This summer’s Whatcom County green waste program in cooperation with Cando Recycling and Disposal ran every second Saturday over the course of three months for a total of six service days. It was scheduled on Cando staff’s days off to avoid conflict with regular trash collection service. Although the solid waste site was open the full hours as advertised at the beginning of the program, as the visitor count grew, along with the size of green waste loads, the facility was closed early on the days once capacity was reached. The advertisements placed by Whatcom County did indicate the hours of service would be dependent upon available capacity. While the program was limited to one green waste drop per property, people who owned several properties were able to visit as many times as they had a corresponding property.
A total of 87,170 pounds was received in 233 loads (an average of 374 pounds per load). During the same period (May, June and July) Cando collected 122,290 pounds of green waste on regular transfer station operation days (two days per week). The heaviest three loads from the county program days were 4,790, 2,810 and 1,500 pounds. The smallest three loads were 20, 10 and 10 pounds.
There were two 40-yard bins dedicated to the program itself. While there were often other empty bins available, they were reserved for regular Sunday trash deliveries or for recycling.
All green waste collected by Cando is hauled to Skagit Soils, Inc. (skagitsoilsinc.com).
The program was designed and over seen by county health department environmental supervisor Jennifer Hayden.
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