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March 2008

2007 Waste Reduction and Recycling Survey (PDF, 622 K)
The goal of this study is to track changes in behavior and attitudes about household waste disposal, recycling, and waste reduction among King County residents.

March 2007

2006 Transfer Station Customer Surveys (PDF, 300 K)
2006 Transfer Station Customer Survey Appendices (PDF, 134 K)
The Transfer Station Customer Survey provides King County with answers to crucial questions such as where the waste comes from, how to increase recycling, and why and how often people visit a Transfer Station. These surveys help the County understand and track its customers and provide effective service.

November 2006

2006 Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Assessment (PDF, 384 K)
This assessment quantifies and characterizes the commingled material delivered to four Puget Sound Area MRF's from residential and commercial sources, as well as the material that comes out of the MRF's as product or as residual.

2006

2006 Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF, 126 K)
This report summarizes the results of a 2006 customer satisfaction survey of self-haulers and commercial customers at nine of King County's solid waste disposal facilities.

2006

2006 Transfer Station Recycling Survey (PDF, 84 K)
The main objective of this survey was to better understand why self-haul customers bring recyclables to County facilities instead of using other options, such as curbside collection and private recycling facilities.

2006

2006 Market Assessment for Recyclable Materials - Final Report (PDF, 587 K)

2006

2006 Market Assessment for Recyclable Materials - Executive Summary (PDF, 66 K)

April 2005

2005 Waste Reduction and Recycling Survey (PDF, 407 K)
The goal of this study is to track changes in behavior and attitudes about household waste disposal, recycling, and waste reduction among King County residents.

2004

Market Assessment of Construction and Demolition Waste Materials (PDF, 242 K)

2004

Market Assessment for Recyclable Materials in King County (PDF, 569 K)

2003

Solid Waste Collection Practices in King County (PDF, 515 K)

2003

Waste Reduction and Recycling Survey (PDF, 477 K)

2002 – 2003

Waste Characterization and Customer Survey (PDF, 2.2 K)

September 2002

Summary Report of the 2001 Survey of Washington State's Recycling Industry (PDF, 553 K)
Results of the 2001 Survey of Recycled Material Collectors and Haulers, Transporters, Processors, and Re-Manufacturers.

2002

Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF, 137 K)

2002

Waste Monitoring Report (PDF, 272 K)

2002

Construction and Demolition Waste Characterization and Recycling Industry Profile Final Report (PDF, 1.8 K)

2002

Construction and Demolition Waste Characterization and Recycling Industry Profile Final Report - Appendicies (PDF, 409 K)

1998

Assessment of Markets for King County Recyclable Materials (PDF, 490 K)
This report presents key findings and recommendations from a three-month study of markets for recyclable commodities collected through residential, commercial and self haul recycling in King County.

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