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2020 Solid Waste and Moderate <br />Risk Waste Management Plan Update <br /> <br />AX0304191054PDX 4-11 <br />4.3.7 Private Recyclers <br />Private businesses provide many recycling opportunities to Kittitas County residents and businesses. The <br />Solid Waste website contains the most current list of these opportunities. However, the recycling market <br />is everchanging and particularly volatile and as a result, businesses come and go. <br />4.3.7.1 Waste Management Commercial Recycling Collection <br />Waste Management offers, for a fee, collection of corrugated cardboard to businesses in the County <br />except in Cle Elum. <br />4.3.7.2 Kittitas Valley Recycling <br />Kittitas Valley Recycling collects aluminum cans, ferrous and nonferrous metals, and electronics covered <br />under the eCycle Washington program for free. Additionally, Kittitas Valley Recycling accepts lead-acid <br />vehicle batteries, household batteries, fluorescent tubes, and compact fluorescent light bulbs and <br />electronics not covered under the eCycle Washington program for a fee. <br />4.3.8 Private Material-Specific Drop-off Locations <br />Several businesses in Kittitas County specialize in recycling select material types: <br />4.3.8.1 Electronics <br />E-Cycle Washington provides free recycling of computers, monitors, laptops, and televisions to residents, <br />charitable organizations, small businesses, and small governments. Goodwill, and Kittitas Valley <br />Recycling each accept computers, CPUs (towers), laptops, computer monitors and televisions for free. <br />4.3.8.2 Household Battery, Ink Cartridge, and Cell Phone Collection <br />Kittitas County Solid Waste Office and Cle Elum Transfer Station accept all household batteries, some ink <br />cartridges and cell phones. <br />4.3.8.3 Metal Recycling <br />There are currently two companies that collect both ferrous and nonferrous metals for free, including <br />aluminum, brass, and copper. Aluminum, brass, and copper can be dropped-off for recycling, and iron <br />can be collected for a fee or bought on a case-by-case basis. <br />4.3.8.4 Textiles <br />The Goodwill recycles textiles that are not of high enough quality to be sold in the stores. <br />4.3.8.5 Waste Vegetable Oil <br />Kittitas County accepts waste cooking oil cooking at its two transfer stations from households and <br />restaurants where it is recycled to make biodiesel. <br />4.3.9 Recycling Trailer <br />The County currently owns a trailer for collection of recyclables at special events. This trailer is available <br />to all cities and towns within the County at no charge. <br />4.3.10 Kittitas County Staffing <br />County staff includes a recycling coordinator whose duties include management of the moderate risk <br />waste facilities and programs, implementation of compost/yard waste programs, and education and i) . I ,