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Welcome to the July edition of Curbwaste E-News! Curbwaste E-News is your monthly update of important conservation information and events around Seattle.

Seattle Sets Recycling Record
Mayor Greg Nickels announced today that Seattle set a new city record for recycling in 2008, with 50 percent of the city's residential, commercial and self-haul waste being recycled instead of going to the landfill. Learn more >

Tips for a Greener Fourth of July
Seattle garbage, yard waste and recycling collections will be on normal schedule for Friday, July 3 and Independence Day, Saturday, July 4. The City of Seattle’s North Recycling and Disposal Station in the Fremont/Wallingford area will be closed on July 4.

Seattle Public Utilities offers tips to help make this summer greener and less wasteful. Learn more >

Tour the Watershed This Summer
Join Seattle Public Utilities naturalists for a tour of the Cedar River Watershed, the source of 70 percent of the Seattle area's drinking water. These interpretive journeys by bus into the 91,000-acre protected watershed are held Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from July 10 to September 6. Learn more >