(Ridwell Photo) Ridwell, the Seattle startup that aims to keep more trash out of landfills, is adding more types of plastic to the mix of materials that it recycles. As its collection pile has ...

At each household stop, drivers input data into the Ridwell app, marking down if they picked up plastic film, batteries and so on. “We can learn what categories are used most often and we can ...

(Ridwell also has a “threads” category, which serves a function similar to Trashie’s service.) For $20, you get a paper envelope containing a mailable Take Back Bag that can hold 15 pounds ...

Ridwell supplies you with a bin and five canvas bags: one for lightbulbs, one for plastic bags, one for textiles, one for batteries, and a fifth for a rotating category. (For an additional $1 ...

When Whatcom County residents learned recently that trash and recycling hauler Sanitary Service Co. wasn’t accepting clamshell containers anymore, the folks at Ridwell, a waste reduction and ...

Bags for different categories of the Ridwell recycling program at Ta’Leah Van Sistine’s home in Bothell, Washington on April 30, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald) Purchase Photo Subscribers ...

Ridwell’s father-son origin story is as compelling as it is adorable. Ryan Metzger, and his then six year-old son Owen, turned a weekend project in 2018 to find a home for used batteries into a ...

Instead of burying that in the trash, Ridwell works with a partner who creates decking material out of that type of plastic. The same process exists for other categories including clothing ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Allison Kamilos is doing her part to protect the environment. She places items in a Ridwell box outside her Northeast Portland home to be picked up every other week by friendly ...

with Ridwell bags she puts various types of plastic in to be recycled. Becca Most bmost@thenewstribune.com Seattle-based recycling company Ridwell will expand glass pick-up services in South Puget ...

Founded as a social purpose company, Ridwell also contributes to local communities by partnering with nonprofits to pick up and deliver necessary items. Upcoming categories will include towels ...