Recycling gets a new look
New signs have been popping up in recycling areas at county waste facilities. These bright signs improve traffic flow and reduce time spent at the facility.
Signs were designed to help customers know where to drop off their items and what steps to take during their visit. The friendly staff at our Recycling and Garbage Facilities are there to help you too!
 Spanish Recycling Guide
In an effort to expand recycling, we've also designed a new Spanish (Español) recycling guide. Please share this guide if you know someone who may benefit.
Washington's first year with PaintCare
Kitsap County: A top paint recycling program
PaintCare, Washington’s new paint recycling program, recently announced that Kitsap County's Household Hazardous Waste Facility was the State's #2 paint collection site by volume in 2021. By year's end, we had collected 16,952 gallons.
Statewide, the program also exceeded expectations. Over 580,000 gallons of paint were collected in WA. Most of it was latex paint, and 88 percent was recycled back into paint. At the end of 2021, over 210 paint drop-off sites provided consumers with a convenient way to get rid of leftover paint.
What keeps the other 12% from being recycled?
Repeated freezing and thawing, or paint that has become solid is no longer able to be reused as paint. Since many people store paint in unheated spaces like garages and sheds, the paint can be affected this way. Dry or solidified paint is sent to a landfill.
With the cold setting in, this is a good reminder that unused paint is better off recycled than stored for long periods of time.
2% of the paint was reused through programs like our reuse shed. Our reuse shed program gives away household products brought to our facility that still have life in them.
 Where to recycle your paint
Drop off your paint at a participating retailer or the Household Hazardous Waste Facility in Bremerton. Find your local PaintCare recycler.
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