Kirkland Companies Recognized by King County for Waste Prevention Efforts

Seventeen Kirkland workplaces have been honored by King County for their waste prevention and recycling efforts.

The annual Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling honors local companies and organizations that meet a series of environmentally friendly benchmarks, such as offering reusable or compostable dishes in office kitchens and sending electronic invoices.

The following Kirkland workplaces made the list for 2013 (an asterisk designates companies that have been recognized five or more years in a row):  

-Allysis
-BladeGallery’s Epicurean Edge
-Chameleon Technologies, Inc.*
-City of Kirkland
-D'Amico Photography, LLC
-Eastside Community Aid Thrift Shop
-ECO Cartridge Store*
-EvergreenHealth
-Lake Washington School District
-Landis+Gyr
-Neil Levinson Enterprises
-PACE Engineers, Inc.
-PCC Natural Markets*
-Simplicity ABC
-Simplicity Décor
-Twelve Baskets Catering
-Voldal Wartelle & Co., P.S.

More information about the Best Places program, a full list of all the honorees, and a summary of what each company is doing to reduce waste is available here.