groups, etc.) on environ-mental awareness and restora-tion projects.

n Become a Master Gardener(Cooperative Extension), or aMaster Recycler or Composter(organized by local recycling co-ordinators; call your county'spublic works department to findout if there's a program in yourarea). These volunteers receivetraining in exchange for volun-teer time.

Affect the Outcome

n Join an environmental groupacting on behalf of habitat pro-tection, air and water qualityimprovements, energy conserva-tion, or other issues you careabout. Local libraries can helpyou research the different envi-ronmental groups who are activein Washington, the UnitedStates, and around the world.

n Write lots and lots of letters toevery political figure you canthink of to voice your views onenvironmental protection. Teach-ing your elected representativesabout caring for the planet is animportant form of environ-mental education.

n Speak out at public forums ondecisions that affect the environ-ment. Learn to organize your tes-timony and deliver it effectively.Your comments will have an im-portant impact on the decision--making process.

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Shocking Eco--Facts

u Every year we throw awayenough aluminum to rebuild theAmerican commercial air fleetfour times over.

u Every year we throw awayenough writing paper to build a12--foot wall from New YorkCity to Los Angeles.

u Every week we throw awayenough glass bottles and jars tofill up all 110 stories of the WorldTrade Center.

u Each ton of newspaper recy-cled saves 17 trees, 7,000 gallonsof water and enough energy toheat the average home for sixmonths. If we recycled all ournewspapers each year, we couldsave 500,000 trees and a lake fullof water. (The more trees wesave the less likely we sufferfrom the greenhouse effect).

u Washington state citizens havebecome national recycling lead-ers. Because of the tremendousresponse to recycling, over 38%of our garbage is now recycledinstead of landfilled.

u A family of four uses an aver-age of 260 gallons of water perday—104 of them just for theflushing the toilet. By installingtoilet dams, you can save 12,000gallons of water a year; low--flush toilets will save up to34,000 gallons a year.

u If the money spent on theAlaska Pipeline had been usedinstead to insulate American homes,we could have saved four times theoil we got from the pipeline.

u If these four family memberseach take a daily five--minuteshower, they will use another700 gallons of potable water aweek. Low--flow shower--heads can reduce water use70%.That saves 27 cents of waterand 51 cents of electricity perday. (Call REAL GOODS at 1--800--762--7325 to get their cata-log of energy-- and resource--saving goods.)

u More than 50% of Washing-ton's original wetlands havebeen drained, dredged, filled orotherwise altered.

u More than half of Washing--ton's population relies onground water for drinking.

u One quart of oil can foul thetaste of 250,000 gallons of water.

u More than 2 million of the4.5 million gallons of used oildiscarded in Washington stateends up each year in PugetSound.

u It takes 42 gallons of crude oilto get 21

2 quarts of engine oil.One gallon of used oil can be re--refined to produce the same 21

2

quarts of oil.

u The wintertime pollution fromwood burning stoves exceedsemissions from all industrialsources in the state of Washing-ton for the entire year.

u Private automobiles accountfor more than 20% of America'scarbon dioxide emissions, 34%of our acid rain, and 27% of oursmog--related hydrocarbons.Carpooling, public transporta-tion, biking and walking canhelp cut those emissions.

u If every American householdreplaced just one incandescentbulb with a compact fluores-cent, we'd save the annual en-ergy equivalent of one largepower plant.

u In the average Americanhome, the hot water heater isthe second largest energy user(after heating).

u Waterbeds in the U.S. con-sume the equivalent of the pro-duction of four large powerplants.

u According to recent PugetPower's records, only 20 % ofits eligible customers haveparticipated in weatherizationprograms.

u The amount of energy thatescapes through Americanwindows every winter is theequivalent of all the oil thatflows through the Alaskapipeline each year.

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How to Dispose of Household Hazardous WasteFor more information, call 1-800-RECYCLE.

Product Hazard Proper Disposal

Pesticidesand

Herbicides Weed Killer, Insecticides,

slug bait, rose dust, moth-balls, flea and roach pow-der etc.

Poisonous Take to Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection site. Pes-ticides that are not banned or restricted use may be used up ac-cording to label directions or offered to others who can usethem.

Wood preservatives Poisonous and flammable Dispose exactly like pesticides.

Empty pesticide contain-ers

Poisonous residue Rinse container three times. Save rinse water and use as full-strength pesticide. Wrap container in plastic bag and discard itin the trash.

Paintsand

Solvents Paint Flammable Use up leftover paint: give a wall an extra coat or use a base coat

on another project. Latex paint: If only a small amount is left(one inch or less), open can and let liquid evaporate outdoors,away from children and pets. Dispose of can in the trash (leavelid off). Take oil-based paint, paint containing lead and cans oflatex paint too full to dry out to HHW collection site.

Used paint thinner Flammable Recycle by storing in a closed jar until particles settle. Strain offthe clear liquid for reuse. Dry remaining sludge, wrap in plasticand discard in trash.

Rust remover, turpentine,furniture stripper, other

Flammable Take to HHW collection site.

Automotive

Products Used motor oil Poisonous and flammable Recycle. For recycling locations in your neighborhood, call

HAZARDS LINE.

Antifreeze Poisonous and flammable Don't pour antifreeze down the drain. Take to HHW collectionsite.

Car batteries Corrosive (acid) Trade in for new battery or take to recycling center. Call HAZ-ARDS LINE for locations.

Cleaners Drain openers, oven and

toilet bowl cleaners,bleach

Corrosive and poisonous Use up according to label directions or offer to others who canuse them. Dispose of small amounts by pouring down drainwith lots of water.

Furniture polish, spot re-movers

Flammable Use up according to label directions or offer to others who canuse them. Or take to HHW collection site.

Miscellaneous Small engine fuel Varies Prevent fuel from breaking down by using a fuel additive for

long-term storage. Take bad fuel to HHW collection site.

Hobby chemicals fromcrafts, photography, labsets, etc.

Flammable Call HAZARDS LINE for disposal of specific chemicals.

Recycling Coordinator Contacts

AdamsPat HughesAdams County Waste Coordinator115 N BroadwayOthello WA 99344509-488-0529

AsotinSteve BeckerAsotin County2901 Sixth AveClarkston WA 99403509-758-1965; FAX 758-1977

BentonBill HenagerBenton County Solid WastePO Box 110Prosser WA 99350-0110509-786-5611

Jack ClarkCity of KennewickCivic Center, 210 W. 6th AvenuePO Box 6108Kennewick WA 99336-0108509-586-4181

Mathew Zybas/Gail BaaschCity of Richland927 George Washington WayRichland WA 99352509-943-7460

ChelanBrenda HarnChelan County Public Works350 Orondo StreetWenatchee WA 98801509-664-5415

Scott BeatonCity of ChelanPO Box 1699Chelan WA 98816509-682-4663

ClallamJoe Ciarlo, UtilitiesClallam County Public Works Dept223 E 4th StreetPort Angeles WA 98362-3098360-417-2305

Dale Miller, Recycling CoordinatorCity of Port AngelesPO Box 1150Port Angeles WA 98362-0217360-417-4874

ClarkPeter DuBoisPamala KamburClark CountyWaste Reduction SpecialistPO Box 9810Vancouver WA 98666-9810360-737-6118, EXT 4344

Tami KihsCity of VancouverPublic Works DepartmentPO Box 1995Vancouver WA 98668-1995360-696-8186

Dakota InyoSwanAnne MillsEnvironmental Information CenterPO Box 8900Vancouver WA 98668360-992-3325/360-992-3211

ColumbiaRoger TrumpColumbia County Engineers Office120 South 1st StreetDayton WA 99328509-382-2534; FAX 382-4724

Cowlitz

Jim MansfieldCowlitz County Public Works207 - 4th Avenue NorthKelso WA 98626360-577-3125

Gregory HannonRecycling CoordinatorCity of Kelso109 Allen Street - City HallPO Box AKelso WA 98626-0078360-423-6590

Jerry Stinger, Recycling CoordinatorCity of LongviewPO Box 128Longview WA 98632-0011360-577-3361

DouglasRon DraggooDouglas County Solid Waste Program93 EastmontEast Wenatchee WA 98802509-886-0899

FerryBill ChamberlainRecycling CoordinatorFerry County Public WorksPO Box 305Republic WA 99166-0305509-775-5222; FAX 775-2492

FranklinSally McKenzieRecycling CoordinatorFranklin County Public Works3416 StearmanPasco WA 99301509-545-3551; FAX 545-2133

GarfieldMike SellivanoffRoad DepartmentGarfield CountyPO Box 580Pomeroy WA 99347-0580509-843-1301; FAX 843-1412

GrantJoycegale RamosGrant County Public Works35 C Street NWPO Box 37Ephrata WA 98823-0037509-754-2011, EXT. 422;FAX 754-2011, EXT 438

Jim ForrestCity of Ephrata121 Alder Street SWEphrata WA 98823509-754-4601; FAX 754-0912

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Grays HarborMark CoxRecycling CoordinatorGrays Harbor Dept. of Public Works100 West BroadwayPO Box 511Montesano WA 98563-0511360-249-4222; FAX 249-3203

IslandJerry MingoRecycling CoordinatorIsland County Solid WastePO Box 5000Coupeville WA 98239-5000360-679-7340

JeffersonCarol LoughSkookum Environmental ServicesPO Box 1159Port Townsend WA 98368360-385-3156

KingJeff GaisfordKing County Solid Waste Division400 Yesler Way, Room 600Seattle WA 98104-2637Recycling/Compost Hotline:206-296-4466

Ray PullarCity of Algona402 Warde StreetAlgona WA 98001-8576253-833-2741; FAX 939-3366

John GiordanengoRecycling SpecialistCity of Auburn - Solid Waste1305 C Street SWAuburn WA 98001-5910253-931-3047; FAX 735-2145

Joe LevanCity of Burien415 SW 150th StreetBurien WA 98166206-248-5516; FAX 248-5539

Tom SpilleSolid Waste Program AdministratorCity of BellevuePO Box 90012Bellevue WA 98009-9012425-455-6964; FAX 637-7116

Rob ShueyDirector of Public WorksCity of Black DiamondPO Box 599Black Diamond WA 98010-0599206-631-0351; FAX 886-2592

Cecelia Duncan, Recycling CoordinatorCity of Bothell9654 NE 182 StreetBothell WA 98011-3499425-486-2768; FAX 486-1204

Gloria Gould-WessonRecycling CoordinatorCity of Des Moines805 S. 219th StreetDes Moines WA 98198-6398206-870-6565; FAX 870-6544

Cecelia BoulaisRecycling CoordinatorCities of Duvall, North Bend,Snoqualmie, and CarnationPO Box 1300Duvall WA 98019-1300425-788-1185 FAX 788-8097

Mark Bauer, Director of Public WorksPublic Works DepartmentCity of Enumclaw2041 Railroad StreetEnumclaw WA 98022-3091360-825-3593; FAX 825-3252

Rob Van OrsowSolid Waste & Recycling CoordinatorCity of Federal Way33530 1st Way SouthFederal Way WA 98003253-661-4141; FAX 661-4129

Liz SchoenResource Conservation CoordinatorCity of IssaquahPO Box 1307Issaquah WA 98027-1307425-557-2552; FAX 391-1050

Robyn Bartelt, Conservation SpecialistCity of Kent220 Fourth Avenue SouthKent WA 98032-5895253-859-6573; FAX 859-3559

Andy BartonAssistant to the City ManagerCity of Kirkland123 Fifth AvenueKirkland WA 98033-6189425-828-1249; FAX 803-1914

Diane Yates, Recycling CoordinatorCity of Lake Forest Park20150 45th Avenue NELake Forest Park WA 98155206-368-5440 FAX 364-6521

Glen BoettcherRecycling CoordinatorCity of Mercer Island9611 SE 36th Street/PO Box 1440Mercer Island WA 98040-3732206-236-5329; FAX 236-3651

Mary DavisCity of Normandy Park801 SW 174th StreetNormandy Park WA 98166-3679253-248-7603; FAX 438-8674

Lee FloydCity of Pacific100 3rd Avenue SEPacific WA 98047-1399253-833-2660; FAX 939-6026

Karen ChuseCity of Redmond Recycling Program15670 NE 85th StreetRedmond WA 98052-3584425-556-2832; FAX 556-2700

Linda KnightSolid Waste CoordinatorCity of Renton200 Mill Avenue SouthRenton WA 98055-2189425-277-6197; FAX 277-4428

Soraya ChangRecycling CoordinatorCity of SeaTac17900 International Blvd #401SeaTac WA 98188-5122253-241-9100; FAX 241-3999

Mary Jo de BeckRecycling CoordinatorSeattle Public Schools4141 4th Ave. S.Seattle WA 98134206-298-7601; FAX 298-7646

Dee BrownCity of Seattle Solid Waste Utility505 Dexter Horton Building710 Second AvenueSeattle WA 98104206-684-4685

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Rebecca FoxRecycling CoordinatorCity of Tukwila6300 South Center Blvd #100Tukwila WA 98188-2545206-431-3670; FAX 431-3665

Lane YoungbloodPublic Services AssistantCity of Woodinville13203 NE 175th StWoodinville WA 98072425-489-2700; FAX 489-2705

KitsapDave PetersRecycling CoordinatorKitsap County PublicWorks Department614 South Division StreetPort Orchard WA 98366-4699360-896-4898; FAX 895-4926

Terrie O’NeillRecycling CoordinatorCity of Bremerton239 4th StreetBremerton WA 98337360-478-5387 FAX 478-2348

Linda Reilly14100 Farragut Avenue; Code 106.32Puget Sound Naval ShipyardBremerton, WA 98312360-476-6016

Paul FergusonCommanding Officer;Code 54 RecycleNaval Submarine Base/BangorSilverdale, WA 98315360-396-7005

KittitasWendy MifflinSolid Waste EducatorSolid Waste DivisionKittitas County Health Department507 Nanum StreetEllensburg WA 98926509-962-7070

KlickitatJohn LongfellowKlickitat County Solid Waste131 W. Court StGoldendale WA 98620509-773-4448

LewisMelanie Case, Recycling CoordinatorDept of Public Services350 North Market Blvd.Chehalis WA 98532-0899360-740-1452

LincolnBob BreshearsPublic Works DirectorLincoln County Health Department6th and SinclairPO Box 368Davenport WA 99122-0105509-725-7041; FAX 725-4467

MasonToni Clement, Recycling CoordinatorCity of Shelton/Mason CountyPO Box 1277Shelton WA 98584-1277360-426-9731; FAX 426-7746

OkanoganDepartment of Public WorksOkanogan CountyPO Box 232Okanogan WA 98840-0232

PacificScott Berbells, Recycling CoordinatorPacific CountyDept. of Community DevelopmentPO Box 68South Bend WA 98586-0026360-875-9356

Pend OreillePaul Wilson, Public Works DirectorPend Oreille CountyPO Box 5040Newport, WA 99156509-447-4513; FAX 456-5890

PierceMary KnackstedtPierce County Solid Waste Division9116 Gravelly Lake Drive SWTacoma WA 98499-3190253-593-4050

Utilities/Recycling DivisionCity of Puyallup218 West PioneerPuyallup WA 98371253-841-5550

Dave Frutiger, Recycling CoordinatorCity of Tacoma Refuse Utility3510 South Mullen StreetTacoma WA 98409-4131253-565-5955 (Recycling Hotline)FAX: 591-5547

San JuanEd Stuhr, Solid Waste ManagerSan Juan County Public Works1000 Guard StreetPO Box 729Friday Harbor WA 98250-0729360-378-2114

SkagitFrances AmbroseSkagit County Public Works1111 Cleveland AveMount Vernon WA 98273-4215360-336-9400 FAX 336-9478

Jim Pemberton, Public Works DirectorCity of Anacortes Public WorksPO Box 547Anacortes WA 98221-0547360-293-1919; FAX 293-1928

SkamaniaSandra RutledgeRecycling CoordinatorSkamania County CourthousePO Box 790Stevenson WA 98648-0790509-427-9456 / 360-837-3329(F,Sat,Sun) FAX: 509-427-4839

SnohomishMarcia RutanSnohomish CountySolid Waste Management DivisionWall Street Building, Suite 1012930 Wetmore Avenue,Everett WA 98201-4044425-388-6489; FAX: 425-259-4945

Karen LatimerCity of Arlington238 North Olympic AvenueArlington WA 98223360-435-3811

Alan HammerquistPublic Works SuperintendentCity of Brier2901 228th SWBrier WA 98036-8397360-775-5440

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Lyla BoydTown of DarringtonPO Box 397Darrington WA 98241360-436-1131

Steve FisherRecycling CoordinatorCities of Edmonds and LynnwoodPublic Works7110 210th Street SWEdmonds WA 98020425-771-0235, EXT 603; FAX 744-6057

Jack HarrisCity of Everett3200 Cedar StreetEverett WA 98201425-257-8800; FAX 257-8882

Jill BoersemaRecycling CoordinatorCity of Marysville80 Columbia AvenueMarysville WA 98270360-651-5112; FAX 651-5099

Bill Trimm, Recycling CoordinatorCity of Mill Creek15728 Mill Creek BlvdMill Creek WA 98012-1227425-745-1891; FAX 745-9650

Nancy AbelRecycling CoordinatorCities of Monroe, Gold Bar,Granite Falls, Lake Stevens andSnohomish806 West Main St - City HallMonroe WA 98272-2198360-794-7400; FAX 794-4007

Bill DavisRecycling SpecialistCity of Mountlake Terrace23204 58th Avenue WestMount Lake Terrace WA 98043-0072425-776-1161

Recycling DirectorCity of Mukilteo4480 Chennault Beach RoadMukilteo WA 98275425-355-4151 EXT 288; FAX 347-4544

Richard CraigCity of Stanwood10220 270th Street NWStanwood WA 98292360-629-4577

Laura KoenigRecycling CoordinatorCity of Sultan103 First StreetSultan WA 98294360-793-2231; FAX 793-3344

SpokaneDebra HowardCity of Cheney112 Anderson RdCheney WA 99004509-235-7211; FAX 235-7206

Jessie LangSpokane RegionalSolid Waste DisposalW 808 Spokane Falls BlvdSpokane WA 99201509-456-7403; FAX 456-7409

StevensDennis DurbinRecycling CoordinatorStevens County Solid Waste260 S OakColville WA 99114509-738-6106; FAX 684-7557

ThurstonThurston County Waste LineOlympia, WA360-754-4348

Sharon Conroy/Mary Harrington/Janine BogarThurston County Solid Waste921 Lakeridge Dr. SWOlympia, WA 98502360-786-5136

Penny MabieRecycling CoordinatorCity of OlympiaPO Box 1967Olympia WA 98507-1967360-753-8509;Recycling Information: 360-753-8377

WahkiakumJack Tobin, Recycling CoordinatorPO Box 97Cathlamet WA 98612-0097360-795-3301

Walla WallaGretchen LoweRecycling CoordinatorWalla Walla County Planning Dept.310 West Poplar, Suite 007Walla Walla WA 99362509-527-3282; FAX 527-3263

WhatcomRecycling CoordinatorSolid Waste DivisionWhatcom County Waste Preventionand Recycling Program316 Lottie St.Bellingham WA 98225-4010360-676-7695; FAX 738-4561

Irene HinkleSchool Program Coordinator,Re-Sourcesfor Whatcom County360-715-8434

William Englander, ManagerSolid Waste DisposalCity of Bellingham2221 Pacific St.Bellingham WA 98226360-647-6357

WhitmanDoral HoffWhitman County Public Works404 N. Main StreetColfax WA 99111509-397-6206; FAX 397-6210

YakimaLoretta ZammarchiYakima County Solid Waste105 E “A” StreetYakima WA 98901509-574-2454

Nancy GaudetteCity of Yakima2301 Fruitvale BlvdYakima WA 98902509-575-6005

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