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Bicycle Recycling

Every year, millions of bicycles end up in landfills in the US. CleanScapes and Bike Works have united to turn things around.

Do you have unused or unwanted bicycles or bike parts? You can recycle them! CleanScapes has partnered with Bike Works and Seattle's transfer stations to create a new recycling opportunity in Seattle.

At Seattle's North and South transfer stations look for special CleanScapes "RE-CYCLING" dumpsters, painted bright green and decorated with bicycle decals.

All of the bikes and parts collected are taken to Bike Works where youth and adult volunteers of all skill levels help sort and repair broken bikes.

The bicycles and parts support youth programs, the Bike Works' community Bike Shop, as well as two bicycle aid programs that redistribute bicycles to Africa. Bikes beyond repair are stripped down to the frame and CleanScapes delivers the leftover scrap metal for recycling.

Seattle North Transfer Station
1350 North 34th Street

Seattle South Transfer Station
8105 5th Avenue South