The city of Kent’s annual Fall Recycling Collection Event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Hogan Park at Russell Road, 24400 Russell Road.
Appliances, scrap metal, electronic waste, batteries, Styrofoam, refrigerators and freezers, toilets, sinks and mattresses will be accepted along with concrete, rocks, asphalt and brick. These items should be placed on a tarp, plastic sheet or in buckets to speed up unloading.
Confidential Data Destruction will provide free shredding of up to three file-sized boxes of documents per vehicle.
For a complete list of accepted items, visit KentWA.gov/talkingtrash. This event is funded by grants from the state Department of Ecology, King County Solid Waste Division and the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program.
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