West Seattle-residing City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen took that photo in the Alki alley that runs just west of 61st, south of Alki (map). He asked if we would share the photo and this message:
This is a photograph that I took this morning of what I am seeing around West Seattle. These computer monitors were dumped in the alley behind the Homestead Restaurant. Please let people know that there is free drop-off at authorized locations, and television and computer monitors will be picked up at your residence for a fee. Here is where you can get more information:
RCW 70.95N (passed in 2006): “sets up a third party organization called the Washington Materials Management and Financing Authority to be funded and run by the electronics manufacturing industry for the purpose of collecting and reusing, recycling or disposing of certain electronics products at their end of life. The products included are TVs and monitors, CPUs and laptops.” As a result, a system allowing consumers to drop off these “covered electronic products” was in place Jan. 1, 2009.
There is free drop-off at authorized locations, and fees for television and computer monitor pickups at your residence. Relevant links:
From the .pdf link below, King County has a noticeable increase in electronics collected compared to last year.
(http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/eproductrecycle/docs/2009Collections.pdf)Links:
E-Cycle Washington
(Washington State site describing program)Search results for Television Pick-Ups
SPU Look-up-your item for televisions
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