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It’s never been easier or more affordable to dress based on fashion trends seen on the runway. But the glut of inexpensive clothing from 'fast fashion'…
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A firm in Port Angeles has figured out a way to make pickleball paddles out of plane scraps.The Composite Recycling Technology Center makes the paddles…
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Seattle and King County residents toss nearly 40,000 tons of worn-out clothes, shoes and linens into the garbage each year. But nearly 95 percent of it…
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Washingtonians have lost some bragging rights.We still recycle at a rate that’s much higher than the national average, but we’re no longer improving on…
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The same shiny gift wrap and bright bows that make Christmas presents so enticing are exactly what give recycling centers headaches the day after…
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It’s been a month since single-use plastic shopping bags were banned in Seattle. Now, if you buy groceries, clothes or pretty much anything else, you can…
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Over 50 food vendors are pitching tents at the Seattle Center this weekend for the annual Bite of Seattle food fest. Organizers are hoping to make this…
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If you’ve shopped in Seattle lately, you’re probably aware of the ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags that started July 1. Now, you have to bring…
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They may be sorely missed by many dog owners in Seattle, who use them for cleaning up after fido. But they pollute our waterways, get stuck in the gears…
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A plastic bag ban ordinance modeled after the ones already passed in Bellingham and Seattle is on the agenda of two suburban Puget Sound cities this…