Seattle Residents Warned Not to Put Homemade Explosives in the Recycling Bin

Residents in Seattle have been warned by the Police Department not to dispose of homemade explosives in their recycling bins. In a blog on the police department’s website, Jonah Spangenthal-Lee explained that Seattle is a green city. “We love our bike lanes, our urban chickens, and our bi-weekly ritual of recycling bin Tetris,” he said. “And while most Seattle residents are well-versed in the fine art of recycling - 407,000 tons recycled in 2013! - there are apparently some in our fair city who need a reminder on what should and should not go in their Big Blue Bin.” Spangenthal-Lee went on to list a number of items which should not be placed in you’re the recycling bin: VHS tapes, un-rinsed cans and homemade explosives. The reminder came after employees at a recycling facility in the Delridge neighborhood called police this morning after discovering someone had tried to recycle a cardboard box packed with a homemade explosive. According to Spangenthal-Lee , patrol officers arrived at the recycling facility in the 700 block of S. Idaho St., evacuated the building, and called for SPD Arson/Bomb Squad detectives. Detectives dismantled and disposed of the homemade explosive, which was constructed out of fireworks. Residents that know anyone that has leftover explosives, ammunition or firearms in need of proper disposal, were asked to call SPD’s non-emergency line at (206) 625-5011. Read More ACC Study: Waste to Energy Could Meet 12% of U.S. Electrical Demand The U.S. could power 14 million homes and heat a further 10 million if it moved from landfill to waste to energy, according to a new study published by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). ANDRITZ Technology for Fiberight’s Municipal Waste to Biofuel Plant in Iowa Graz, Austria based technology manufacturer, Group ANDRITZ, is to supply equipment, engineering, and field services for Fiberight’s cellulosic ethanol plant in Blairstown, Iowa. VIDEO: 200 Fire Fighters Tackle Blaze at Phoenix Paper Recycling Facility A massive industrial fire at a recycling facility filled the sky with smoke in Phoenix, Arizona over the weekend.