Seattle Public Utilities -- Recyclable Items

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Metal

What you can recycle depends on whether you’re recycling at your house or apartment or at a Recycling and Disposal Station. Please see the information below for details.

At your house or apartment

You can recycle:	You can NOT recycle:
• Aluminum beverage cans, such as beer and pop - please empty • Steel or tin cans - rinse, leave lids attached, pushed down inside can (throw away loose lids. It is not necessary to remove labels.) • Metal hangers • Ferrous metal (sticks to magnet) - maximum size 16"x16"x12"	• Batteries • Bottle caps • Cans with liquid or food left inside • Chip bag • Engines or auto parts • Aluminum foil, pans or trays • Metal cookware (pots, pans, cookie sheets, etc.) • Can lids (unless attached to can) • Metal items with other materials attached • Small screws, nails, nuts and bolts

At the Recycling and Disposal Stations
There is no fee for recycling most items.

You can recycle:	You can NOT recycle:
• Aluminum cans (It is not necessary to remove labels.) • Bicycles • Hot water heaters – remove ALL interior and exterior insulation. (Appliance Rate charged for heaters with insulation.) • Lawn mowers - drain gas and oil • Scrap metal - copper, wire hangers, cast iron, etc. • Steel garbage cans • Tin cans • Vehicle batteries • Appliances-for a fee	• Alkaline or other household batteries • Aluminum foil, pans and trays • Asbestos • Copy machines • Loose lids • Metal with plastic, wood or rubber attached • Office machines • Oil tanks • Propane tanks or other pressurized containers • Steel drums that contained Hazardous Waste • Wrapped pipe

Related links
Recycling Do’s & Don’t’s Flyers
Recycling & Disposal Stations
Special & Unacceptable Items at Recycling & Disposal Stations
Hazardous Waste Disposal

Links to other sites
Resource Venture
King County Reuse and Recycling Database
Take It Back Network for computers and electronics

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